Ynysmaerdy Primary School website via the Neath Port Talbot Learning Gateway. We hope that this website will provide an insight into some of the fantastic work that goes on in our school. We are extremely proud of all that we do in the school. The Staff and Governors of Ynysmaerdy Primary School aim to provide a stimulating education in a safe and happy environment where children will develop their full potential to become confident and responsible citizens of the future.
Ynysmaerdy Primary school is situated in an established residential area of Briton Ferry, some two miles from the center of Neath. The school dates back to the nineteenth century and the accommodation comprises of a single-story Victorian building together with an annex in a converted chapel adjacent to the main school building. The area has an intake of pupils that represents the full range of ability. English is the predominant language spoken at home and none of the pupils speak Welsh as a first language.
Our School Values:
- To provide our children with high-quality teaching and resources in a safe and stimulating environment.
- To develop confident, caring, and communicative individuals who are fully prepared for further education and employment.
- To develop a positive self-image and sense of worth through the development of self-esteem, self-confidence, self-discipline, and independence.
- To encourage all children to be respectful, reliable, and responsible.
- To nurture the positive attitudes needed to maintain a happy and caring school.
- To develop talent, creativity, and imagination through a wide range of experiences.
- To encourage respect for religious and moral values and tolerance of other races, religions, and ways of life.
- To help pupils understand the world they live in.
- To promote awareness of environmental and conservation issues.
- To continually seek ways in which they work and ethos of the school can be improved
- To develop links with the local community.
- To encourage parental involvement and maintaining good dialogue based on confidence and trust.
- To improve the school environment.
