Cyfnodolyn SSCE Cymru

Jo (SSCE Cymru Participation Lead Officer) and Mrs Leah Burnett (Brecon High School’s Family Forces Officer) were pleased to be invited to visit members of Haverfordwest High School’s Forces Life Club on their Summer camp.

The SSCE Cymru team had a great time at the Wales Airshow in Swansea on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July in Swansea. Saturday morning also featured Armed Forces Day 2024!!!

The annual Brecon Military Show is always a calander highlight. Hosted by the Infantry Battle School, in Dering Lines, Brecon. It is an opportunity for civilian and military families within the local community to come together to share in a day of fun filled activities.

Towards the end of May, the SSCE Cymru team were visiting some of our Armed Forces Friendly schools across East, West and South Wales to complete our filming days with CLECS Media. 

Millie, Programme Manager, and Cara, School Liaison Officer, have had a fantastic few days up in North Wales visiting Ysgol Glan Clwyd (Denbighshire) and Ysgol Pen y Bryn (Conwy) with filming company Clecs Media, to capture some new good practice and Service children story films.

Ysgol Cefn Meiriadog are a school in Denbighshire, North Wales, with one Service child. Please see below a quote from Headteacher, Laura Martin, and some lovely photos of what they got up to in April to celebrate Month of the Military Child!

Haverfordwest High VC School are a secondary school in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, with 60 Service children. 

Ysgol Penygloddfa, a primary school in Powys with 4 Service children, had a busy month full of Month of the Military Child celebrations during April. Service children and their peers took part in hosting charity bake sales, sporty activities such as zumba and wheelchair basketball, arts and crafts sessions which included creating dandelion art sculptures and a banner for purple up day to name a few! 

Please see below some wonderful photos of the children enjoying activities that took place and a quote from ALNCo Tammy highlighting the positive impact of these acitvities on their Service children.

Cwmclydach Primary School in Rhondda Cynon Taf celebrate achieving their Silver Armed Forces Friendly Schools Cymru status.

On the morning of Thursday 8th Febuary, Baglan Primary School, in Neath Port Talbot, were presented with their Silver Armed Forces Friendly School (AFFS) Cymru status, in recognition of their whole school approach when creating a positive and welcoming environment for Service children on their role. 

The fourth and final Forces Festival was held in South Wales and took place in Maindy Barracks on 23rd January 2024. The event saw over 70 Service children and their peers come together from ten different schools across Bridgend, Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taf and the Vale of Glamorgan for a day of fun and exciting activities and workshops. Service children were able to share their experiences with fellow Service children and make friends from other schools.

On Tuesday January 23rd the Service children at Baglan Primary school had a visit from the Army Engagement Team. They spent some time with the team and took part in STEM activities. 

Gwahoddwyd Jo (Swyddog Arweinydd Cyfranogiad) i Ysgol Gynradd Baglan i ymweld â'u Cenau Troopers Bach.

Cafodd SSCE Cymru ddiwrnod hynod ddiddorol ac addysgiadol yng nghynhadledd flynyddol Cynghrair SCiP ym Mirmingham, a oedd yn thema eleni o 'Nodi'r materion'.

Cynhaliodd Ysgol Gynradd Llanfair ym Mro Morgannwg gynulliad dathlu ar ôl derbyn statws Efydd Ysgol sy'n Cefnogi'r Lluoedd Arfog (AFFS) Cymru.

Service children and young people from schools across North Wales come together for the first Forces Festival in North Wales hosted by SSCE Cymru at RAF Valley.

Ar ddydd Sadwrn 18fed Tachwedd, ymunodd rhai o'n Swyddogion Arweiniol Cyfranogiad, Jo, â rhai o'n Llysgenhadon Plant y Lluoedd Arfog yng Ngŵyl Cymru Ifanc eleni. Cynhaliwyd y digwyddiad hwn yn Neuadd Fawr Campws y Bae, Prifysgol Abertawe ac fe'i cynhaliwyd gan Blant yng Nghymru.

Ysgol Gynradd Baglan yn ennill statws Efydd Ysgol sy’n Cefnogi'r Lluoedd Arfog

Cynhaliwyd yr ail o Wyliau Lluoedd Arfog SSCE Cymru ar 8 Tachwedd 2023 ym Marics Raglan ar gyfer plant milwyr ledled Dwyrain Cymru.

Ar Ddydd Sadwrn 28ain Hydref 2023, fe wnaethom ddathlu Gwobrau Plant y Lluoedd Arfog cyntaf erioed Cymru. Cyflwynwyd y wobrau gan gyn-filwyr CIC, mewn partneriaeth â SSCE Cymru, a noddir gan Gyngor Powys, General Dynamics, YourNorth a Forces Fitness. Cynhaliwyd y seremoni wobrwyo yn yr ‘Infanty Battle School’ yn Aberhonddu, gyda chefnogaeth timoedd ymgysylltu'r Fyddin a'r Awyrlu ac yn cynnwys cerddoriaeth a berfformiwyd gan fand gwych Tywysog Cymru! 
Llongyfarchiadau i'r holl gystadleuwyr. Rydym wedi mwynhau dathlu gyda chi i gyd!!! 
Yn y digwyddiad, manteisiwyd hefyd ar y cyfle i ddathlu cyflawniad yr ysgolion yng Nghymru sydd wedi cyflawni eu statws Ysgol Aur Ysgolion sy’n Cefnogi'r Lluoedd Arfog Nghymru.