Introduction to the Award 

Developed in partnership with the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), the Wellbeing Award for Schools is intended to help schools prepare and equip themselves to promote emotional wellbeing and positive mental health across the whole-school community. The vision is to create an education system where good emotional wellbeing and mental health are at the heart of the culture and ethos of our school, so that our pupils, with the support of their teachers, can build confidence and flourish. Evidence shows us that wellbeing is of central importance to learning and attainment, with high levels of wellbeing associated with improved academic outcomes. 

Cyfwyniad i’r Wobr 

Wedi’i ddatblygu mewn partneriaeth gyda Biwro Cenedlaethol y Plant (BCP), bwriad Gwobr Llesiant Ysgolion yw helpu ysgolion i baratoi ac arfogi eu hunain i hyrwyddo llesiant emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl cadarnhaol ar draws cymuned gyfan yr ysgol. Y weledigaeth yw creu system addysg lle mae llesiant emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl da yn ganolog i ddiwylliant ac ethos yr ysgol, fel y gall ein disgyblion, gyda chefnogaeth eu hathrawon, adeiladu hyder a ffynnu. Dengys tystiolaeth bod llesiant yn ganolog bwysig i ddysgu a chyrhaeddiad, gyda lefelau uchel o lesiant a gysylltir â chanlyniadau academaidd gwell. 

Principles Behind the Award 

There are four key principles driving the ideas and recommendations behind the award:

1. Emotional wellbeing and mental health are a continuum. Related issues can range from positive attitudes and behaviour, through to experiences of emotional distress and mental disorder.

2. Schools already experience and manage emotional issues on a daily basis; the objective is to minimise the impact of such issues and maximise the effectiveness of any responses.

3. Emotional wellbeing covers a range of dimensions, such as resilience, character building, relationships and self-esteem, etc. Understanding both developmental and mental health awareness is critical.

4. Creating a positive school culture requires a whole-school approach that is led from the top while involving all in the school community.

Yr Egwyddorion Tu ôl i’r Wobr 

Ceir pedair egwyddor allweddol sy’n gyrru’r syniadau ac arhymhellion tu ôl i’r wobr:

1. Mae llesiant emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl yn gontinwwm. Gall materion poerthynol amrywio o agweddau ac ymddygiadau cadarnhaol, i brofiadau o drallod emosiynol ac anhwylder meddwl.

2. Mae ysgolion eisoes yn profi a rheoli materion emosiynol yn ddyddiol; y nod yw isafu effaith materion fel hyn a mwyhau effeithlonrwydd inrhyw ymatebion  .

3. Mae llesiant emosiynol yn ymdrin ag amrediad o ddimensiynau, fel gwytnwch, adeiladu cymeriad, perthnasoedd a hunan-barch, ayyb. Mae deall ymwybyddiaeth datblygol ac iechyd meddwl yn hanfodol.

4. Mae creu diwylliant ysgol cadarnhaol yn gofyn am ddulliau ysgol gyfan a arweinir o’r top ac yn cynnwys pawb yng nghymuned yr ysgol. 

 The Whole-School Community 

One theme that is central to the award is the need for schools to draw the wider community and relevant stakeholders into the centre of the change process. Parents and carers are one such group. Evidence shows that, for parents, the emotional and mental health needs of their children is of increasing concern, and often parents look to the school to support and inform them. Pupils also need to be given the opportunity to express their own voice and this can be an influential source of good ideas for any school looking for innovative and appropriate solutions.

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Cymuned Ysgol Gyfan 

Un thema sy’n ganolog i’r wobr yw’r angen i ysgolion dynnu’r gymuned ehangach a rhanddeiliaid perthnasol i ganol y broses newid. Un grŵp o’r fath yw rhieni a gofalwyr. Dengys tystiolaeth bod anghenion iechyd emosiynol a meddyliol eu plant o bryder cynyddol i rieni, ac yn aml mae rhieni’n edrych ar yr ysgol i’w cefmogi a’u hysbysu. Rhaid rhoi cyfle i ddisgyblion hefyd i fynegi eu llais eu hunain a gall fod yn ffynhonnell dylanwadol o syniadau da i unrhyw ysgol sy’n chwilio am atebion arloesol a phriodol.

Mae eich adborth yn bwysig i ni, defnyddiwch y ddolen isod i roi gwybod i ni beth yw eich barn.

What are the 8 Objectives We Are Working Towards? 

The WAS has eight objectives which focus on areas of evaluation, development and celebration of the work of schools in promoting and protecting emotional wellbeing and positive mental health. Each of these areas is further broken down into Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): 

• Objective 1: The school is committed to promoting and protecting positive emotional wellbeing and mental health by achieving the Wellbeing Award for Schools.

• Objective 2: The school has a clear vision and strategy for promoting and protecting emotional wellbeing and mental health, which is communicated to all involved with the school.

• Objective 3: The school has a positive culture which regards the emotional wellbeing and mental health as the responsibility of all.

• Objective 4: The school actively promotes staff emotional wellbeing and mental health.

• Objective 5: The school prioritises professional learning and staff development on emotional wellbeing and mental health.

• Objective 6: The school understands the different types of emotional and mental health needs across the whole-school community and has systems in place to respond appropriately.

• Objective 7: The school actively seeks the ongoing participation of the whole-school community in its approach to emotional wellbeing and mental health.

• Objective 8: The school works in partnerships with other schools, agencies and available specialist services to support emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Beth yw’r 8 Amcan Rydym yn Gweithio Tuag Atynt? 

Mae gan GLlY wyth amcan sy’n canolbwyntio ar feysydd gwerthuso, datblygu a dathlu gwaith ysgolion i hyrwyddo a diogelu llesiant emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl cadarnhaol. Caiff pob un o’r  meysydd hyn eu rhannu ymhellach i Ddangosyddion Perfformiad Allweddol (DPA): 

• Amcan 1: Mae’r ysgol wedi ymrwymo i hyrwyddo a diogelu llesiant emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl cadarnhaol trwy ennill Gwobr Llesiant Ysgolion.

• Amcan 2: Mae gan yr ysgol weledigaeth a strategaeth clir i hyrwyddo a diogelu llesiant emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl, a gyfathrebir i bawb sy’n ymwneud â’r ysgol.

• Amcan 3: Mae gan yr ysgol ddiwylliant cadarnhaol sy’n ystyried bod llesiant emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl yn gyfrifoldeb i bawb.

• Amcan 4: Mae’r ysgol yn hyrwyddo’n weithredol llesiant emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl y staff.

• Amcan 5: Mae’r ysgol yn blaenoriaethu dysgu proffesiynol a datblygiad staff ar lesiant emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl.

• Amcan 6: Mae’r ysgol yn deall y gwahanol fathau o anghenion iechyd emosiynol a meddyliol ar draws cymuned yr ysgol gyfan ac mae systems mewn grym i ymateb mewn modd priodol.

• Amcan 7: Mae’r ysgol yn ceisio’n weithredol am gyfraniad parhaol y gymuned ysgol gyfan yn ei dull tuag at lesiant emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl.

• Amcan 8: Mae’r ysgol yn gweithio mewn partneriaethau gydag ysgolion, asiantaethau a gwasanaethau arbenigol eraill sydd ar gael i gefnogi llesiant emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl.

The Change Team

The Change Team is responsible for working together to achieve the ‘Wellbeing Award for Schools’ to support the mental health and wellbeing of all members of our school and wider community.

We know that working in a school environment can be challenging so we work hard on creating and maintaining a positive and open school environment where everyone has an awareness of and feels safe to talk about mental health and emotional wellbeing. 

Y Tîm Newid

Mae’r Tîm Newid yn gyfrifol am weithio gyda’i gilydd i gyflawni’r ‘Wobr Lles i Ysgolion’ i gefnogi iechyd meddwl a lles pob aelod o’n ysgol a'r gymuned ehangach.

Rydyn ni'n gwybod y gall gweithio mewn amgylchedd ysgol fod yn heriol felly rydyn ni'n gweithio'n galed ar greu a chynnal amgylchedd ysgol gadarnhaol ac agored lle mae gan bawb ymwybyddiaeth o iechyd meddwl a lles emosiynol ac yn teimlo'n ddiogel i siarad ag ef.