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Pupils from Dylan Thomas Community School Shine in Cricket-Inspired Literacy Project

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Twenty pupils from Dylan Thomas Community School in Wales have made significant improvements in their literacy skills through a project linked with Glamorgan Cricket Club. The project, which began 18 months ago, involved pupils undertaking various literacy-based projects at the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff and meeting world-class cricketers such as Simon Jones and Andrew Flintoff. The pupils' hard work was rewarded with an invitation to be part of the first Ashes test in Cardiff as guards of honour, where they also got to play a game of mini cricket on the pitch.

Key Takeaways:

  • The project involved 20 pupils from Dylan Thomas Community School and was linked with Glamorgan Cricket Club.
  • The project aimed to improve the pupils' literacy skills through various activities, including visiting the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff and meeting world-class cricketers.
  • The pupils' hard work was rewarded with an invitation to be part of the first Ashes test in Cardiff as guards of honour.
  • During the lunch interval, the pupils got to play a game of mini cricket on the pitch and were cheered on by the thousands of supporters at the event.
  • The project helped improve the pupils' reading and day-to-day literacy skills, with some pupils, such as Aharul Apu and Ethan Cook, crediting the project with significant improvements in their English skills.
  • The school's deputy head teacher, Paul J Davies, credited the pupils' high levels of engagement and participation as the reason for their selection as guards of honour.
  • The project also helped to inspire and motivate the pupils, with some pupils meeting their cricketing heroes during the project.

Statistics:

  • 20 pupils from Dylan Thomas Community School participated in the project.
  • The project lasted for 18 months, with the pupils visiting the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff to undertake various literacy-based projects twice a year.
  • 3 schools were selected as guards of honour, with Dylan Thomas Community School being one of them.
  • The Ashes test was attended by thousands of supporters, who cheered on the pupils during their game of mini cricket.
  • The pupils' attendance and engagement with the project was high, with the deputy head teacher crediting this as the reason for their selection as guards of honour.

Sources:

  • "Pupils from Dylan Thomas Community School were chosen to form a guard of honour at the recent first Ashes test which took place in Cardiff last week." (No reference given)
  • "Fellow teacher Rob Lloyd and myself applied to be a part of the project some 18 months ago and were selected from hundreds of schools from across the country because of the care, nurture and high standards of education that we offer as well as the excellent wellbeing we have at the school." (No reference given)
  • "Pupil Aharul Apu said: 'It was good that we were able to have a reward for all of our hard work. 'The school arranged for us to be a part of the project, and it was really exciting to meet some world class cricket players during the project, as well as then meeting players at the Ashes test and also being guards of honour on TV. '" (No reference given)
  • "Fellow pupil Ethan Cook added: 'I wasn't really that interested in cricket when I was first asked to get involved in the project, but I have to be honest that the whole project taught me a lot. '" (No reference given)

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