Latest information and news!

• Macmillan Coffee Morning 2023 "The Mad Hatter's Tea Party"!

  Fri 22 Sep 2023

  Everyone is welcome!

   

  10.30am Friday 29th September

   

  Ty Gwyn School Hall

   

  All hats welcome, the more unusual the better!

   

  Raising money for this very important cause, 1 in 2 of us will get cancer, joining together to fight this disease means one day, we will beat it ⇒

   

  Thankyou to everyone who donated including our generous staff and those who called in - we raised £127! 
   

  (check the gallery page for pics)

  

• Roald Dahl Day 2023! A celebration of his life and loved works.

  Wed 13 Sep 2023

  Staff decided to surprise our pupils today by not being quite themselves…In celebration of the much loved works of Roald Dahl.

  The pupils loved guessing (some were quite tough Bruce Bogtrotter!) and finding out more about his life, times and the enduring popularity of the wonderful writings many of us grew up with.

  
  check out the gallery page  for more !

  

• Council statement on RAAC concrete investigations

  Thu 07 Sep 2023

  There has been significant media coverage in recent weeks in relation to the use of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in buildings.

  On September 4, the Minister for Education and Welsh Language issued a written statement on this matter.

  It can be confirmed that Rhondda Cynon Taf has no reported instances of RAAC in our schools. 

  Officers are now undertaking further studies, which are currently underway in-line with Welsh Government’s advice on this matter. 

  The Council will continue to work with Welsh Government to ensure due diligence is undertaken to keep our school buildings safe and well maintained.

  Wales has largely taken a different approach to England in relation school building maintenance and investment.  While school building programmes in England have been vastly scaled back, both the 21^st Century Schools Programme and the Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme in Wales have resulted in significant capital funding for schools, with RCT Council benefiting from hundreds of millions of pounds of investment with new and improved school buildings.

  Based on previous surveys, school facilities in RCT largely fall in to three different categories which do not meet the criteria for buildings typically containing RAAC, namely:

  • Older Victorian-style school buildings;

  • CLASP (Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme) style buildings which consist of light, prefabricated steel frames and wooden roofs;

  • New or refurbished modern 21^st Century School buildings

  The Council will continue to prioritise pupil and staff safety in undertaking further survey works urgently.

• Summer Fete success!

  Thu 13 Jul 2023

  Thanks to everyone who braved the weather to join us today for fun, games, hot dogs, strawberries and a visit from South Wales Fire Service!

  Almost all the items for sale were made or grown by the children and everyone “operated” a stall or game.

  We raised some money for the school fund also, which we can spend on enjoyable and enriching experiences next year - around £250! 🤩 

  The only thing that could have been better was the weather! See our picture gallery for more snaps!

• Ty Gwyn Summer Fete

  Mon 03 Jul 2023

  All are welcome to join us for our summer fete! Lets hope this lovely weather keeps up too!

  

• Estyn Thematic Review

  Fri 30 Jun 2023

  Estyn the education inspectorate in Wales, visited Ty Gwyn earlier this year to explore the delivery of the new curriculum, the qualifications we offer and how we ensure equity of opportunity for our learners, compared to those in a mainstream school.

  The detailed report refers to EOTAS and PRU provisions across Wales and the many positives for learners in these provisions.

  There are sections which refer specifically to Ty Gwyn Education Centre (which includes learners in our group and individual tuition provisions) which reflect positively on the work of our staff and the progress of our learners:

  Please follow the link to the full report:

  https://www.estyn.gov.wales/system/files/2023-06/Equity%20of%20curriculum%20experiences%20for%20pupils%20who%20are%20educated%20other%20than%20at%20school%20%28EOTAS%29_0.pdf 

• Goodbye and Good luck to our Y11s

  Sat 24 Jun 2023

  So this week the exams finished and we said goodbye to our Y11s! 
  When I joined Ty Gwyn in 2020, this group were just Y8 and very small and timid. Myself and the wider staff have watched them grow up, becoming mature and sensible young adults, competent and confident to make their own way in the world. 
  We have watched them overcome many challenges, including a pandemic which separated us all for long periods and brought unprecedented difficulties around learning.
  The behaviour and attitudes we have seen recently, particularly during the exam period which is never easy, has shown us all how ready they are to take those next steps to success outside Ty Gwyn.

  Goodbye and good luck to:

  Riley, Rubi, T, Ethan, Logun, Harley, Mason and Liam, you’ll be missed. 

  

• Empathy Day @ Ty Gwyn!

  Fri 09 Jun 2023

  Ty Gwyn has recently started using the Empathy Lab Resources to develop our provision and these important learner skills effectively. 
  Today was Empathy Day and we all joined in in Form Family Time. We also shared this Empathy Short story in assembly and thought about Isla as if we had our empathy glasses on.

  We look forward to our next activity - Social Action at our beach clean on 22nd June. 
  #EmpathyDay2023

  

• Ty Gwyn @ Technocamps in Parti Ponti!

  Mon 15 May 2023

  Ty Gwyn was pleased to be invited to join Technocamps at Parti Ponti on Saturday, our Y7 pupil Caleb showed visitors around and demonstrated some of the science activities and was a proud ambassador for our school and himself! Da iawn Caleb, in your own free time as well!

  

• Ty Gwyn celebrates the coronation of Charles lll

  Fri 05 May 2023

  We held a mini break time street party today to celebrate the coronation of Charles lll. Just a few terms ago we celebrated the Platinum Jubilee and then solemnly marked the passing of Elizabeth ll. History is written as we live and we are all part of that process.

  Staff donated the refreshments and we enjoyed the street party, colouring, games and fun! 
  The coronation will be shown worldwide and Wales will be at the forefront with the Cross of Wales leading the procession and some Welsh music and songs featuring also. 
  Wales also features in the new King’s emblem. A new

  era in the history of Great Britain. 
  See our picture gallery for some fun street party pics!