Glan-y-Mor Comprehensive School
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Ysgol Glan-y-Môr School is a mixed, community comprehensive school
of around 650 pupils, catering for all abilities across an age range of 11 years to 16. It is a fine school with a deep sense of pride in the achievements of all its members and an emphasis on high standards of work, behaviour, attitude and appearance.
The school is situated at the heart of the town of Burry Port
, though pupils are drawn from the coastal strip extending from Pwll, through Burry Port and Pembrey
to Kidwelly
, and inland to Mynydd-y-Garreg
and Trimsaran
.
Approximately 30% of the pupils live within walking distance of the campus but the majority are bus
ed in from a catchment area consisting of small towns and villages
The main partner primary schools are:
The school also receives a number of pupils from schools outside the catchment area.
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) with backing being given to the school. Running the story in the media did not cause the Headteacher to back down. The pupil did not attend the Prom.
Glan-y-Mor has said that they will "build on the succsess of the schmeme and make it better year by year to help stop bullying". This Scheme is vital to stopping Bullying within Schools and to changing the attitudes of those who don't understand bullying.
All information to set up the scheme was obtained from Beat Bullying.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
of around 650 pupils, catering for all abilities across an age range of 11 years to 16. It is a fine school with a deep sense of pride in the achievements of all its members and an emphasis on high standards of work, behaviour, attitude and appearance.
The school is situated at the heart of the town of Burry Port
Burry Port
Burry Port is a small town five miles outside the larger centre of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Loughor estuary. The town's population is roughly 8,000 although in the 2001 census there were 4209 residents....
, though pupils are drawn from the coastal strip extending from Pwll, through Burry Port and Pembrey
Pembrey
Pembrey is a village in Carmarthenshire Wales, situated between Burry Port and Kidwelly, overlooking Carmarthen Bay.-History:The name Pembrey is an Anglicisation of the Welsh, Pen-bre...
to Kidwelly
Kidwelly
Kidwelly is a town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, approximately north-west of the main town of Llanelli.It lies on the River Gwendraeth Fach above Carmarthen Bay. The town is twinned with French village St Jacut de la Mer.-History:...
, and inland to Mynydd-y-Garreg
Mynydd-y-garreg
Mynydd-y-garreg or Mynyddygarreg is a village in the county of Carmarthenshire, West Wales, bordering the historical town of Kidwelly. Mynydd-y-garreg Tower is the name given to a Roman Pharos in the county of Flintshire, near Whitford....
and Trimsaran
Trimsaran
Trimsaran is a former mining village which lies on the B4308 between Llanelli and Kidwelly, in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire.Trimsaran is six miles from Llanelli, and from Carmarthen...
.
Approximately 30% of the pupils live within walking distance of the campus but the majority are bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
ed in from a catchment area consisting of small towns and villages
- Burry PortBurry PortBurry Port is a small town five miles outside the larger centre of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Loughor estuary. The town's population is roughly 8,000 although in the 2001 census there were 4209 residents....
Junior SchoolJunior schoolA junior school is a type of school which caters for children, often between the ages of 7 and 11.-Australia:In Australia, a junior school is usually a part of a private school that educates children between the ages of 5 and 12.... - PembreyPembreyPembrey is a village in Carmarthenshire Wales, situated between Burry Port and Kidwelly, overlooking Carmarthen Bay.-History:The name Pembrey is an Anglicisation of the Welsh, Pen-bre...
CP School - Ysgol-y-Castell, KidwellyKidwellyKidwelly is a town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, approximately north-west of the main town of Llanelli.It lies on the River Gwendraeth Fach above Carmarthen Bay. The town is twinned with French village St Jacut de la Mer.-History:...
- Ysgol TrimsaranTrimsaranTrimsaran is a former mining village which lies on the B4308 between Llanelli and Kidwelly, in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire.Trimsaran is six miles from Llanelli, and from Carmarthen...
- Pwll CP School
- Ysgol Mynydd-y-GarregMynydd-y-garregMynydd-y-garreg or Mynyddygarreg is a village in the county of Carmarthenshire, West Wales, bordering the historical town of Kidwelly. Mynydd-y-garreg Tower is the name given to a Roman Pharos in the county of Flintshire, near Whitford....
.
The school also receives a number of pupils from schools outside the catchment area.
Outside praise
Glan-y-Môr has recently received praise from a number of sources:- Schools in and around Carmarthenshire have raised more than £8,000 to help children living in slums around the world. Local schools joined forces with almost 300 others around the country to participate in a special sporting event to raise much needed cash. The Schoolchildren for Children charity event held last September raised £8,134.05...Glan-y-Môr School's contribution was £1000
- Glan-y-Môr takes part annually in the University of WalesUniversity of WalesThe University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
, LampeterLampeterLampeter is a town in Ceredigion, South West Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Teifi and the Afon Dulas.-Demographics:At the 2001 National Census, the population was 2894. Lampeter is therefore the smallest university town in both Wales and the United Kingdom...
's Expanding Horizons programme. This is designed to support and help young people aged 15 and 16 to achieve at least a grade C or above in the core curriculum subjects of Maths, English, Science and Welsh in their GCSEs. Glan-y-Môr supply around 20 students to take part in the revision sessions. The Revision Week is provided at no cost to the students (not even for study materials and books etc.) as the programme is supported by the West and Mid Wales Widening Access Partnership, European Union Social Fund and Scottish Power Learning.
- The school had appointed a full-time 'agony aunt' to help pupils deal with problems such as bullying, relationships and stress, however, this full time 'agony aunt' Margaret Yeoman left the school in 2006. Glan-y-Mor Comprehensive in Burry Port was among the first in Wales to offer such a service and the move has won the backing of a leading children's charity...Cordula Bellan of ChildlineChildLineChildLine is a free 24 hour counselling service for children and young people up to 18 in the UK provided by the NSPCC. ChildLine deals with any issue which causes distress or concern, common issues dealt with include child abuse, bullying, parental separation or divorce, pregnancy and substance...
said: "Most schools really try hard to meet the emotional needs of pupils today. It's a good thing to have an independent person in a school to offer counselling...I think many schools will be interested in following this (Glan-y-Mor)."
Prom controversy
Ysgol Glan-y-Môr faced some controversy when the mother of a year 11 pupil that had been banned from going to the 2008 school Prom took her story to the local press. Her Mum claimed that despite being no angel, her daughter should be allowed to go to her school prom. There was a large amount of feedback given to South West Wales Media (Publisher of South Wales Evening PostSouth Wales Evening Post
The South Wales Evening Post is a tabloid daily newspaper that distributed in South West Wales. The paper has three daily editions - Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire and is published by South West Wales Publications, part of the Northcliffe Media group. The current editor is...
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Llanelli Star
The Llanelli Star is a Welsh regional newspaper covering the areas of Llanelli and Carmarthen in the county of Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is published on a weekly basis in a tabloid form. The newspaper is published by South West Wales Publications, the same company behind the South Wales Evening...
) with backing being given to the school. Running the story in the media did not cause the Headteacher to back down. The pupil did not attend the Prom.
Sporting success
During 2008 Ysgol Glan-y-Môr School has been punching above its weight in the sporting arena with many successes to celebrate. Kirby Myhill has been playing rugby for Wales at U16 level. Emily Downey came third in the Welsh Schools Championships Cross-Country event and then went on to represent Wales at the SIAB International Schools' Cross Country Championships. Nicky Morrell also had an excellent athletics campaign, coming 1st in the West Wales Cross Country Champions at under 17 level, fourth in the Welsh Schools Championships Cross-Country event and twenty first at the SIAB International Schools' Cross Country Championships.Anti-bullying initiative success
During 2007-2008 some Year 11 pupils set up an Anti Bullying Initiative, within Glan-y-Mor to help combat Bullying with in the school. The scheme was backed by many staff and external professionals.The scheme involved daily sessions in which students went along and learned about what bullying is, what they could do to stop it. The scheme was for everyone and even the bullies themselves could go along and have a chat.The school council has recently received an award from Carmarthenshire's Local Health Board for planning and implementing the scheme. Stephen Sellers the schemes founder has appeared on This Morning, interviewed by John Barrowman and Fern Britton, and it so happens that John Barrowman had been bullied himself and understands what kids go throughh.He went on This Morning to talk to the nation about his experience with bullying and how he turned something bad into something good and how he turned his life around. With an average of 40-50 a day it can be said that Young people are making a difference and are changing and shaping attitudes regarding young people.Glan-y-Mor has said that they will "build on the succsess of the schmeme and make it better year by year to help stop bullying". This Scheme is vital to stopping Bullying within Schools and to changing the attitudes of those who don't understand bullying.
All information to set up the scheme was obtained from Beat Bullying.