YSGOL GYMUNEDOL TALYBONT

Overview

Ysgol Gymunedol Tal-y-Bont is described as a “caring, happy and familial community” where staff work effectively to create an inclusive ethos. Pupils demonstrate “positive attitudes to learning” and make “sound progress from their starting points,” particularly in literacy and digital skills.

Strengths

• The school fosters a “close-knit family” atmosphere where pupils behave “respectfully and politely” and feel safe.
• Leaders provide “strong and passionate leadership” supported by “robust self-evaluation processes” to drive improvement.
• Pupils develop “literacy and digital skills well,” with many showing enjoyment in reading and effective use of technology.
• Creative skills are developed effectively, with work “displayed and celebrated attractively around the school.”
• Staff promote the Welsh language strongly, helping pupils acquire skills that are “natural to their local area.”

Areas to improve

• Teachers must ensure “purposeful opportunities for pupils to develop and apply their numeracy skills across the curriculum” more consistently.
• The school should extend opportunities for pupils to make decisions about how to present their work “increasing independently.”

Safeguarding

The report states that “the school’s arrangements for safeguarding pupils meet requirements and are not a cause for concern.”