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Dyffryn Taf, Lewis School win Pearson Teaching Awards | Dyffryn Taf, Lewis School win Pearson Teaching Awards |
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A school which boasts two Wales World Cup Rugby players as former pupils has been awarded a top UK teaching prize. | A school which boasts two Wales World Cup Rugby players as former pupils has been awarded a top UK teaching prize. |
The PE team at Dyffryn Taf Secondary School in Whitland, Carmarthenshire, won "outstanding team of the year" at the Pearson Teaching Awards. | The PE team at Dyffryn Taf Secondary School in Whitland, Carmarthenshire, won "outstanding team of the year" at the Pearson Teaching Awards. |
Lewis School Pengam in Bargoed, Caerphilly county, won the "film my school" category. | Lewis School Pengam in Bargoed, Caerphilly county, won the "film my school" category. |
A host of celebrities attended the ceremony at London's Palace Theatre on Sunday, which was shown on BBC Two. | A host of celebrities attended the ceremony at London's Palace Theatre on Sunday, which was shown on BBC Two. |
Dyffryn Taf school was nominated by ex-student Dan Newton, who plays for the Scarlets in Llanelli. | Dyffryn Taf school was nominated by ex-student Dan Newton, who plays for the Scarlets in Llanelli. |
"As a professional rugby player I have benefited from the fruits of their labour," he said. | "As a professional rugby player I have benefited from the fruits of their labour," he said. |
"I recognise the major part they have played in my success and want to give them thanks and recognition for their hard work and dedication." | "I recognise the major part they have played in my success and want to give them thanks and recognition for their hard work and dedication." |
Scrum half Mike Phillips and centre Jonathan Davies, who both helped Wales to fourth in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, are former pupils. | Scrum half Mike Phillips and centre Jonathan Davies, who both helped Wales to fourth in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, are former pupils. |
Head teacher Dr Robert Newsome said both were "homely lads who do a lot for the local community". | Head teacher Dr Robert Newsome said both were "homely lads who do a lot for the local community". |
"They're two very different characters but they've both been back here to do presentations and to talk to students. | "They're two very different characters but they've both been back here to do presentations and to talk to students. |
"It's a wonderful connection." | "It's a wonderful connection." |
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At Lewis School Pengam the pupils put a film together with a message of "learning should be fun - this is how it's done". | At Lewis School Pengam the pupils put a film together with a message of "learning should be fun - this is how it's done". |
The two-minute film shows experiments in a lab, keeping mind and body alert in the gym and "learning through doing" with an outdoor history class where the class all dressed up as crusaders. | The two-minute film shows experiments in a lab, keeping mind and body alert in the gym and "learning through doing" with an outdoor history class where the class all dressed up as crusaders. |
The background music is supplied by A-level music student Nathan Battersby who sings and plays acoustic guitar in front of the whole school. | The background music is supplied by A-level music student Nathan Battersby who sings and plays acoustic guitar in front of the whole school. |
Hosted by Lenny Henry, the BBC's Welsh One Show host Alex Jones also appeared at the ceremony with her Strictly Come Dancing partner James Jordan. | Hosted by Lenny Henry, the BBC's Welsh One Show host Alex Jones also appeared at the ceremony with her Strictly Come Dancing partner James Jordan. |
"You ask almost anyone and they will have a story about a teacher who made a difference to them, who changed their lives in some way," said actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson, the president of the teaching awards. | "You ask almost anyone and they will have a story about a teacher who made a difference to them, who changed their lives in some way," said actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson, the president of the teaching awards. |
"That's why these awards are so important because they shine a light on those moments of change, those moments where people's lives have been unforgettably altered by the acts of a great teacher. | "That's why these awards are so important because they shine a light on those moments of change, those moments where people's lives have been unforgettably altered by the acts of a great teacher. |
"It's not just a simple awards ceremony - it achieves so much more than that," she added. | "It's not just a simple awards ceremony - it achieves so much more than that," she added. |
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