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Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn aim is to provide existing and prospective parents with useful information, as well as conveying an impression of the positive atmosphere within the school. There is a friendly and purposeful relationship between the pupils and staff in the school, which is reflected in the social interaction as well as in the academic achievements of our pupils.

We aim to bring out the best in our pupils at all times and we hope that every new pupil will take a full part in the life of the school: in its social, cultural, academic and recreational activities. This is well expressed in the school motto – ‘Gorau oll y gorau ellir’, which means ‘The best of all is your very best’.

We believe in establishing a strong partnership between the school, the pupils, and yourselves the parents. It is essential that we all work together for the benefit of our pupils. We look forward to a happy association with you and to a successful school career for your child at Ysgol Gyfun Emlyn. Our vision is to create an outstanding school where all are welcomed, happy, valued and achieve their potential.

Aims:

To create a caring, considerate, courteous learning environment where pupils and staff enjoy a positive, rewarding experience.
To value and treat all pupils equally and educate each one to his or her maximum potential.
To aim for excellence in all that we do by setting high expectations, encouraging, acknowledging, praising achievement and effort by nurturing talent and self-discipline.
To achieve excellence through the quality of learning and teaching.
To reflect the bilingual nature of our community.
To foster amongst all members of the school community a reflective, self-evaluative ethos in order to develop and improve wherever possible in all aspects of school life.
To ensure that every pupil receives a broad, balanced, coherent, differentiated and relevant curriculum which meets the requirements of both the LEA’s Policy Statements and the National Curriculum.
To encourage pupils to recognise that learning and education are life long experiences and to be aware of the range of opportunity post 16, in particular the provision in Year 12 and Year 13.