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Cardinal Newman R.C.
Secondary · Maintained · Rhydyfelin
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Shit show of a school
Cardinal newman is a absolute shit show.they wouldnt let my friends daughter go on the end of year trip because she is casually in a behaviour management room because she struggles in lessons.absolutely abysmal that they let bullying slide and that they claim to have a "anti-bullying policy" yet if a pupil is being bullied nothing gets done about it. My daughter locked herself in a cubicle and had girls banging on the door,screaming and shouting at her,she came home bawling her eyes out and nothing was done about it. Most of the teachers don't even listen to the pupils or pay attention to them let alone try and help them,only a very small minority of them do. The teachers always jump to conclusions and assume the kids are being "naughty" when the reality is that they are just struggling and don't know how to cope. They let the male teachers enter the girls changing rooms and one of the male teachers even entered the girls toilets which is just absolutely sick.
all of it
shit show
Cardinal Newman is an absolute shit show , teachers accuse students that find it hard to concentrate for silly things, my child attends and is casually in a behaviour management room and was absolutely disgustingly discriminated as they find it hard in school and often get negatives the school decided that my child amongst a few others would not be aloud on the end of year trip whilst all of my child’s friends went. The teachers in the school also show a lack of respect towards many students and don’t even try to help just jump straight to them in the wrong!!!
this school will make u suicidal don't join it
since joining this school I've attempted suicide so many times istg bro this school is such a pathetic excuse they say theyre supportive and helpful but I get actually harassed and attacked and they do nothing about it pluh this school is the reason I'm suicidal
im going to commit suicide because of this school 😊
I hate this school. my maths teacher gives us homework every single day and expects us to watch different videos even on days we don't have maths, the amount of homework is so overwhelming that I have passed out from exhaustion doing it, and nearly killed myself. I'm transgender, bisexual and autistic, which the school claims to support, yet they don't. I haven't come out in fear of how people will react, only a few people that I'm very close with know. I get called "emo" every single day. I'm constantly told to kill myself and/or cause physical harm to myself, and for what? All because I'm slightly different. Harassed to the point of attempting suicide, just because I act differently. Only because I don't like eye contact, I'm always either too loud or too quiet according to others, and all of my interests are "childish" or "weird". Despite my attempts, the staff members have done nothing about any of this. I've been given detentions for not taking off my hoodie in pe (WHICH IS PART OF THE REQUIRED PE KIT) because I don't want people to see my self-harm scars. The PSE lessons have contributed to me developing an eating disorder, and I'm also constantly ridiculed for getting distracted, not making eye contact, or "having attitude" (I am autistic and I have ADHD, eye contact and similar things are very stressful for me and I can't help getting distracted easily.). This school is horrible. Also, most of the teachers act like complete and utter pedophiles.
Terrible
Words cannot describe how much I hate this school. I'll just make a list of things that have happened that I can remember from the top of my head.
- Even outside of school, I was being bullied by numerous people that I won't name for obvious reasons. They would mock me just because I was quiet.
- The teachers. Especially one in particular. They ignore bullying and harassment but they shout at you for minor inconveniences. Even when someone has a time-out pass they make a big deal out of it.
- The support. I'm talking about counselling, passes etc. It's almost impossible to get support because they never really try to do anything about it.
Eventually the bullying and harassment got so bad I attempted suicide. I also developed a self harm addiction which also links to the support. They did nothing. I just wish they cared about their students mental health.
- Even outside of school, I was being bullied by numerous people that I won't name for obvious reasons. They would mock me just because I was quiet.
- The teachers. Especially one in particular. They ignore bullying and harassment but they shout at you for minor inconveniences. Even when someone has a time-out pass they make a big deal out of it.
- The support. I'm talking about counselling, passes etc. It's almost impossible to get support because they never really try to do anything about it.
Eventually the bullying and harassment got so bad I attempted suicide. I also developed a self harm addiction which also links to the support. They did nothing. I just wish they cared about their students mental health.
disgrace
i’m sick of it now genuinely sick i feel attacked by teachers ,especially the pe teacher that used to play football and never missed a header, an we are never given any support at all we are just left to get on with it the only good thing is the fact that they leave offensive things slide an i cannot believe the fact that mrs curnow, previously had an affair with the music teacher, doesn’t let us play football an tells us off for breathing next to a cone i can’t deal with it anymore
I attempted suicide twice because of this school
horrible. one of the worst experiences of my life. everywhere is constantly overcrowded from classrooms to the canteen. despite it supposedly being autistic friendly teachers have still done things like forcing me to look them in the eyes to the point of crying, shaming me for stimming etc. the pure stress from being in this school caused me to attempt suicide twice within three years of joining. me and many friends struggle greatly with mental health and while claiming to care the school clearly only says this to fulfill a requirement. casual racism, homophobia and transphobia are common. as a bisexual I cannot count how many times I have been called a slur. their reaction to covid has been awful online school was stressful as we were often given little to no direction and sympathy for going through a pandemic was nowhere to be found. in coming back to school I have been forced to stay outside while it is tipping down with rain multiple times as the school often fails to react in a timely manner. this school has made my life a living hell.
Good grades but you will suffer mentally for them
Whilst the school does produce good grades, the support system within the school is generally poor. Mental health support is non-existant, casual racism is dismissed by teachers constantly and sexism is also a big issue. You’ll find favouritism is also a big issue. For some reason they have an allergy to phones, even the thought of them sends SLT into fits. Good grades but you will suffer mentally for them.
Good school!
The school cares for your mental health and has a great support system. They do care about grades but it's not their main focus, in my opinion. However, the school is broke, so the building are not great, some are falling apart.
Dynea Road, CF37 5DP, Rhydyfelin
01443 494110
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