Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg

This school drains me mentally I feel exhausted. Teachers are mediocre at best apart from 3 who are amazing.

I love the school and the teachers as they are very kind and helpful in most circumstances, however I do believe the lessons need to be altered as technology in my opinion should be as important as the English Subject.

When moving up to this school, I remember feeling extremely excited and grown up at the thought of making new friends, moving classes to have different lessons, and different teachers for each subject.
Little did I know this school was one of the most horrific experiences I’ve had. To begin with I really struggled with maths, to the point I was put in a room with computers that hardly worked to do equations once a week. This made no difference to my school life, as I still ended up struggling (A LOT) to the point I failed maths gcse three times.
Next, hierarchical pupil ranking system. The more rich and well off pupils would be treated much differently to the pupils living in not so nice areas or with not as much money. Treated almost as if they were friends, compared to ‘common people’ who were treated as if they were all naughty school kids. Not only was there an hierarchical pupil ranking system based off where you lived, but one based off what you were good at, mainly sport. If you were good at athletics, rugby, or netball, then you would be straight in the teachers good books. In fact you could vandalise and not be told off.
Next, teachers would bully pupils. Now I know there’s a point where teachers have to discipline pupils. However there is a fine line between disciplining and humiliation. For example, a teacher shouting in front of the whole cafeteria at a pupil who forgot their homework. Making the pupil cry, I saw that with my own two eyes. There was one fine example of a teacher who would bully, and she did exactly that to the two people in the class who just happened to be the ‘poorest’. This teacher again used my homework as a whole example of what not to do, I’d never felt so humiliated.
On the subject of bullying, there is no doubt there will be fights and arguments. However one time three boys jumped out on one girl and battered her. Nothing was done about it. I mentioned being bullied by my former pupils, nothing was done. When nothing is done you lose faith in the people who are meant to guide and help you forward, yet all I got told was ‘I want to eat my food’.
I remember in a certain lesson, I was told I was never going to pass. I was going to fail, I’d fail my coursework and my exams because I was a pathetic excuse for a student. At that point I was convinced I just wanted to drop out at 14, imagine a 30 something year old gossiping with other students in your class and then coming to you and making you feel like nothing.
This school mentally affected me and caused my anxiety to get worse. I could never send my future children to that school to feel the same way me and, many others I know were treated

It's amazing. They are quite strict with making sure you speak welsh but lots of options and teachers are really open to help. Wellbeing classes are also available and are welcome to anyone.

I like Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg but I would rather if technology was used more for schoolwork