Posted on: Friday 12 July 2024
A primary school in Cwmbran is celebrating after winning five community awards - at the same time!
Llantarnam Community Primary School applied for their first Foundation of Community Engagement award in February, and the organisation was so impressed with their application, they recently awarded bronze, silver, gold and the Heart of the Community – the highest accolade.
The Foundation of Community Engagement is a charity that supports schools in building effective partnerships with parents and carers and the wider community.
The school was praised for its afterschool hub for families, weekly playgroup and its Kindness in the Community project, which distributes food boxes for around 40 families every fortnight.
Family liaison officer Emily Boshein also received a Champion of the Community award for her work in developing the kindness project as well as the day-to-day support she provides to families.
Furthermore, school’s governing body was also commended for its visible presence within the school and helping to facilitate extra-curricular activity and awards for pupils.
Framed certificates and plaques were presented to the school at the end of the showcase earlier this week by Sue Davis - director at the Foundation of Community Engagement charity.
Sue said, “At the foundation we were excited to hear of the incredible community engagement work that takes place daily at Llantarnam Community Primary School - which is evident and visible across the school.
“Not only are we proud to issue Llantarnam Community Primary School with all five awards, but we’re also proud to make them Ambassadors for the Foundation, Diolch yn Fawr”
Headteacher at Llantarnam Primary School, Laura Perrett said: “We are honoured to receive Heart of the Community accreditation and I am immensely proud to lead team Llantarnam who work extremely hard and continuously strive to improve and develop our excellent family and community ties.”