Cefn Saeson
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Cefn Saeson (Ysgol Gyfun Cefn Saeson) is a mixed, English-medium comprehensive school in the Cimla suburb of Neath, Wales. The school serves 11 to 16-year-olds living in Cimla, Tonna, Tonmawr, Pontrhydyfen and parts of Neath. The school is located on Afan Valley Road. A new school was built in 2021 on the football field of the existing school dating from the early 1970's and now demolished. 'Cefn' can have a meaning in English of mountain ridge and 'Saeson' means Englishman. The school motto is 'Bid Ben, Bid Bont' ('To be a leader, one must be a bridge')
Teaching awards
[edit]Former headmaster, Alun Griffiths, received the 2005 award for Headteacher of the Year in the Welsh division of the Teaching Awards.[1] Former deputy headmaster, Peter Jones, has recently won the Ted Wragg Lifetime Achievement Award, given at a large gala in central London by Lenny Henry and broadcast on BBC2.[2]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Thomas Haffield (born 1988), Olympic swimmer
- Sian James (born 1959), MP for Swansea East
References
[edit]- ^ '"Awesome" Head Wins Teacher Award', BBC News Online, 23 June 2005. [accessed 21 October 2015]
- ^ Rachel Williams, 'Teaching Awards Honour Unusual Approaches and Remarkable Individuals', Guardian, 31 October 2010. [accessed 21 October 2015]