Improving School Climate to Support Children and Young People’s Mental Health

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Mae ysgolion yn chwarae rhan bwysig wrth lywio sut mae dysgwyr yn teimlo. Ond sut olwg sydd ar hinsawdd ysgol gefnogol (e.e. perthnasoedd, arferion, gwerthoedd, a 'theimlad' cyffredinol ysgol) a faint o wahaniaeth y gall ei wneud i iechyd meddwl a lles dysgwyr?

Ymunwch â ni ar gyfer ein gweminar AM DDIM, lle byddwn yn trafod dulliau ac ymyriadau hinsawdd ysgolion; eu heffaith ar iechyd meddwl; a'u potensial i leihau neu ehangu anghydraddoldebau iechyd a lles.

Yr hyn y byddwn ni’n trafod:

• Beth mae hinsawdd ysgol yn ei olygu yn ymarferol.

• Pam mae hinsawdd ysgol yn bwysig, a'r heriau o'i ddiffinio a'i fesur.

• Y rôl y gall ysgolion ei chwarae wrth gefnogi iechyd meddwl dysgwyr.

• Sut y gall mentrau mewn ysgolion, hyd yn oed pan fyddant â bwriadau da, arwain at ganlyniadau anfwriadol.

• Mewnwelediadau o raglenni ysgol–hinsawdd, gan gynnwys dulliau sy'n gweithio'n dda ar draws yr ysgol gyfan.

• Sut mae dulliau ysgol–hinsawdd yn effeithio ar grwpiau nad ydynt yn cael eu gwasanaethu’n ddigonol neu grwpiau wedi’u hymyleiddio.

• Beth mae ymchwil yn ei ddweud wrthym am gynnal newidiadau cadarnhaol i hinsawdd ysgolion dros amser.

Bydd y sesiwn yn tynnu ar erthygl a gyhoeddwyd yn ddiweddar yn y Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, sy'n dod â mewnwelediadau o sawl astudiaeth at ei gilydd, gan gynnwys sawl un sy'n defnyddio data SHRN.

Os oes gennych chi unrhyw gwestiynau neu ymholiadau, anfonwch e-bost at Reolwr Ymgysylltu SHRN, Charlotte Wooders.

Schools play an important part in shaping how learners feel. But what does a supportive school climate look like (e.g. relationships, routines, values, and the general ‘feel’ of a school) and how much difference can it make to the mental health and well-being of learners?

Join us for our FREE webinar, where we will discuss school climate approaches and interventions; their impact on mental health; and their potential to reduce or widen health and well-being inequalities.

What We Will Explore:

• What school climate means in practice.
• Why school climate matters, and the challenges of defining and measuring it.
• The role schools can play in supporting learners’ mental health.
• How school-based initiatives, even when well-intentioned, may lead to unintended outcomes.
• Insights from school‑climate programmes, including approaches that work well across whole-school populations.
• How school‑climate approaches may impact underserved or marginalised groups.
• What research tells us about sustaining positive changes to school climate over time.

The session will draw on a recently published article in the Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, which brings together insights from multiple studies, including several using SHRN data.

Who Should Attend: Teachers and School Support Staff; School Governors; WNHWPS Healthy School Co-ordinators, Education Practitioners; Policy makers; Researchers; and the Third Sector.

Presented by: Professor Graham Moore, Director of DECIPHer, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University.

If you have any questions or queries, please email SHRN Engagement Manager, Charlotte Wooders.