The school was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of two leading grammar schools, Porth County Girls and Porth County Boys, along with the amalgamation of the Secondary Modern Schools of Llwyncelyn, Trealaw and Ynyshir. And yet who doesnt remember school with at least a sliver of fondness, if only for the friends we made, the time we had with them, for the fact that we were young then, and that was our time? Soon, a stream, a torrent of Rhondda talent headed for Oxbridge every autumn. 1959 - 1963 [5], In 1922 the school became officially recognised as a secondary school. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The Pendyrus choir got involved. Sistema constructivo en tierra informes de la construccin vol. This information will help us make improvements to the website. But we gave him a few short lines, and he had such presence on the screen that he became a really big character, the retired miner who represents the very spirit of the Rhondda. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all those, from near and far, who attended the funeral and for the overwhelming response we have received.. For me, because poems and plays were my thing, that last piece of luck was the best of all: because I fell under the spell of someone who would never have taught me otherwise, one of the Girls School staff: an inspirational English teacher who knew how to conjure life out of words on a page, how to spark magic on stage, how to work the alchemy that brings poetry alive in young minds. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. [1], The origins of the school dates back to the creation of Porth Higher Elementary School in 1904. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. History Group created on January 11, 2013 See more We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. What does that mean for the future? I knew I was made for life; everyone had told me that in each pitying remark that I heard about those who "failed" the 11-plus examination. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Sian Assiratti is a Councillor for Pontyclun East. [5], After the death of headmaster John Stradling Grant in 1914, Richard Chalke took over as head of the school. Cilla recalled telling Ringo to "post the [wedding] bands in 48 hours and I'll do it". He modernised the schools technology, pioneering the use of a Language Lab, and commandeering a whole classroom to install a mainframe computer. . French was a proper modern language, a language with a future, the Common Market and all of that. The teachers you hated. One year, it all got so bad, that he felt he had to intervene just as the Trio were getting into their stride mid-Movement. Eventually, thanks to them, and a summer spent working on a couple of farms in Carmarthenshire, I became fluent in Welsh well, fluent enough to make TV programmes in the language anyway. 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. There are 2200+ professionals named " Stephen Gray", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and . At some point in time the grammar school was split in two sections, one half being known as Porth County Girls and the other half being known as Porth County Boys. The family of Owen Vernon Jones, former headmaster of Porth County Grammar School for Boys and later of Porth County Comprehensive School, paid tribute to a treasure of a man. The boys who are taking the drugs are not top sportsmen, they are just looking for respect in their communities and for whatever reason are turning to the gym and sometimes steroids. This is still recent folk memory, Connect with Nation.Cymru on Facebook and Twitter. He obtained his first BA honours degree in history at Cardiff University (to be followed by two other degrees, a BSc Econ and an MEd), and did his teachers training at 'Porth County Grammar School for Boys'. The film posed the question: which was the greater outrage, the blast itself, or the flooding of Tryweryn valley? Who will create the wealth and pay the taxes, and how? In 1974, Richard, or Dic, as he was known to colleagues, was made head of documentaries and features, and began to make an impact beyond Wales. Jammy to be born in the Rhondda where education was valued. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Emphasis was given to natural ventilation. Detention. But more was gained, for more pupils, across the whole of the Rhondda, by treating everyone as though they had the right to the best that school could offer, by refusing to make anyone think they might be second best for life just because they hadnt excelled in a certain sort of test when they were 11. John On The Rhondda is based on John Geraints popular Rhondda Radio talks and podcasts. This can't be a separate issue. Porth County had an enviable reputation for academic excellence, along with a very strict regime for discipline. The dearth of privacy. All information provided to Nation.Cymru will be handled sensitively and within the boundaries of the Data Protection Act 2018. Back when I was in Junior School things were a bit different. Let us know. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Clive first went to Kettering Grammar School before transferring to Porth County Grammar when his father was appointed borough architect to the Rhondda Valley. Shwmae? Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, As head of modern languages at Ellen Wilkinson school for girls in Ealing, west London, Christine Llewelyn had a reputation for getting the best out of her pupils. Instead, we need to make sure there is the globally competitive, progressive economy which can offer real hope to the many. Homework, tests, exams, reports. I Will Make Them Play The Whole Concert All Over Again. A report on Porth Community School November 2019 1 About Porth Community School Porth Community School is an English-medium all-age (3-16) comprehensive school in Porth, Rhondda. Want the latest Rhondda news sent straight to your inbox? Once a year, a Trio of stiff classical musicians were summoned up from Cardiff to bring us the delights of Mozart and Beethoven. 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The sheer torture of the whole deal. privacy policy, Need more context? They were nervous, worried, frightened - and clad in a school uniform which they were expected to 'grow into'. Bells. Enter your email address to receive instant notifications of new articles. In recent years she suffered a series of health issues, but bore them all without complaint. Porth County Porth County Grammar School for Boys Porth Grammar School. [11], After six to seven weeks of preparation, a demolition team reduced parts of the 'upper school' to a pile of rubble during the weekend of 31 May to 1 June 2003, with site clearance taking place within the subsequent weeks following the demolition.[12]. (not Porth County Girls/Boys as above), In 1961, Vernon Owen Jones became headmaster of 'Porth County Grammar School for Boys'. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Porth County Community School, and is written by contributors. But I was a contrary so-and-so. At the time, so its pupils boasted, with schoolboy exaggeration, there were only three such computers in the whole world in the Kremlin, the Pentagon and Porth County. In fact pay has decreased since then and we pay more for a lot lessfood, fuel, clotheseverything. [5], PORTH COUNTY. There was a great deal of controversy over providing further education in the Rhondda. Its fair to say that many Rhondda people thought that sending your child to Rhydfelen was posh, and a bit snobby. View the catalogue description for. And once I managed to persuade the schools it was a good idea, the thing began to snowball. Porth County. Jones was born in Llwynypia. Something went wrong, please try again later. Her first teaching posts were in the private sector, at Wycombe Abbey. Why go to university when you could have your house and pension sorted by the time you were 20? Paula Bailey Butlins Holidays Wales Beach Porthcawl Nostalgic Pictures Hartlepool London History Seaside Resort Worlds Away But, like Santos, Porth was a school with something of a split personality. "[13], On 18 May 2009 acclaimed Welsh actor Michael Sheen spoke with members of the schools film club. Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Glamorgan, Wales. So almost all of my class decided to try to parler franais. Welsh was popular now, not posh. Nothing to do with the above school, entirely different schools in different areas. So almost all of my class decided to try to 'parler franais'. If you are ok with anonymous tracking please click ok, Support our Nation today - please donate here. Born in Aberdare, south Wales, she was the first child of Graham, a mining engineer, and Joyce (nee Young), a biology teacher. Jammy to come under the sway of Santos and his staff and their ambitions. And loads of other top-class talents from the Rhondda: the actors Daniel Evans from Cwmparc and Judith Roberts from Ferndale; the wonderful folk singer from Treherbert, Siwsann George; and the legendary Penygraig rock guitarist, Tich Gwilym. He adored his own boys his grandsons, Greg, Alex and Owen and his great-grandchildren Rowan, Sadie, Sebastian and Poppy. Paul Kelso, Duncan Mackay and Matthew Taylor, "Headteacher dedicated life to his pupils", 'Porth County Community School' 2003 Demolition, "From gym to club to school: the shock spread of steroid abuse", "Actor Michael Sheen to visit local school", "Michael Sheen hits out at lack of drama funds", "Eleven schools could shut in 75m Rhondda education shake-up ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Porth_County_Community_School&oldid=1096285706, Educational institutions established in 1973, Short description is different from Wikidata, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 15 out of 212 secondary schools in Wales (as of 2014), This page was last edited on 3 July 2022, at 13:37. But the really important story about my school and others like them was not blazers, test results or even the teaching. The school was built to cater for pupils between the ages of ten and fifteen years-old, but there were many problems from the start. He was given the affectionate nickname of Santos because of his black, curly hair and moustache. So, in 2002, this crazy idea came to me how about making a film where that favourite poem of mine, Y Ffynhonnau got recited by every child who was at Welsh school in the whole Rhondda? Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses. The falling out and the falling in. He is survived by his wife, Bethan (nee Pierce), a teacher, whom he married in 1964, their three children, Elen, Sin and Gwenllian, and six grandchildren. And when the Ynyswen children got to secondary school age, to continue their lessons in Welsh they had to be bussed out of the valley down to Rhydfelen, beyond Pontypridd. As Gillian Rees, she came up to Aberystwyth from Porth County Grammar School for Girls in 1960, to study English and American Literature. At the time the vast majority of children in the Rhondda were born into poverty. [10][11] He retired from the school in 1984, and after retiring, he wrote a number of books about Porth, including one about his experiences as headmaster at 'Porth County'. Year after year, exceptional candidates with exceptional results were rejected out of hand. If we think of this group as also-rans, we are headed for disaster. The Rhondda Cynon Taff council has said that the school closures would be part of their proposed 75million investment, which they say would provide "improved educational facilities" and "opportunities" for nearly 7,000 children.[19]. During his tenure, an unprecedented number of boys entered university and there were an average of eight scholarships to Oxford and Cambridge each year. It was The Way Out the means of escape from the drudgery of the pits. This record is stored off site and will take four working days to be delivered to The National Archives. The grammar school I entered was a tough rugby-playing place too. It produced phenomenal Physicists, champion Chemists, brilliant Biologists, maestros of Maths.
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