Ysgol Pen-y-bryn & Ysgol Abercaseg

The school exists to celebrate the children's achievements because education is a process in which we participate with the children. Education does not exist to prepare children for anything else, but deals with them where they are now and develops them as individuals who appreciate their environment in its entirety. It must be remembered that the school has responsibility for more than just teaching children, which means that the children must be considered in their entirety, as unique beings with their own individual needs.

It is therefore also necessary to develop an appreciation of the moral, the mannerly, the physical understanding of the culture, inheritance, traditions and language of the Welsh nation, and its place in, and in relationship to the rest of the world. In order to achieve this it is necessary to ensure that each child has equal opportunities across the curriculum, with real experiences of the highest possible quality, within an open, welcoming, tasteful, happy, family and homely environment and atmosphere. This means that the children are inspired and educated to take an active part in their own and other children's education in order to achieve their full potential.

It is necessary to emphasise the importance of listening to what children have to say and giving each child his/her deserved attention, whilst providing each pupil with the opportunity to react sensibly, sensitively and with personal reasoning to varying audiences. It is essential that each child’s ideas and work are respected by sharing their successes with others, by developing self-respect and confidence and by setting an example of the highest possible quality. More often than not what other children, adults or teachers say and do, influence children far more than the Foundation Stage Curriculum.

If a child leaves the school with manners and respect towards him/herself, towards others and their property and towards his/her environment in its entirety, than the ability to read, write and count is a bonus. The measure of a school's success is the size of the bonus. In order to achieve all this, it is necessary to prepare thoroughly, policies, whole school and class schemes and teaching techniques, after consultation within and between the staff, governors and LEA