Born in Aberdare, south Wales, she was the first child of Graham, a mining engineer, and Joyce (nee Young), a biology teacher. Many of them excelled, too, on the rugby pitch. When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. If any reader is aware of the whereabouts of any of them, please ask them to get in touch. Sian Assiratti is a Councillor for Pontyclun East. [16] During his visit, Michael Sheen spoke with the pupils and told them that he was "saddened" by the lack of funding for drama schools and clubs throughout Wales. The school catered for 240 pupils under the headmaster ship of John Stradling Grant. Porth Community Schoolis a Community Schoollocated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. There were five Welsh-language junior schools Llwyncelyn and Bronllwyn, Bodringallt and Llyn y Forwyn in Ferndale, as well as Ynyswen and a big Comprehensive in Cymmer. Read tagging guidelines. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses. All Im saying is that I was jammy. On St. Davids Day, the girls would get dressed up in Welsh hats and shawls, the boys might wear a small cloth leek, wed have a short Concert and sing Calon Lan maybe, and then wed dash out of school for our half-day off and that would be that, as far as Welshness was concerned, for the rest of the year. This behaviour must stop, Santos scolded us. Enter the tag you would like to associate with this record and click 'Add tag'. Of course, it would have been different if Id been at the Welsh School the Welsh School its an odd phrase, isnt it? We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. It isn't just the autumnal back-to-school weather. They join us from large companies, small agencies, as independent creators and everything. And the Cory Band. I have not seen any improvement to our way of life in North Wales since the early 70s. Want the latest Rhondda news sent straight to your inbox? Santos was determined that his school was going places. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all those, from near and far, who attended the funeral and for the overwhelming response we have received.. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The former pupils of that intake have been meeting in October for the past three. [5], In 1922 the school became officially recognised as a secondary school. Or, you can request a quotation for a copy to be sent to you. I often talk about the Porth County opportunity for socially deprived pupils from working / lower working class homes and what it did for them. Bridgend Grammar Technical School ended up as Brynteg Comprehensive when it was merged with Heol Gam, the nearest secondary modern school. Born New Zealand Tongan parents, qualified England through residency having lived and been educated Wales . There are adverts for jobs in banks, building societies and local industry, because most boys went straight from school to professional careers. 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Santos fostered a special link with one of the top Oxford colleges. The coming Comprehensive ethos was helpful too recognising different kinds of achievement, different measures of success. It seems to come from a macho gym culture. Porth County. Porth Countys reputation was well established by the time an ambitious but unconventional young headmaster was appointed to the Boys School in 1961: Owen Vernon Jones. He was initially an English and History teacher at the school, then head of the History department, and eventually headmaster of the school. View the profiles of professionals named " Stephen Gray" on LinkedIn. The school was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of two leading grammar schools, Porth County Girls and Porth County Boys, along with the amalgamation of the Secondary Modern Schools of Llwyncelyn, Trealaw and Ynyshir.Porth is now described as a good school and the previous Porth Infants . Eventually, thanks to them, and a summer spent working on a couple of farms in Carmarthenshire, I became fluent in Welsh well, fluent enough to make TV programmes in the language anyway. Sian Assiratti. Free delivery for many products! If you don't have an account please register. Her enthusiasm for world cinema and opera were also transmitted to friends of all ages. Sometime between 1951 and 1954 the name of the school was changed again to Porth County Grammar Mixed School. Makeshift projectiles were launched. [13] Steve Bowden (the school headteacher at the time) commented: "It is becoming more apparent now. Welsh was popular now, not posh. Theresa May has also said Britain needs an industrial strategy and to be a world leader in trade. My great grandfathers name Was William James, his wifes name was Sarah. The family of Owen Vernon Jones, former headmaster of Porth County Grammar School for Boys and later of Porth County Comprehensive School, paid tribute to a treasure of a man. Catalogue description Glamorgan: Porth County Grammar School Ordering and viewing options This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded. French was a proper modern language, a language with a future, the Common Market and all of that. By then, Welsh had begun to flourish again in the Rhondda. Betws-y-coed school was planned in 1913 but the First World War delayed construction until 1924. She said: He always put family first and was happily married to Falmai for sixty-five years. And when the Ynyswen children got to secondary school age, to continue their lessons in Welsh they had to be bussed out of the valley down to Rhydfelen, beyond Pontypridd. In recent years she suffered a series of health issues, but bore them all without complaint. You can order records in advance to be ready for you when you visit Kew. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. Porth Community School is a Community School located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Cilla recalled telling Ringo to "post the [wedding] bands in 48 hours and I'll do it". [9] His eccentric behaviour was well known at the school, and although he was strict at times, his pupils described him as "fair". At that time there were about 400 girls attending the girls-only school - strictly segregated from the boys at their school next door! [7][8] The school was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of two leading grammar schools, Porth County Girls and Porth County Boys, along with the amalgamation of the Secondary Modern Schools of Llwyncelyn, Trealaw and Ynyshir. If you would like to donate to help keep Nation.Cymru running then you just need to click on the box below, it will open a pop up window that will allow you to pay using your credit / debit card or paypal. View the catalogue description for. Llwynypia was over 80% Welsh speaking in the 1890 census. Porth County Grammar School badge and report card images by John Geraint The Ranch But, like Santos, Porth was a school with something of a split personality. (Add a good Welsh accent to get the real effect). Swansea, City and County of Swansea, United Kingdom. The 1891 and 1901 census show William and Sarah living at Lake Street in Ferndale. Christine attended Porth County grammar school for girls before graduating from Swansea University with a BA in French. It will mean making a country which actually offers the economic underpinning for a prosperous future for all our children. During lessons, it was a crammer: the masters dictated, and the pupils filled their notebooks with the formulae and theorems that would secure outstanding grades from the WJEC. When they visited the school, a very emotional experience for most, the 'old girls' commented on the many changes and differences in the premises - but the welcoming, or otherwise, odour of the ChemLab, near the old staff entrance, was still discernible to everyone, although the area is now used for other purposes! For the price of a cup of coffee a month you can help us create an independent, not-for-profit, national news service for the people of Wales, by the people of Wales. Sian is passionate . My sister, Christine Llewelyn, who has died aged 72, was a popular French teacher who inspired pupils with her enthusiasm both for the subject she taught and for life in general. However, she then moved to a state school Ellen Wilkinson school for girls in Ealing, west London and thereafter was committed to comprehensive education. The secondary modern boys wore plain jumpers and would try to throw stones at you, but you knew you were the superior race. In fact pay has decreased since then and we pay more for a lot lessfood, fuel, clotheseverything. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. Porth is now described as a super school and the previous Porth Infants . County Grammar School Rugby Team - 1962-1963. If we think of this group as also-rans, we are headed for disaster. Its fair to say that many Rhondda people thought that sending your child to Rhydfelen was posh, and a bit snobby. If you are ok with anonymous tracking please click ok, Support our Nation today - please donate here. There was a great deal of controversy over providing further education in the Rhondda. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Richard Lewis worked on innovative news programmes including Wales Today and the first Welsh-language magazine programme, Heddiw. Clive first went to Kettering Grammar School before transferring to Porth County Grammar when his father was appointed borough architect to the Rhondda Valley. Jammy to be gifted an education which was the match and more, as weve seen! Your search results for obituary: 11 newspaper articles contained information about obituary filtered by: Date from: 1st Jan 1948 - Date to: 1st Jan 1948 Madness! I mean all the schools in Wales are Welsh. Im told that when that college researched its own past to mark its 500th anniversary recently, it found that, in all that time, over any ten-year period, no other headmaster had secured more admissions. Who will create the wealth and pay the taxes, and how? This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Mention schooldays and suddenly our minds are flooded with memories. Card schools got going on the back benches. You dont know what youve got till its gone, or so they say. I particularly miss the pink custard with the chocolate pudding and the cigaretteon the cross country "run". He was said to have courted his wife by galloping on horseback up to her house on the steep slopes of Blaenclydach. But I was a contrary so-and-so. Admissions Tutors at Oxford and Cambridge werent minded to admit that any good thing could come out of a Welsh mining valley. There followed a succession of compelling network dramas in close collaboration with the writer Paul Ferris, most notably Dylan: Life and Death of Poet (1982), Nye (1981), about Aneurin Bevan, the founding father of the NHS, and The Extremist (1984), on the attempted bombing of the Prince of Waless investiture in 1969. And the English we spoke, though we might not have realised it, was full of Welsh too. The school was formed in 1973 by the amalgamation of two leading grammar schools, Porth County Girls and Porth County Boys, along with the amalgamation of the Secondary Modern Schools of Llwyncelyn, Trealaw and Ynyshir. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Innate intelligence can be targetted and developed. 15 out of 212 secondary schools in Wales (as of 2014). [9] Jones was headmaster from 1961 to 1984, and saw the amalgamation of the 'Porth County Girls' and 'Porth County Boys' grammar schools (along with the Secondary Modern Schools of Llwyncelyn, Trealaw and Ynyshir) into what is now known as 'Porth County Community School'. The Rhondda Cynon Taff council has said that the school closures would be part of their proposed 75million investment, which they say would provide "improved educational facilities" and "opportunities" for nearly 7,000 children.[19]. Emphasis was given to natural ventilation. While in charge of the grammar school, Mr Jones dedicated his life to proving to Rhondda boys that academic success was not impossible, something which the sons of miners had previously dismissed as unattainable. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. Are they definitely Rhondda grammar schools? Smells. Porth is now described as a good school and the previous Porth Infants and Porth Juniors schools have all moved to the Porth Community School to form the new school. Who will be the employers in a globalised world, which increasingly relies on automation of blue-andwhite-collar roles. Porth Community School is a Community School located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Many of his Porth County past pupils attended his funeral last week including Dr Kelvin Roberts, head of Pirtek Group of Companies, who gave a eulogy. Sistema constructivo en tierra informes de la construccin vol. Vernon was also a Justice of the Peace and a member of the Court of University College, Cardiff, and a Governor of the Rhondda College of Further Education. He was one of a new breed of broadcasting professionals who grasped the opportunity presented by still-rudimentary television in the 1960s, and made it into a medium by which the Welsh nation could become better known to its neighbours, and to itself. Jammy to pass the Eleven Plus. Clydach Vales Glyn Houston a veteran star of TV and film wanted to be part of it, too, though he didnt really speak much Welsh at all. Curt on. Porth County had an enviable reputation for academic excellence, along with a very strict regime for discipline. Via visits to France she introduced many children to French culture, and many still remember their trips to Marcel Prousts house in France with great fondness. Some of my schoolmates were later imprisoned for running an extortion racket that began at school. The teachers you hated. The classmates you despised. Not just one, but two levels of grammar school local grammars up and down both valleys, and for those passing their Eleven Plus with the highest marks of all, there was the Rhondda County Grammar School at Porth. Keep up to date with the latest stories with our WalesOnline newsletter. But the great thing about working in television is that people are willing to do the daftest things if theyre going to be filmed. (not Porth County Girls/Boys as above), In 1961, Vernon Owen Jones became headmaster of 'Porth County Grammar School for Boys'. Nothing to do with the above school, entirely different schools in different areas. You need to sign in to tag. And all sorts of other performers dancers and swimmers, Treorchy rugby icon Adrian Owen, Huw Davies (who taught me English! At some point in time the grammar school was split in two sections, one half being known as Porth County Girls and the other half being known as Porth County Boys.