Ysgol Manod yn derbyn Gwobr Ansawdd Cenedlaethol yn Rhwydwaith Cynlluniau Ysgolion Iach Cymru

Llwyddodd Ysgol Manod,Blaenau Ffestiniog i fod yr ysgol gyntaf i dderbyn Gwobr Ansawdd Genedlaethol, Rhwydwaith Cynlluniau Ysgolion Iach Cymru.

Mae yn un o ddim ond pymtheg ysgol drwy Gymru i ennill y wobr anrhydeddus yma.

Mae Mrs Carys Jones y Pennaeth, wedi derbyn cymeradwyaeth uchel iawn am ei arweinyddiaeth wrth sicrhau bod cynnwys holl anghenion Cynllun Ysgol Iach yn cael ei integreiddio’n llawn drwy’r ysgol a’i chymuned.

Bu i’r Asesydd Cenedlaethol fu ar ymweliad â’r ysgol nodi bod y cwrteisi a’r parch y mae’r plant yn ddangos i’r naill a’r llall, a’r parch a ddangosir i aelodau ehangach o’r gymuned yn gymeradwy iawn.

Bu iddo nodi hefyd bod “Ysgol Manod wedi llwyddo i wreiddio holl ethos o Gynllun Ysgol Iach ym mhob agwedd ar fywyd yr ysgol ac mae’n wirioneddol sefyll allan fel enghraifft gyda’r gorau drwy Gymru.”

Mae Ysgol Manod wedi llwyddo i feithrin cysylltiadau cryf o fewn y gymuned y mae’n wasanaethu. Mae plant a Llywodraethwyr yn frwdfrydig a gwybodus iawn mewn perthynas â chynnwys y Cynllun Ysgol Iach.

Dros y ddegawd diwethaf mae’r rhieni wedi gweld newid cadarnhaol mewn ymddygiad a ffordd o fyw plant a’u teuluoedd. Mae hyn yn dystiolaeth gref o werth Cynllun Ysgolion Iach a’r ffordd y mae aelodau o’r gymuned ehangach wedi ymrwymo iddo’

Dyma erthygl a ymddangosodd yn y wasg ar Ebrill 29, 2010:

PROMOTING EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

The Gwynedd Healthy Schools Scheme and the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) joined forces to arrange a successful conference to promote mental health of primary children within the county.

The scheme gives priority to promoting emotional and mental health of children and young people.

The conference, at the Celtic Royal Hotel, Caernarfon, was an opportunity to share good practice and to provide information to schools on initiatives to promote mental and emotional wellbeing of primary children.

The key note speaker, Scott Quinnell, former Wales and British Lions rugby player gave a passionate speech on his experience of living with dyslexia and how it affected his childhood and his adult life.

The event was organised by Judith Roberts, the Gwynedd Healthy Schools coordinator, Public Health Wales, and Irfon Williams, the service manager for CAMHS.

Mr Williams said: "We aim to reduce stigma and raise awareness related to mental health and this was an ideal opportunity to relay those messages. Some of the schools have already expressed an interest in delivering early intervention programmes presented at the conference in collaboration with the Healthy Schools Scheme and the Specialist CAMHS Service."

Ms Roberts said: "Evidence suggests that if children are happy and have good self-esteem they will learn better and are more likely to make informed choices as regards to their health."