Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf has to offer your child – our aims and objectives, range of activities, successes, and provision. The main aim of our enthusiastic and committed staff is to ensure the progress and development of all our pupils and to establish firm educational foundations which will support life-long learning. Here at Glantaf, we emphasize the welfare of the individual and the development of skills within a learning environment typified by self-respect and respect for others. Motivating pupils to fulfill their potential requires us to provide a variety of opportunities, recognize achievement, and promote both the talents and curiosity of the individual. We aim to foster a sense of pride in our unique Welsh culture and language together with the confidence to contribute positively to the school and wider community.
A close partnership between members of the school community is essential to ensure high standards and coherent support for all our pupils. To offer comprehensive education, equal opportunities, and enriching experiences through the medium of Welsh and within the context of a supportive and intrinsically Welsh ethos:
- To nurture the individual’s personality by offering experiences and opportunities that will promote cognitive, physical, and spiritual development and broaden horizons
- To assist every pupil to adopt balanced attitudes, learn skills, gather information, and deepen understanding. These will be relevant to their lives after leaving school, in the workplace, and in their leisure time, in a fast-changing world.
- To engender in every pupil a pride in their roots, respect for their language, and loyalty to the society to which they belong, nurturing a strong sense of citizenship for Wales and the world
- To allow the students’ natural inquisitiveness to develop an alert and questioning mind, and the ability to engage in logical argument, to arrive at balanced views, and to make independent decisions
- To ensure that each pupil develops the ability to communicate effectively, primarily through the medium of Welsh, by engaging in a wide range of curricular and extracurricular activities
- To encourage pupils to participate with enthusiasm to the best of their ability in a responsible and self-disciplined way
- To encourage respect for others, for religious, spiritual, moral, and cultural values and develop tolerance towards alternative beliefs and attitudes,
- To help the pupil appreciate human achievements and aspirations over the centuries
- To prepare pupils to serve and make a positive contribution to society and become good citizens
- To educate pupils and develop the abilities of staff in an open, welcoming school, which cares for each individual and fosters a constructive relationship with all partners in their education
