Yn y podlediad BERA hwn, mae Nick Johnston (Prif Weithredwr BERA) yn cyfweld â Dr Emily Marchant o’r Ganolfan Genedlaethol ar gyfer Ymchwil i Iechyd a Lles y Boblogaeth, ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe. Mae ymchwil Emily yn canolbwyntio ar blant oed ysgol gynradd ac yn archwilio’r berthynas rhwng ffactorau epidemiolegol ac ymddygiadau ffordd o fyw â…
Mae Dr Emily Marchant, Ymchwilydd Datblygiad Iach yn y Ganolfan ar gyfer Iechyd y Boblogaeth, yn un o chwe derbynnydd llwyddiannus i dderbyn Cymrodoriaeth Ôl-ddoethurol yr ESRC yn 2021 drwy Bartneriaeth Hyfforddiant Doethurol Cymru’r ESRC (DTP Cymru). Mae’r Cymrodoriaethau ar gyfer y rhai hynny sydd ar y cam yn syth ar ôl y radd ôl-ddoethurol…
Yn ystod y cyfnod ansicr hwn, mae’n hynod o bwysig ein bod yn deall ac yn cefnogi disgyblion a staff er mwyn i ysgolion allu addasu i’r heriau sy’n cael eu hwynebu nawr ac yn ystod y misoedd i ddod. Hyd yn oed yn dilyn ailagor yr ysgolion, mae plant ac athrawon yn wynebu effeithiau…
The HAPPEN Primary School Network, one of the National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research’s research projects, is one of eight case studies that is showcased in a new report launched today at Health and Care Research Wales’ national conference (7 October). The report showcases the health and care research being undertaken in Wales…
HAPPEN Primary School Network Wales will be conducting research into schools returning on June 29th through a teacher survey and by speaking to pupils and teachers about their experiences. In this blog post Emily Marchant, Child Health and Education Researcher and part of the HAPPEN team, discusses their up and coming research with us. To…
Early findings from over 800 children, who completed the HAPPEN At Home Survey, show that In lockdown it matters if you are a child who lives in a deprived area. *please note 30% of respondents were from the more deprived communities in Wales Only 4 in 10 children in a deprived area were able to be active*…
How are children coping with social distancing, school closures and the challenges caused by COVID-19? The HAPPEN team recognise that this is an important time in children’s lives. Their normal, day-to-day routines have been disrupted with the lack of school and many of their parents at home. This may be having a significant impact on…
Although interventions delivered in school settings have the potential to improve children’s health and well-being, the implementation of effective interventions in schools presents challenges. Schools and teachers are already under a lot of pressure to meet the demands of the curriculum and the greater responsibilities for improving health and well-being further add to these pressures….
Children today spend more time sitting than ever before. And research shows that as they grow up, children tend to become more sedentary and less active. This is where the Daily Mile, a teacher-led running programme for primary school children, aims to make a difference. Designed by a headteacher in Scotland in 2012 in a bid to get children more active, the…
Mae dysgu yn yr awyr agored wedi cael effaith gadarnhaol ar blant a staff mewn ysgol gynradd yn Abertawe, gan roi hwb i les plant a’u hagweddau at ddysgu. Amlygwyd hyn yn sgil ymwneud ysgol â HAPPEN, sef rhwydwaith o ysgolion cynradd dan arweiniad tîm o ymchwilwyr o Brifysgol Abertawe. Mae’r corff arolygu ysgolion, Estyn,…