Meet George – a very special award-winning pooch who supports youngsters at Ysgol Penygaer School.
George and his owner, Pat Stevens, were in Parliament last week as he was one of the winners of the National School Dog Alliance – NSDA’s Primary School Dog of the Year award!
George and Pat volunteer every week to help pupils with their reading and do a remarkable job to improve their confidence and language skills. There are so many potential benefits of young learners interacting with dogs on their social, emotional, physical, behavioural and cognitive development and I’m glad to see that here locally in Llanelli we are helping to lead the way.
Congrats to George, Pat, Penygaer Primary School and everyone who has made this nationally recognised initiative possible!
