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The spark of our Courage, Codes & Change theme started with local Port Talbot resident, Kath Morris who was a code breaker at Bletchley Park during World War Two. Mrs Morris turned 100 in 2024. Her inspiring work led us at Baglan primary to want to know more about the Warrior Women of Wales.
Kath Morris
Kath Morris
Kath Morris was born in Port Talbot on 7th March 1924. She worked as a code breaker at Bletchley Park during World War Two.
In 1942 she received a letter asking her to attend an interview in London. Within two weeks she caught the train to London to start work at 'Station X' which was its code name. Mrs Morris had to learn morse code, she and other code breakers had to work in huts. Code messages sent by the Nazis including orders from Adolf Hitler, were intercepted and then translated.
Mrs Morris had to sign the Official Secrets Act which is a promise to keep information secret. She has always loved puzzles. She still wears the brooch presented to her for her service at Bletchley Park.
Other Welsh Warrior Women
Other Welsh Warrior Women
Throughout our school, pupils learnt about many more Welsh Warrior Women and their inspiring work. Some of these include;
Gwenfron Picken
Betsi Cadwalder
Eileen Beasley
Mary Quant
Heritage Education Officer, Harriet Eaton
Heritage Education Officer, Harriet Eaton
Key Stage Two pupils attended workshops with Heritage Education Officer, Harriet Eaton. Pupils learnt the War in our cynefin, they discussed the role of women during World War Two and shared stories about the War. Pupils looked at various Wartime artefacts such as gas masks (baby, child and adult), bullets, ration books and an evacuee suitcase.
The Wondrous Women of Baglan
The Wondrous Women of Baglan
As part of our Warrior Women topic, we celebrated the Wondrous Women of Baglan during an afternoon tea party. Pupils from each class shared what they had been learning about as part of our topic work to continue to strengthen our community links.
Key Stage Two workshops
Key Stage Two workshops
Key Stage Two pupils attended workshops which focused on the role of women during the War. Pupils learnt about many inspirational Welsh women.
Across the Curriculum
Across the Curriculum
Here are examples of work that Foundation Phase and Key Stage Two pupils completed across the curriculum.
Reception pupils exploring how wonderful their Grandma's are with the book, My Grandma is Wonderful.
Blwyddyn 3/4 using our cynefin website in cooperative groups to research WW2 in Baglan.
Blwyddyn 6 using their understanding of symmetry to complete the faces of Women from WW2.
Blwyddyn 3/4 celebrating International Women's Day.
Blwyddyn 2 discovering facts about Kath Morris during a reading boat activity.
Blwyddyn 2/3 followed a recipe to bake their own delicious war time dessert, bread pudding. They then evaluated.
Blwyddyn 3/4 learnt that there were allotments in Baglan during WW2. They indoor sewed carrots before planting them in our garden area.
Blwyddyn 4 used recyclable materials from home to create their own World War Two aircraft.
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