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School housekeeping
Facilities
Ysgol Pen Coch enjoys a range of facilities to meet the varying needs of the pupils. It has a large school hall equipped with PE apparatus, a dining area and server. (Meals are cooked in the kitchens of Ysgol Gwynedd and cater for a variety of special diets.) In addition, there is an indoor hydrotherapy pool and changing area, soft-play room, multi-sensory rooms, food technology room, Virtual Reality room, Speech and language therapy room, Lego therapy room, rebound therapy room and a library .
The outside play areas at Ysgol Pen Coch contain separate spaces for play – In the nursery area this includes musical play items, creative drawing boards and interactive play equipment. There are two foundation phase areas, one which leads on from the nursery outside play area and water play equipment as well as areas to sit in the shade of a parasol. Leading on from this area through the gates is the Key Stage 2 play area which contains swings, climbing apparatus and tyre twisters. Around the side of the building is a quiet seated area with garden tubs and if you walk on through the gates it will take you to the left side of the school where the Key Stage 2 area includes a Kick about wall, a story telling area and a gardening area. Gates take you on to the Foundation phase 2nd play space which includes chalk boards, ribble strips, planting boxes, log forest posts, a wheel chair swing and areas to sit in the shade.
Facilities
Forest school area
The school shares a forest school area with our neighbours, Ysgol Gwynedd. This is a key space in the development of our outdoor curriculum and each class has weekly slots available to them to access the area. The school has a Level 3 forest school trained teacher who plans and coordinates the pupil access and outdoor curriculum. The forest school area is currently under development to meet all our pupils needs, particularly our sensory learners and wheelchair users.