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    Home Sweet Home: Katherine Jenkins goes back to school

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    The superstar Welsh songstress returned to her former school in Neath on Tuesday 18 November to sing in the school assembly.

    1. Katherine Jenkins Neath

      1. From the Millennium Stadium to a school assembly

      Back at her former school, Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School in Neath, the mezzo-soprano performed at a school assembly and talked about the importance of music education. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    2. Katherine visits her old school in Neath

      2. Returning to her roots

      Katherine paid a visit to her old school as part of the promotional tour for her new album. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    3. Katherine visits her old school in Neath

      3. Hen Wlad y Nhadau

      The singer performed the Welsh national anthem with the school’s choir in assembly. She introduced it by saying: "I sang the Welsh national anthem in the Millennium Stadium in front of more than 70,000 just days after signing my first record contract in 2003 but until now I’ve never recorded it on an album." Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    4. Katherine visits her old school in Neath

      4. Home Sweet Home

      Katherine performed the song ‘Dreaming of the Days’ from her new album, 'Home Sweet Home'. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    5. Katherine Jenkins Neath

      5. High praise for Wales

      Katherine said: "Making this album has been an absolute dream. I am so thankful to be in a place where creativity is encouraged, classical music is understood and where I’ve been allowed to return to where my heart lies musically." Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    6. Katherine visits her old school in Neath

      6. Looking back

      Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School was where Katherine took her GCSEs and A levels. She also appeared in school productions of 'Guys and Dolls' and 'Calamity Jane'. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    7. Katherine visits her old school in Neath

      7. A school assembly with a difference

      Katherine performed songs from her tenth solo album, 'Home Sweet Home' for pupils at the school. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    8. Katherine visits her old school in Neath

      8. A milestone album

      The album 'Home Sweet Home' also marks Katherine's tenth year in the music industry. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    9. Katherine Jenkins Neath music teacher Enfys Brown

      9. Fond memories of school

      After performing, Katherine spoke of her fond memories of school: "I had five wonderful years at Dwr-y-Felin and it’s only when you’re older you realise the fantastic dedication your teachers showed," she said. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    10. Katherine Jenkins Neath arts funding cuts

      10. Giving something back

      She presented her former music teacher, Enfys Brown, with a framed copy of her new album, 'Home Sweet Home'. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    11. Katherine Jenkins Neath Andrew Levitas

      11. Teaching rugby to her husband

      Jenkins told the school assembly that she’d started teaching her new husband, Andrew Levitas, about the rules of rugby. Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    12. Katherine visits her old school in Neath

      12. A warning about cuts to arts education

      The singer also took the opportunity to criticise recent cuts to arts education, saying: "In Dwr-y-Felin teachers like Mrs Brown put so much of their own time and energy into school productions but now it seems arts and music are the first things to be cut back when funding is reduced." Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    13. Katherine Jenkins Neath Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School

      13. Katherine Jenkins's old school

      Katherine Jenkins visited her former school, Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School in Neath, to perform for staff and pupils on 18 November 2014. Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

    14. Katherine visits her old school in Neath

      14. A world without music

      "The world would be a much duller place without music so I just can’t understand why arts and music funding seem to be the first to be cut." Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

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