SPOKANE, WASH. CITY PLAN BOARD I 1.) [16] During his visit, Michael Sheen spoke with the pupils and told them that he was "saddened" by the lack of funding for drama schools and clubs throughout Wales. Community school in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. He modernised the schools technology, pioneering the use of a Language Lab, and commandeering a whole classroom to install a mainframe computer. Are they definitely Rhondda grammar schools? In November 2003, an investigation found that steroid use in South Wales was on the rise in teenagers. You can order records in advance to be ready for you when you visit Kew. But, like Santos, Porth was a school with something of a split personality. [1], The origins of the school dates back to the creation of Porth Higher Elementary School in 1904. This information will help us make improvements to the website. The school opened in September 2018 following the closure of Porth County Community School, Porth Infants School, Porth Junior School and Llwyncelyn Infants School. During lessons, it was a crammer: the masters dictated, and the pupils filled their notebooks with the formulae and theorems that would secure outstanding grades from the WJEC. There are adverts for jobs in banks, building societies and local industry, because most boys went straight from school to professional careers. The golf club and the Rotary beckoned you as you smoothly travelled in you new Austin Tourer from your detached house in a pleasant village in the vale of Glamorgan. You might well have had a Porth County boy as a teacher or even as a headmaster - well-educated Welsh school boys went on to many such roles. My great grandfathers name Was William James, his wifes name was Sarah. Rachel Evans (the schools former English teacher and 'Filmclub' co-ordinator) said that "it ('Filmclub') gives the pupils a chance to discuss the films they watch". If not, be warned We waited for the terrible threat. Smells. I particularly miss the pink custard with the chocolate pudding and the cigaretteon the cross country "run". Or, you can request a quotation for a copy to be sent to you. This is still recent folk memory, Connect with Nation.Cymru on Facebook and Twitter. Homework, tests, exams, reports. The film posed the question: which was the greater outrage, the blast itself, or the flooding of Tryweryn valley? In Porth, we were given the choice of two languages to learn Welsh or French. Bridgend Grammar Technical School ended up as Brynteg Comprehensive when it was merged with Heol Gam, the nearest secondary modern school. Want the latest Rhondda news sent straight to your inbox? In 1961, he spotted an advert for a temporary assistant floor manager at the BBC in Cardiff. Committee on Energy and Commerce. privacy policy, Need more context? [17], Along with eleven other schools (three secondary and eight primary schools) in the surrounding areas, 'Porth County Community School' could face closure. Now it became an even more rounded, more fully human place to learn. Available for both RF and RM licensing. Our grandparents really valued education. However, if the photos include boys and girls then it wouldn't have been Porth County. Shwmae? It is not a new language nor is it an accent of English. Porth County Grammar School badge and report card images by John Geraint The Ranch But, like Santos, Porth was a school with something of a split personality. Its an epic poem, all about the Rhondda, by local minister Rhydwen Williams a kaleidoscope of the Valleys long history, coal mines and boxing booths, chip shops and sarsaparilla fountains, chapels and the Holy Well at Penrhys, all done by a chorus of voices speaking proper Rhondda Welsh, with a sprinkling of English phrases thrown in, naturally. But then people said that too about where I went, Porth County Grammar School, so who am I to talk? Jammy to pass the Eleven Plus. Porth County Porth County Grammar School for Boys Porth Grammar School. And that is the real point, isn't it? Who will create the wealth and pay the taxes, and how? Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. (not Porth County Girls/Boys as above), In 1961, Vernon Owen Jones became headmaster of 'Porth County Grammar School for Boys'. Jammy that our time happened to be the very time when the Boys began to meet the Girls in class as well outside of school. It will mean making a country which actually offers the economic underpinning for a prosperous future for all our children. the kitchen cafe brewster, ma menu. Santos was determined that his school was going places. 15 out of 212 secondary schools in Wales (as of 2014). This was done by pupils to gain entrance into teacher training colleges and become teachers themselves. A DISTINGUISHED and much loved former headteacher has passed away at the age of 90. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses. I reckoned I'd have a flying start with Welsh. The dearth of privacy. The compulsion to fit in, the desire to stand out. When Porth went Comprehensive, its Oxbridge tradition withered and died. So there we all were, a thousand strong, one summers morning, processing across Penrhys, behind the Maerdy Miners Lodge Banner, and the Treorchy Comprehensive school band. The fights, the boredom, the worry. If we are to stand a chance in a post-Brexit world we need an education system that is part of this, with a real future for clever kids from any background to do good jobs with prospects. Duw, dont talk twp, myn, and gis an ansh of your apple.. He obtained his first BA honours degree in History at Cardiff University, to be followed by two other degrees, a BSc Econ and an M.Ed. Of course, it would have been different if Id been at the Welsh School the Welsh School its an odd phrase, isnt it? We need more thanThe Pride of Miss Jean Brodie. Porth Grammar School. Clydach Vales Glyn Houston a veteran star of TV and film wanted to be part of it, too, though he didnt really speak much Welsh at all. We did think of Welsh like that, but it was our language too. The school catered for 240 pupils under the headmaster ship of John Stradling Grant. Let us know. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. He retired in 1997 to write poetry and spend more time with his family. The hours, the days, the weeks, the whole terms when you were sick and tired of it, simply ached for it to be over, for the summer holidays to be here. There was less emphasis on the Arts. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. He was given the affectionate nickname of Santos because of his black, curly hair and moustache. Born New Zealand Tongan parents, qualified England through residency having lived and been educated Wales . Who will be the employers in a globalised world, which increasingly relies on automation of blue-andwhite-collar roles. 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When the schools closed during the pandemic, many Rhondda parents told me that they began to appreciate for the first time what these institutions do for children it turns out its far more than reading, writing and arithmetic. Pressure, pressure, pressure from parents to excel, from peers to be normal, from yourself just to be yourself, in spite of them all. The UK can be stronger but we do not have proper leaders who er, lead !! Porth County had an enviable reputation for academic excellence, along with a very strict regime for discipline. Jammy to be born in the Rhondda where education was valued. [14] All of the students that met the actor were members of 'Filmclub' (a Film Agency of Wales and Skillset Screen Academy Wales initiative to give children access to thousands of "classic film titles").