Health and Wellbeing

At Neyland Community School we are looking forward to developing the new Health and Wellbeing Area of Learning and Experience which is part of the new curriculum in Wales.  The main components of this Area are physical health and development, mental health and emotional and social wellbeing.  Whilst recognising that good health and wellbeing are a very important contribution to successful learning.

The JIGSAW scheme which we are now in our third year of following covers all of these statements and is a mindful approach to PSHE which includes emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development.  With a strong emphasis on emotional literacy, building resilience and nurturing mental and physical health. JIGSAW enables us at Neyland Community School to deliver engaging and relevant JIGSAW lessons.  It also includes mindfulness allowing children to concentrate and focus. 

Jigsaw is also aligned to the RSE (Relationships and Sexuality Education Code) and this is used, across the school, to ensure we have a whole-school teaching and learning programme that includes all of the statutory RSE outcomes. 

Please click on this link to see the mapping document to show how RSE is delivered through our Jigsaw programme.

We also carry out PausePoints/Yoga throughout the day, enabling the children to have a 5-10 minute session of calm and re-focusing at certain points of the day or as and when it is needed.  Outdoor learning every Friday benefits the children's health and wellbeing enormously and helps to:

  • Develop children's sense of wellbeing through regular activities in their local environment.
  • Ensure that children are confident and fully engaged with the outdoor environment.
  • Develop children's desire to be fit and active in the outdoors.
  • Develop children's knowledge of the ecology of their local area.
  • Develop children's knowledge and understanding of sustainability within the context of their local environment.
  • Develop children's communication skills by sharing their knowledge with others.

All children at Neyland Community School have 2 PE lessons timetabled per week.  One with their class teacher and one with a PE specialist.  Years 1 & 2 and Key Stage 2 have the opportunity to use the purpose built facilities at the Neyland Community Hub's Sports Hall.  As of January 2022, we use the REAL PE scheme  which provides age-appropriate activities and ensure skills progression right across the school through Foundation Phase, Key Stage 1  and Key Stage 2.

Key Stage 2 also have the opportunity to take part in Parkour sessions and Swimming which rotate on a half termly basis.