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TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH INFORMED SCHOOL AWARD
Ysgol Glan Gele is a 300+ pupil Infant school situated on the North Wales coast at Abergele in the county of Conwy. The catchment the school serves is mixed and many of our pupil and families face challenge in their daily lives. The area the school serves is recognised as deprived in the Welsh Government Indices of Multiple deprivation. Our FSM entitlement is much higher than the Welsh and UK average. We are an inclusive school and hold the IQM Centre of Excellence accreditation. As a Welsh Foundation Phase school we use our outdoors extensively and deliver Forest and Beach Schools on a weekly basis to our pupils. We believe in ensuring that every child is given the opportunity to feel safe in school and to reach their true potential. Our mission statement is ‘Happy and secure as we all learn together.’ Pupil wellbeing is central to our work and we are looking forward to the introduction of the New Curriculum for Wales in 2022 which gives the highest priority to health and wellbeing. The school has a supportive parent body and Board of Governors who work in partnership with staff to ensure the education our pupils receive is of the highest standard.
Overall Assessment:
"Ysgol Glan Gele provides a warm, caring and compassionate environment in which all children are supported to flourish and feel happy and secure as they all learn together. Because of the positive relationships between adults and young people that are consistent and PACEful there is a shared joy in learning. The school has a team of effective TIS Practitioners who are highly skilled, passionate and dedicated to their work. The school understand the catchment area and vulnerabilities that families face and seek to ensure that they are well supported an equipped to succeed – it is recognized that the TIS approach is about every child.
My overriding memory will be of the smiling happy faces of the children as they enjoyed their day at school and the words from one child who told me, “The best thing about my school is the teachers because they help you when you are sad!’." - TISUK Assessor
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