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Nantgaredig is a happy school. The teachers and support staff are all hardworking and conscientious and have a wonderful relationship with the pupils. We pride ourselves on the broad, balanced, and full curriculum we offer, the high standards of teaching and learning, and the effective working relationship with parents and the local community. Welsh is an integral component of our school. It’s the main language of lessons, the language of the school community as a whole and we also focus on our rich culture as part of our school curriculum. We value our pupils and believe that their time in school should be rewarding and fulfilling. Nantgaredig Community Primary School is in the heart of the Tywi Valley. The school provides Welsh-medium education of the highest standard. The school supports pupils from across Carmarthenshire in the two speech and language units. The school is inclusive providing equal opportunities for all pupils to participate in curricular and extracurricular activities. Our aim to develop the child as a whole to include important basic skills and to provide exciting opportunities to prepare them for the future. We pride ourselves in the fact that our pupils participate in various sporting activities, music, and drama including competing in the Urdd eisteddfod, important environmental work, and innovative use of technology. Last but not least, Nantgaredig is a happy and caring school. We aim to provide each child with a broad, balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum with a focus on skills and to allow him/her to develop so that he/she can live and take his/her place fully and effectively in society. Each child will be provided with opportunities and experience, which develop their awareness of the distinctiveness of Wales, its languages, and culture. Welsh is the language of school life and not the language of lessons only. To give each child the opportunity to develop to his or her full potential through experiencing a variety of interesting and relevant experiences. To develop lively, enquiring minds, including the ability to question. To develop physical skills and take part in activities designed to improve their health and fitness whilst working effectively as part of a team. To acquire understanding, knowledge, and skills relevant life long learning to prepare our pupils to the best of our ability for the world of work. To develop the use of language and numbers effectively and ensuring all children to be bilingual by the time they are transferred to Secondary Education. To develop personal and moral values, respect for religious values, and tolerance towards other religions and ways of life. To understand the world in which they live and the interdependence of individuals, groups, and nations. To develop pupils to be able to appreciate human achievements and aspirations. To ensure that the relationships between home and school are such that parents and staff can work together in the interest of the pupil. Every pupil will have a residential experience. Every pupil will participate in an environmental activity. Every pupil will participate in a performance regularly. Every child will have the opportunity to represent their school, cluster, area at a level that’s appropriate to their skill in team sport and other activities. Every pupil will attend professional art workshops or performances. Every pupil will have the opportunity to choose whether or not they wish to play a musical instrument, other than classroom percussion. Every Key Stage 2 pupil will write stories or poetry, illustrate them and present them to younger pupils and other audiences. Every pupil will take part in a community activity. In partnership with the school, parents will be urged to develop their child’s literacy and numerical skills. Every child will be able to contribute to the school council, which is a democratically elected body. View full school