Health and Well Being at Ysgol Christchurch

Our AoLE Vision: 

By embracing the well-being of our whole school community, we aspire to nurture, unique confident and resilient individuals. 

Ysgol Christchurch prides itself on promoting health and well-being throughout the school and is committed to nurturing individual pupils and maintaining a healthy working environment for staff, parents and governors. 

Awards:

• Most Active Primary School in Denbighshire 2024
• Rights Respecting Schools Gold award
• Trauma Informed UK Schools award
• Learning with Autism UK award

Activities:

The introduction of extra –curricular clubs on a Friday afternoon has had a great influence on pupils in that they have had a ‘taste’ of various physical and mental health & well-being activities. The varied activities include – rugby, football, cooking, film and quiet club, board games, basketball, netball, expressive arts, computer, gardening and STEAM clubs.  

External Partners:

We have a strong relationship with our community clubs and organisations:

• WRU Rugby Hub officer – employed by Rhyl Rugby club and Ysgol Christchurch
• Rhyl Rugby club 
• Urdd

• Accessible Music sessions  

• Active in Mind programme – Youth Sport Trust 

• Sustrans – Active travel to school/work programme 

• Cricket – Chance to Shine programme  

• Boxing – Marsh Road Boxing club 

• Play Skills – Denbighshire County Council 

• Welly Wednesday 

• Social Enterprise  

• Tiddlers & Toddlers 

• EAL events 

• Pantri Bach  

Health and Well Being within the Curriculum – Activities that are delivered every week:

• Physical Education

• Mindful Monday
• Rights Respecting schools
• Well Being Wednesday
• Kiva – anti-bullying programme
• Jigsaw – PSHE programme
• Pupils voice – Making a difference Ambassadors
• Nurture and intervention programmes delivered by our fantastic Well Being team!