ysgol gyfun
bro morgannwg

On Friday, April 27th Chris Coleman, Wales Football Manager, visited Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg. The school held a question and answer session with Chris before he was photographed with the School football teams. The pupils enjoyed Chris’ honesty, integrity and charisma in answering the questions asked.

As we arrived at the Barry Memorial Hall we were welcomed by a variety of stall advertising different movements to do with women’s actions e.g. The South Wales Police Museum, Atal y Fro and Careers Wales. After a while we were lead to our seats to listen to the guest speakers. First of all we heard from Philippa Davies. The main theme was defining moments and the importance of finding your key motivators. She also underlined how important it is to enjoy what you do. Then we heard a speech from the Deputy Head Constable, Colette Paul. She was trying to inspire us to be brave and to stand up for what we believe is right. We had a small interval to enjoy the attractive refreshments on display.

The event re-started to the sound of Annette Chinn’s voice, she has specialised in enterprise and business. The main points of her speech were the importance of preparation and to leave your ideal situation in order to develop personally. The last speaker of the day was Lt. Col. Caroline Whittaker and her story was an inspiration to us all, as having left school with no qualifications she has still managed to succeed. On the whole we had an inspirational day in Barry Memorial Hall and we hope to be invited again next year.

Phoebe Elias

Last week, two presenters from the S4C program ‘Stwnsh’ came to visit year 7 and 8 pupils. The screams of laughter could be heard through the corridors, as pupils enjoyed a morning of fun and games in the School Hall.

As part of the year 9 anti-racism PSE work unit a PSE Anti-Racism Day was help for year 9 pupils on Friday March 9th. The School collaborated with the Show Racism the Red Card company in order to host the day along with the Religious and Physical Education Departments. The feedback from pupils and the company were very reassuring and year 9 will continue with their work unit in PSE lessons.

On Tuesday, March 6th a Fair Trade Day was held for year 7 pupils. Pupils had the opportunity to learn about the lives of young people in India who have been affected by the Fair Trade movement. Martha Holman from Fair Trade Wales a Love Zimbabwe visited the School to teach the pupils about the lives of people in Zimbabwe. Members of the Sixth Form Eco Committee helped year 7 pupils as they researched Fair Trade produce in the local supermarket.