SSCE Cymru is delighted to celebrate the success of a fantastic health, wellbeing and resilience programme, delivered by Forces Fitness Education CIC, in collaboration with the Veterans Foundation, across eight schools for Service children, young people and their peers. Two further sessions are still scheduled to be delivered.
The sessions took place throughout April and May and brought the Forces Fitness team, experienced military veterans and currently serving personnel into schools to lead engaging activities that promoted confidence, teamwork, belonging and personal resilience. Service children also had the opportunity to step into peer leadership roles, encouraging and supporting others throughout the programme.
Schools reached to date:
St Athan Primary School – 189 pupils, including 20 Service children
Haverfordwest High VC School – 60 pupils, all Service children
Crickhowell High School – 28 pupils, all Service children
Llanfair Primary School – 51 pupils, including 17 Service children
Prendergast Primary School – 25 pupils, all Service children
Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School – 16 pupils, all Service children
Coychurch Primary School – 45 pupils, including 2 Service children
Litchard Primary School – 56 pupils, including 4 Service children
Programme reach to date: 470 pupils, including 172 Service children.
Veterans engaged: 5
Serving military personnel involved: 5
Service children in leadership roles: 20
The feedback from schools and participants has been fantastic, with pupils sharing just how much they enjoyed the sessions, describing the experience as “super good and enjoyable”, “perfect”, and something they would “definitely do again”. One young person simply said, “THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH”, while another asked whether the programme could be extended over two days.
A huge thank you to Forces Fitness Education CIC, the Veterans’ Foundation, the Army Regional Engagement Team, participating schools and everyone involved for making this such a positive and memorable experience for the Service children and young people.
"Gynted ag ydych yn dod i arfer i dŷ, rydych yn cael eich symud – rwyf wedi bod mewn pedair ysgol ac wedi symud chwech gwaith."
Aiden
"Roeddwn i’n byw yn Nepal, yna aethom i Brunei, yna Malaysia."
Ashim
"Drwy fy llygaid i mae gennych gannoedd o ffrindiau mewn llefydd gwahanol."
Chloe
"Dwi di arfer symud rŵan a chymysgu gyda’r plant... Dwi di neud o gymaint o weithiau mae’n rhywbeth arferol rŵan."
Chloe
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