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

• 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!

• 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

• Wear blue or yellow to show your support for Ukraine on Friday 11th March

  Mon 07 Mar 2022

  At a parent’s suggestion, Alaw Primary School will show our support for Ukraine on Friday 11th March, by wearing blue or yellow. This can be on socks, tops, hats etc. 

  If you wish, you can also donate a £1 which will be donated to the UNICEF Ukraine fund. Further details are available in the link below. As part of our work as a Rights Respecting School, we fully support the work of UNICEF in our world, especially now in these tragic times. 

  All school funds raised will be donated to UNICEF. 

  Thank you for your support, as always. 

  https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-now-to-protect-children-in-ukraine/?gclid=CjwKCAiAsYyRBhACEiwAkJFKorDQF-EvjNSjKJN3d27IBY8GlfUWCMdtm2dmnkpUZRYunx2jHJmQkRoCytcQAvD_BwE

• Ending Physical Punishment in Wales Information for the education workforce

  Thu 17 Feb 2022

  https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2022-01/education-factsheet.pdf
   

  

• Article 29 - the goals of education.

  Thu 06 Jan 2022

  Happy New Year and welcome to the first Article of the Week of 2022! We're using the theme of New Year and the resolutions we sometimes make to revisit Article 29 which is all about the goals of education. Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. We hope our children will enjoy all of the activities which they will encounter as they will help us think about what they want to achieve this year and how can their education help them in this. As well as being ambitious, it’s also important to be kind to ourselves in this process. So, classes will be kicking off the term with exploring the OutRight resources on mental health to support our learners.

• Article 14

  Thu 09 Dec 2021

  December is an important month for several religions with people across the UK celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa amongst other holidays and festivals. Next week the children will have the opportunity to explore Article 14 which ensures children freedom of thought, belief and religion. 
  
  Every child has the right to think and believe what they choose and to practise their religion, as long as they are not stopping other people from enjoying their rights.
  Our children will have the chance  to think about all the different beliefs and faiths in our school, have respectful discussions exploring different views and celebrate the wonderful diversity of all our thoughts and beliefs.