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Rhos Helyg is an English Medium County maintained co-educational nursery, infant and junior school, of about one hundred and fifty pupils. Opened in 1953, it draws its children mainly from the villages of Rhosesmor, Halkyn, Pentre Halkyn, Rhes Y Cae, and the surrounding countryside. We endeavor to provide a secure, caring, and happy atmosphere where learning takes place. Children have access to a broad, balanced curriculum. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition of the basic skills of literacy and numeracy and their application in other fields of study within the National Curriculum. We believe that all children are of equal value, both as learners and as members of the school community. A balance is kept between academic achievement and the development of personal attributes such as self-discipline, loyalty, involvement as a member of a team, and respect for other people and property. Our aim is that every child should find the years of primary education enjoyable and profitable, and we hope that parents will share their children's enthusiasm and pleasure in achievements great and small. These goals can best be achieved when teachers and parents work together for the good of their children. We aim to ensure the best possible standard of education for all pupils regardless of their age or ability and to fully develop their personalities and interests. Our aim is that all pupils develop to be confident and responsible members of society. We aim to achieve this by: Providing a broad, balanced, and creative curriculum enabling all pupils to achieve and enjoy. Setting high expectations and giving every learner confidence that they can succeed. Developing an ethos of mutual respect and co-operation. Creating a trusting environment in which children feel happy, included, secure, and valued. Promoting links with our wider community and encouraging respect and understanding for our diverse society. Celebrating the achievements of all children View full school

Bro Helyg is the only Welsh-medium school in Blaenau Gwent and our pupils, aged 3 – 11, travel from all over the County to learn through the medium of Welsh. We are very fortunate in that we have a modern, purpose-built building and excellent facilities and resources which support our learners. Our school motto, “Dysgu Gorau, Dysgu Byw,” is at the heart of our belief that we need to teach our children to live fulfilling lives as responsible members of their communities. Every child has a right to be part of a caring learning community and this is what we aim to achieve, in partnership with parents, governors, and the Local Authority. The school will be responsible for ensuring that the school infrastructure/network is as safe and secure as is reasonably possible and that policies and procedures approved within this policy are implemented. It will also need to ensure that the relevant people named in the above sections will be effective in carrying out their e-Safety responsibilities. School technical systems will be managed in ways that ensure that the school meets recommended technical requirements. There will be regular reviews and audits of the safety and security of school technical systems Servers, wireless systems, and cabling must be securely located and physical access restricted. All users will have clearly defined access rights to school technical systems and devices. All KS2 users will be provided with a username and secure password by the ICT Coordinator who will keep an up-to-date record of users and their usernames. Users are responsible for the security of their username and password. FP will use a group or class log-on and passwords but need to be aware of the associated risks – see appendix). The “master/administrator” passwords for the school ICT system, used by the Network Manager (or another person) must also be available to the Headteacher / ICT Co-Ordinator. The ICT Co-Ordinator is responsible for ensuring that software license logs are accurate and up to date and that regular checks are made to reconcile the number of licenses purchased against the number of software installations Internet access is filtered for all users. Illegal content (child sexual abuse images) is filtered by the broadband or filtering provider by actively employing the Internet Watch Foundation CAIC list. Content lists are regularly updated and internet use is logged and regularly monitored. There is a clear process in place to deal with requests for filtering changes (see appendix for more details). Staff/s report any actual/potential technical incident/security breach to the Headteacher/SLT/ICT Co-Ordinator. Appropriate security measures are in place to protect the servers, firewalls, routers, wireless systems, work stations, mobile devices, etc from accidental or malicious attempts which might threaten the security of the school systems and data. These are tested regularly. The school infrastructure and individual workstations are protected by up-to-date virus software. A system is in place for the provision of temporary access of “guests” (eg trainee teachers, supply teachers, visitors) onto the school systems. View full school