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Olchfa School
Olchfa School ( cy, Ysgol Gyfun yr Olchfa) is the largest secondary school in Swansea, South Wales, with approximately 1,700 pupils, including 357 in the Sixth Form. Situated in Sketty Park to the west of Sketty, it provides secondary education for GCSE and A-Level qualifications. Olchfa (part of the Sketty Swansea suburb) means 'washing place' in the English language. Around 12% of pupils have a special educational need and 1.7% have a statement of special educational needs. Both of these figures are below the Welsh averages of 21.5% and 2% respectively. Nearly a quarter of pupils come from an ethnic minority background and just over 20% speak English as an additional language. Academic performance In its most recent Estyn inspection in 2018, Olchfa School received the highest possible judgement, 'Excellent' in all five inspection areas. In the same year, the school reported a GCSE pass rate of 83% (based on 5 GCSEs, grades A*-C), placing it in the top six schools in Wales. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary School
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., both levels 2 and 3 of the International Standard Classification of Education, ISCED scale, but these can also be provided in separate schools. In the United States, US, the secondary education system has separate Middle school#United States, middle schools and High school in the United States, high schools. In the United Kingdom, UK, most state schools and Independent school, privately-funded schools accommodate pupils between the ages of 11–16 or 11–18; some UK Independent school, private schools, i.e. Public school (United Kingdom), public schools, admit pupils between the ages of 13 and 18. Secondary schools follow on from primary school, primary schools and prepare for voc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellie Simmonds
Eleanor May Simmonds, OBE (born 11 November 1994) is a British former Paralympian swimmer who competed in S6 events. She came to national attention when she competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning two gold medals for Great Britain. She was the youngest member of the team, at the age of 13. In 2012, she was again selected for the Great Britain squad, this time swimming at a home games in London. She won another two golds in London, including setting a World Record in the 400m freestyle, and a further gold medal at the Rio Paralympics in 2016, this time setting a world record for the 200m medley. Personal life Born in Walsall, Simmonds grew up in Aldridge, a part of the Metropolitan Walsall Borough. She completed her primary education at Cooper and Jordan CofE Primary before attending Aldridge School and later Olchfa School in Swansea. Simmonds, who has achondroplasia, became interested in swimming at the age of five. She swam for Boldmere Swimming Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Nicholson
Heather Nicholson is a British animal rights activist.Peachey, Paul (23 August 2014)"Animal rights group ends 15-year campaign against experiments at Huntingdon" ''The Independent. Nicholson set up Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) to close Huntingdon Life Sciences, a contract animal-testing company. That campaign was unsuccessful and closed in 2014. Activism Consort, Hill Grove Nicholson became involved in the animal rights movement when she was 26, after attending a demonstration at Swansea airport to protest against live animal exports.Turner, Robin (22 January 2009)"Welsh animal rights activist jailed for 11 years" ''Western Mail''. During a similar demonstration at Coventry airport, she met her husband, Greg Avery, also an animal rights activist. She joined Avery to found Consort beagles, a campaign against Consort, a company in Ross-on-Wye that bred beagles for laboratories, which closed 10 months later. Nicholson and Avery co-founded a subsequent campaign, Save t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Jones (filmmaker)
Andrew Jones (6 October 1983 – 15 January 2023) was a Welsh screenwriter, producer and director of low-budget independent feature films, mainly in the horror genre. One of his most successful properties was the ''Robert the Doll'' film series. Jones died on 15 January 2023, at the age of 39. Filmography As director * ''The Amityville Asylum'' (2013) * '' The Midnight Horror Show (a.k.a. Theatre of Fear'') (2014) * '' Valley of the Witch'' (2014) * ''The Last House on Cemetery Lane'' (2015) * '' Poltergeist Activity'' (2015) * '' A Haunting at the Rectory'' (2015) * ''Robert'' (2015) * '' The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund'' (2016) * '' The Curse of Robert the Doll'' (2016) * ''The Toymaker'' (2017) * ''Cabin 28'' (2017) * ''Werewolves of the Third Reich'' (2017) * '' The Legend of Halloween Jack'' (2018) * '' Bundy and the Green River Killer'' (2019) * '' Robert Reborn'' (2019) As producer * '' Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection'' (2012) * '' Silent Night, Bloody N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerys Jefford
Dame Nerys Angharad Jefford, styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Jefford, DBE (born 25 December 1962) is a High Court Judge of England and Wales. Early life She was born in Swansea, Wales and educated at Olchfa School, and graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford in 1984, followed by an LLM from the University of Virginia in 1985, where she was a Fulbright Scholar. Career Jefford was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1986, became a QC in 2008, and was appointed as a Recorder in 2007. In addition to practice, Jefford contributed to ''Keating on Construction Contracts'' from the fifth edition in 1991 to the eighth edition in 2006. High Court appointment On 3 October 2016, she was appointed as a High Court judge, assigned to the Queen's Bench Division. She is currently the Presiding Judge for Wales and sits on the Technology and Construction Court The King's Bench Division (or Queen's Bench Division when the monarch is female) of the High Court of Justice deals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Henshaw
Georgia Henshaw (born 11 July 1993) is a Welsh actress best known for her roles on British television. Among her leading roles have been those of Rosie, a member of "The Ace Gang" in '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'', and as JJ's love interest, Lara, in '' Skins''. She has also appeared as Cassie Claypole in the BBC Three show ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps''. From 2011 to 2012, she starred in the BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ... school-based drama series, '' Waterloo Road'', as Madi Diamond. Filmography References External links * * 1993 births Living people People educated at Olchfa School Actresses from Swansea Welsh child actresses Welsh film actresses Welsh television actresses 21st-century Welsh actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kid Chaos
Kid Chaos, also known as Haggis (born Stephen Harris), is a British rock bassist and guitarist who played in incarnations of hard rock bands Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction, The Cult and The Four Horsemen as well as guesting with ''Appetite for Destruction'' era Guns N' Roses. History Harris was born in 1966, in Swansea, Wales. He joined his first group, The Autonomes, at age 13, . At 16 he failed most of his O-levels and left school. Harris enrolled in the Youth Enterprise Scheme, setting up a record label called Fierce Recordings with a friend. Various record label dealings brought him to the attention of the just forming Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction and he joined the band as their bass guitarist in October 1985, appearing on their mini album ''High Priest of Love''. After this release he left the Love Reaction and joined The Cult as their bassist for their tour supporting the ''Electric'' album. Cult bassist Jamie Stewart had switched to rhythm guitar for the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Fuller
Elizabeth Angela Fuller (born 30 December 1975) is a Welsh television presenter, actress, model and media personality, who is also known for being Miss Great Britain 1996 – 97. Fuller is the former owner of the Miss Great Britain pageant from September 2009 to January 2011. She launched her own competition of the Miss British Empire beauty pageant in 2011. Liz is the new co-director of Americas Miss World. Early life Fuller was born in Swansea, Wales and attended Hendrefoilan Primary School, Dumbarton House School, and Olchfa School. She attended the Dubensky stage school, where performances included being a child dance star for ''Eleanor Live'' (HTV Wales), and in ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. Fuller moved to The Grand Theatre School of Dance, and continued taking part in stage productions, including ''The Hobbit''. She was also a model on the S4C programme ''Heno''. Fuller gained nine GCSEs and three A-Levels. In 1994 Fuller started at the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Dunthorne
Joe Dunthorne (born 1982) is a Welsh novelist, poet and journalist. He made his name with his novel ''Submarine'' (2008), made into a film in 2010. His second novel, ''Wild Abandon'' (2011), won the RSL Encore Award. A selection of his poems was published in 2010 in the Faber and Faber New Poets series. His first solo collection of poems appeared in 2019. Early life Joseph Oliver Dunthorne was born in Swansea, Wales in 1982. He has two sisters, Anna and Leah. Dunthorne was educated at Olchfa School, Swansea before going on to study Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. He received BA and MA degrees in Creative Writing from UEA. In the final year of his BA course, he began writing his debut novel ''Submarine''. During study for his MA at UEA, he won the university's inaugural Curtis Brown Prize for ‘’Submarine’’. Career Dunthorne's first novel ''Submarine'', in which a teenager records with comedy and anguish his relationship with his girlfriend and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Andrew Dilnot
Sir Andrew William Dilnot, (born 19 June 1960) is a Welsh economist and broadcaster. He was formerly the Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies from 1991 to 2002, and was Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford between 2002 and 2012. As of September 2012 he is Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford. He served as Chair of the UK Statistics Authority from April 2012 until March 2017.Chair of the Statistics Authority Early life and education Dilnot attended , Swansea, a state |
Russell T Davies
Stephen Russell Davies (born 27 April 1963), better known as Russell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer whose works include '' Queer as Folk'', '' The Second Coming'', ''Casanova'', the 2005 revival of the BBC One science fiction franchise ''Doctor Who'', ''Cucumber'', ''A Very English Scandal'', '' Years and Years'' and ''It's a Sin''. Born in Swansea, Davies had aspirations as a comic artist before focusing on being a playwright and screenwriter. After graduating from Oxford University, he joined the BBC's children's department, CBBC, in 1985 on a part-time basis and held various positions, which included creating two series, '' Dark Season'' and ''Century Falls''. He eventually left the BBC for Granada Television, and in 1994 began writing adult television drama. His early scripts generally explored concepts of religion and sexuality among various backdrops: '' Revelations'' was a soap opera about organised religion and featured a lesbian vicar; '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Barrett (composer)
Richard Barrett (born 7 November 1959) is a Welsh composer. Biography Barrett was born in Swansea, Wales and attended Olchfa School. He began to study music seriously only after graduating in genetics and microbiology from University College London in 1980. From then until 1983 he took private lessons with Peter Wiegold. There followed fruitful encounters at the 1984 Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik with Brian Ferneyhough and Hans-Joachim Hespos. In the 1980s he became associated with the so-called New Complexity group of British composers because of the intricate notation of his scores. He is equally active in free improvisation, most often in the electronic duo FURT with Paul Obermayer, formed in 1986, but also since 2003 as a member of the Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble. Since 1990 about half of his compositions have been written for the ELISION Ensemble, most notably the extended works ''Opening of the Mouth'', ''DARK MATTER'', ''CONSTRUCTION'' and ''wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
