Creating a legacy for local schools

Gwenllian Morgan, the first woman Mayor in Wales.

KS2 and KS3 Teacher Resource

This cross-curricular, project-based teacher resource is designed to support Key Stage 2 and 3 learning within Curriculum for Wales. The resource supports a 4 – 6 week Expressive Arts AoLE learning project that focuses on historic and contemporary portraiture and includes lots of humanities, literature, technology and wellbeing aspects. Following the themes and pupil-led activities of this resource will easily deliver your expressive arts and humanities project, within the Cynefin and Digital Competency Frameworks. The project takes learners on a journey of the explore, think, create journey, known professionally as a creative process.

Download the resource that includes an introduction to the resource, some background reading on Gwenllian Morgan and her lifetime of civic work, four lesson plans and a series of classroom presentations to guide you on this creative learning journey.

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Introduction to the resources

1. Reading Portraits Lesson Plan

2. Portraits as Stories Lesson Plan

3. Visiting the Portrait Lesson Plan

4. Create a Portrait Lesson Plan

3. Ymweld â dau Bortread Cynllun Gwers

4. Creu Portread Cynllun Gwers

Supporting PowerPoint's:

Reading Portraits pptx

Create a Portrait pptx

Portraits as Stories Part 1 pptx

Portraits as Stories Part 2 pptx

Creu Portread 1 pptx

Creu Portread 2 pptx

A young Gwenllian. Taken by her friend Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea and MP from Brecon 1880-1885.

This photo is in the National Portrait Gallery archive.

“One of the brightest stars ever to shine in Breconshire’s skies. The woman who, by becoming the first Welsh Woman Councillor, opened the portals of public life to the remainder of the women of Wales.” - Elsie Pritchard, Brycheiniog, 1983, Vol 20

Through a partnership with Brecon’s Muse Agency, a digital resource for use in schools - which will sit within the Expressive Arts and the Humanities Areas of Learning and Experience - has been undertaken.

Grateful thanks to The Audrey Tyler Trust for their support of the project.

Stories

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Brecon Festival Ballet

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1st Female Mayor of Wales

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Our Stories

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Both our residents and people who visit the town can be enriched by the knowledge and context that these stories offer you.

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"Bringing Gwenllian Morgan to Life"

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