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Health & Well-being

Pontarddulais Primary School sees the promotion of health and well being as central to the life of the school. Health is a precious resource for everyday living, not just a goal in itself. Everyone deserves an equal chance to learn, work, live and develop free from discrimination, prejudice and fear.

Pontarddulais Primary develops its health education in consultation with partners and stakeholders from the public and voluntary sectors and local communities. This work is monitored, evaluated and reviewed regularly.

Relevant local and national initiatives and plans are taken into account to ensure a collective working partnership.

The areas of Health that we focus on as a school are as follows:-

Citizenship, Physical Activity, Hygiene, Mental & Emotional Health and well-being, RSE, RVE, Healthy Eating, Safety, Healthy Relationships, Environment, Social Influences

Health & Well-being Core Principles

At Pontarddulais Primary our focus on physical health & development, mental health and emotional and social well-being, supports learners to engage with and develop the knowledge, understanding, skills, capabilities and attributes they need now and in the future.

We develop healthy, confident individuals who are ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society through a whole school approach that enables health & well-being to permeate all aspects of school life.

We develop learners’ motivation, resilience, empathy and decision-making abilities so they can become ambitious, capable learners.

Our provision enables learners to manage risks, express ideas and emotions, be exposed to and develop and maintain healthy relationships and take on different roles and responsibilities. This learning and experience supports learners to become enterprising, creative contributors ready to play a full part in life and work.

We develop the child’s ability to show respect, value equality, listen to others and to evaluate social influences which affect them. This will enable them to become citizens of Wales and the wider world.

Healthy Schools - background

Our Healthy Schools programme has now been running for over 15 years. We achieved the National Quality Award in 2012 and were successful with our re-assessment in 2014, 2016 & 2018 & 2021. We are a flagship ‘Healthy School’ and continue to embed all actions. Our main focus is to keep the well-being of our children at the heart of everything we do. All of our H&WB/Healthy Schools groups, from Ethical to School council, Playground friends to RRS to Health heroes, ensure pupil voice is heard and impacts on actions within the school.

Playground Pals & Health Heroes

Our Playground friends have been trained and are

‘Good-to-go!

The Year 5 children came up with a ‘Job description’, ‘Top tips for being a Playground Friend’ and identified the ‘Skills & Qualities’ needed to make the playground a

SAFE & HAPPY place for every child!

They are easily identifiable on the yard with their sunny ‘Yellow hats’.

The Year 6’s are our ‘Health heroes’ and have been busy creating an Action Plan, and using our Tesco grant money to order resources and ‘Mindfulness Signs’ for the yard.

Our ‘COSY CABIN’ is ready for children who need a safe, quiet space on the yard at break times to access books, mindfulness colouring, calming music and stress toys.

Or, the children can ‘drop-in’ for a ‘chat’ with a Health hero.

We hope this space ensures everyone enjoys their playtimes at Pontarddulais Primary School.

What is self-care?

Just as we look after our physical health, it’s important to look after our mental health.

Self-care is all about what
you can do to help yourself feel better or to keep yourself feeling good. It’s a way that we can look after our own mental health and wellbeing. It can help your body and mind to relax, drift away, or be more energised.