Tonnau Primary School

Tonna is situated in the Neath Valley approximately 2 miles from the town of Neath. The aim of this website is to keep families, prospective families and friends in touch with what is happening within our school. We are continuing to develop our school website and as pages are created they will be added.

Tonnau Primary Community School is housed in two separate buildings connected by a link path. The older building has the pupils from Nursery to Year 3, whilst the newer building has two semi-open plan teaching areas for the Years 4, 5 and 6 pupils. This building also has the main school hall, used by all pupils for assemblies, P.E., drama and indoor games as well as for mid-day sandwiches or school lunch –which is cooked on the premises. The hall in the older building has been adapted to provide a range of teaching and learning activities, and is also used for infant assemblies. The Nursery has its own enclosed outdoor playing area, with a range of play equipment.

We are always looking to develop the fabric of our buildings and work closely with LEA contractors whenever finances allow. We are fortunate to have a hard working PTA and close links with the Community Council who provide us with access to funding we would otherwise not have. The school has extensive, open surroundings which provide ample opportunity for quality provision. The Community Council has also used our grounds to build a Multi Use Games Area; again extending the experiences available to our pupils.

As the main focus for community activities many pupils return to the school in the evenings for Rainbows and Brownies, whilst their parents, grandparents or great grandparents could be in school in the evenings as members of the Tonna Male Voice Choir. The school has strong links within the community. We often support and participate in activities with Tonna Hospital, Tonna Senior Citizens group, St. Anne’s Church as well as Noddfa Newydd and Nazareth Chapels.

The continuous development of our school is built around the strength of the team, with each member of the school community as a valued contributor.

Our vision for Tonnau Primary School can be summarised in the following statement:

“We want our children to develop a positive attitude to learning by providing an experienced based approach whereby pupils acquire the knowledge and skills required to reach their full potential, in an ever-changing technological society. We expect self-discipline and self-reliance so that our children can work independently as well as in co-operation with others. We aim to create a happy, stimulating and challenging environment where our children can grow in caring surroundings, learning respect and tolerance for other people and their property”.

As a school we aim to develop our pupils as self-motivated lifelong learners.

Our commitment to the vision statement means that we hope:

• To develop the whole child – academically, physically, spiritually and morally, by providing a happy, secure environment in which our children can learn important life skills.
• To involve our pupils as part of the learning process rather than being a product of the process.
• To help our pupils to become more confident, articulate and able to communicate and empathise with others.
• To empower our pupils by becoming literate, numerate and technologically able to function effectively in the twenty-first century.
• To actively seek to raise all standards and be part of an on going self-evaluation process.
• To give pupils a strong sense of their own cultural identity whilst being aware of, and respectful towards, other diverse communities, locally and world wide.
• To develop good citizens who grow up to lead safe and interesting lives and make a positive contribution to society.
• To cultivate a climate of success for all children, celebrating their achievements, in all aspects of their lives.