Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Health Protection Guidance - Important update

  Tue 16 Apr 2024

  Please see the new Health protection in children and young people’s settings including education which replaces the former All Wales Infection Prevention and Control for Education Settings Guidance. This guidance can be found on the new All Wales Acute Response Service (AWARe) / Health protection team page on the Public Health Wales (PHW) website. To contact the PHW team directly email: AWARE@wales.nhs.uk or call: 0300 00 300 32

   

  https://phw.nhs.wales/services-and-teams/aware-health-protection-team/guidance-for-childcare-preschool-and-educational-settings/

• Free practical tips and expert advice for all your parenting challenges

  Tue 16 Apr 2024

  Have you discovered the fantastic Welsh Government resource of ‘Parenting, Give it Time’? This online resource is filled with free practical tips and expert advice for  parents and carers.

   

  The informative platform offers support categorised into 4 age categories ranging from 0 to 13+ years old. It covers a range of topics including; structure and routines, encouraging positive behaviour, praise, grief and bereavement, social media, bullying, life skills amongst many more.

   

   

  https://www.gov.wales/parenting-give-it-time

   

• Reading Well

  Tue 16 Apr 2024

   

  Reading Well supports you to understand and manage your health and wellbeing using helpful reading.
  
  Reading Well books are all recommended by health experts, as well as people with lived experience of the conditions and topics covered and their relatives and carers.

   

   

  The Reading Well programme, run by the Reading Agency and funded by Welsh Government, is delivered through Welsh and English public libraries to help children, young people and their families understand and manage their health and well-being using recommended reading.

   

  Reading Well books are recommended by health experts and people living with the conditions covered.

   

  There are 4 bilingual book lists, covering a number of themes including grief, anxiety, bullying, bodyimage, social anxiety and many more.

   

  The booklist also explores living well with conditions including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), dyslexia andphysical disabilities.

   

  Explore the booklists here: Reading Well for children and Reading Well for teens.

   

  https://reading-well.org.uk/

   

• European Champions!

  Wed 27 Sep 2023

  Jui-Jitsu European Champions! A silver medal in our midst! Only beaten by his brother - who is a past pupil! Fantastic boys! We are so proud of you both! 

  #Team Alaw!

  

• Young Peacemakers Awards 2023 Winners

  Mon 17 Jul 2023 K Watson

  Congratulations to Alaw Primary School winners of the Young Peacemaker’s Award 2023. Winner for all of Wales! What a fantastic way to end the year! Brilliant work on peace in our community. Diolch for the nomination and the beautiful trophy! 

  

• Eco Award - Platinum!

  Tue 07 Feb 2023

  Today we achieved the Platinum Eco Award - for the 3rd Time!

  Congratulations to the pupils, staff and community for their hard work!

• Siarter Iaith - Bronze Award

  Tue 22 Nov 2022

  Congratulation Alaw!

  We achieved our Siarter Iaith Award, Bronze Level!

• Gold!

  Fri 18 Nov 2022

  Congratulations! We achieved the Gold Award Status as part of the UNICEF Rights Respecting School Scheme! Thank you to the children, staff, parents and the community for their continuous hard work in this field! This ethos underpins our values and curriculum design. We are so very proud of this recognition. Check out our new banner! 

  

• Article 5 (parental guidance) and Article 18 (parental responsibilities and state assistance).

  Thu 24 Mar 2022

  Artcile of the week
  In addition to rights that belong to children, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child also talks about rights for parents and carers. These include Article 5 (parental guidance) and Article 18 (parental responsibilities and state assistance).
  
  Article 5 says that governments must respect the rights and responsibilities of parents and carers to provide guidance and direction to their child as they grow up. Article 18 states that parents share responsibility for bringing up their child and should always consider what is best for the child. It also talks about government support for children and parents.
  In addition to rights that belong to children, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child also talks about rights for parents and carers. These include Article 5 (parental guidance) and Article 18 (parental responsibilities and state assistance).
   

• Ukraine - support materials

  Wed 09 Mar 2022

   

  Please find below details of a written statement on the war in Ukraine from Welsh Government.  The deeply concerning media reports of the war in Ukraine is extremely shocking to us all, and  the trauma experienced by the families exposed to this violence is unimaginable.   Please see below links/resoures that the Educational Psychology Service has pulled together to support vulnerable children and young people who might be experiencing significant anxiety as a result of current media reports. These are attached.

   

  Written Statement: Statement on the war in Ukraine (1 March 2022) | GOV.WALES

   

   

  https://draliza.bulletin.com/talking-about-ukraine-with-our-children/?fbclid=IwAR0QYvg-ZxBPXVrvsmj6ok6tE-mgb25_gZLop8kpr6pkCJpiJuZA04r_oQ4

   

   

  https://www.facebook.com/TraumainformedschoolsUK/photos/a.774474459404709/1918191211699689/?type=3