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A UPFSM grant has been used to implement technological advancements in the kitchens including state\-of\-the\-art programmable ovens and solar panels in three primary schools.

The Conwy Education Catering Team has also been prioritising serving up locally sourced ingredients to ensure learners are eating quality and nutritious meals.

Dafydd Aled Williams, Health and Wellbeing Services Manager, Education Conwy Council, said: 


> "I am really proud of the achievements made by Conwy Education Catering with the UPFSM grant. We have upgraded kitchens to increase cooking capacity. We have removed all the deep\-fat fryers, installed programmable combination ovens, and replaced gas cooking equipment with electric so that we can take advantage of renewable energy.”

Improvements to kitchen equipment have made a notable difference to schools in Conwy. Sarah Mugglestone, Cook in Charge at Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn in Llandudno, explained how her school undertook a full kitchen refurbishment during the 2023 summer school holidays, thanks to funding made available from the Welsh Government as part of the programme: 


> “The refurbishment has made a very positive impact on how this busy kitchen functions, feeding more than 145 children per day in a kitchen with new equipment, enables meals to be cooked much quicker and healthier, due to the introduction of air frying and not deep fat frying, which in turn has improved efficiency in the kitchen.”

Initially, the kitchen at Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn didn't see much change in the numbers of learners having school dinners. Gradually, however, as children were encouraged to try a nutritious hot meal, this changed and resulted in the majority of the school being catered for. Ms Mugglestone added:


> “This has proved to be a very positive outcome for both the school and kitchen with the majority of children trying and enjoying new foods, even if some need a little encouragement every now and again to try them.”

Speaking about the wider change in the local authority, Dafydd Aled Williams explained that the UPFSM funding has meant they can feature more locally sourced food on primary school menus in Conwy, which has been nutritionally analysed and verified by WLGA Food in Schools as compliant with the Healthy Eating in School Regulations Wales with a gold award.

In September 2022, Wales began the Universal Primary Free School Meals (UPFSM) programme. Universal Primary Free School Meals will be rolled out to all primary school children and more than 6,000 nursery aged pupils across all local authorities in Wales by September this year.

Across Wales, 19 local authorities – including Conwy Council \- have completed their rollout, providing free school meals to all pupils from reception to year 6\. The remaining local authorities will complete rollout by September 2024\.

For more information about Universal Primary Free School Meals, and to check your eligibility for help with school essentials, head to www.gov.wales/get\-help\-school\-costs. 







Translation:


 
Mae grant UPFSM wedi'i ddefnyddio i roi datblygiadau technolegol ar waith yn y ceginau gan gynnwys poptai rhaglenadwy o’r radd flaenaf a phaneli solar mewn tair ysgol gynradd.

Mae Tîm Arlwyo Addysg Conwy hefyd wedi bod yn blaenoriaethu gweini cynhwysion lleol i sicrhau bod dysgwyr yn bwyta prydau maethlon o safon.

Dywedodd Dafydd Aled Williams, Rheolwr Gwasanaethau Iechyd a Lles Addysg Conwy:


> "Rwy'n falch iawn o'r hyn mae Arlwyo Addysg Conwy wedi ei gyflawni gyda'r grant UPFSM. Rydym wedi uwchraddio ceginau i gynyddu'r capasiti coginio. Rydym wedi cael gwared o’r holl ffrïwyr saim dwfn, gosod poptai cyfunol rhaglenadwy, a disodli offer coginio nwy gyda rhai trydan fel y gallwn fanteisio ar ynni adnewyddadwy.”

Mae’r gwelliannau i offer cegin wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth nodedig i ysgolion yng Nghonwy. Eglurodd Sarah Mugglestone, Cogydd Goruchwyliol yn Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn, Llandudno, sut y bu i’w hysgol gynnal gwaith adnewyddu llawn yn y gegin yn ystod gwyliau ysgol haf 2023, diolch i gyllid a oedd ar gael gan Lywodraeth Cymru fel rhan o’r rhaglen:


> “Mae’r gwaith adnewyddu wedi cael effaith bositif iawn ar sut mae’r gegin brysur hon yn gweithio, wrth fwydo dros 145 o blant y dydd mewn cegin gydag offer newydd. Mae’n galluogi i brydau gael eu coginio’n llawer cyflymach ac iachach, oherwydd i ni gyflwyno ffrio ag aer yn hytrach na ffrïo saim dwfn, sydd yn ei dro wedi gwella effeithlonrwydd yn y gegin.”

I ddechrau, ni welodd cegin Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn fawr o newid yn niferoedd y dysgwyr oedd yn derbyn cinio ysgol. Ond yn raddol, wrth i'r plant gael eu hannog i roi cynnig ar brydau poeth maethlon, newidiodd hyn gan arwain at weini y rhan fwyaf o'r ysgol. Ychwanegodd Ms Mugglestone:


> “Mae hyn wedi bod yn ganlyniad cadarnhaol iawn i’r ysgol a’r gegin gyda’r mwyafrif o blant yn ceisio ac yn mwynhau bwydydd newydd, hyd yn oed os oes angen ychydig o anogaeth ar rai o bryd i’w gilydd i roi cynnig arnynt.”

Wrth siarad am y newid ehangach yn yr awdurdod lleol, esboniodd Dafydd Aled Williams fod cyllid UPFSM wedi golygu eu bod yn gallu cynnwys mwy o fwyd o ffynonellau lleol ar fwydlenni ysgolion cynradd yng Nghonwy; bwyd sydd wedi’i ddadansoddi o ran maeth a’i ddilysu gan Bwyd Mewn Ysgolion CLlLC fel un sy’n cydymffurfio â gofynion Rheoliadau Bwyta'n Iach mewn Ysgolion Cymru a hynny gyda gwobr aur.

Ym mis Medi 2022, dechreuodd Cymru ar y rhaglen Prydau Ysgol am ddim i holl blant Ysgolion Cynradd (UPFSM). Bydd Prydau Ysgol am ddim i holl blant Ysgolion Cynradd yn cael ei gyflwyno i bob plentyn ysgol gynradd a mwy na 6,000 o ddisgyblion oed meithrin ar draws holl awdurdodau lleol Cymru erbyn mis Medi eleni.

Ledled Cymru, mae 19 awdurdod lleol – gan gynnwys Cyngor Conwy – wedi cwblhau hyn, gan ddarparu prydau ysgol am ddim i bob disgybl o’r dosbarth derbyn i flwyddyn 6\. Bydd gweddill yr awdurdodau lleol yn cwblhau’r broses gyflwyno erbyn mis Medi 2024\.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am Brydau Ysgol am ddim i holl blant Ysgolion Cynradd, ac i wirio a ydych yn gymwys i hawlio cymorth gyda hanfodion ysgol, ewch i www.llyw.cymru/hawliwch\-help\-gyda\-chostau\-ysgol.