A SCHOOL for pupils with additional learning needs has been named the 'most thanked school' in Wales.

Ysgol Tir Morfa in Rhyl secured the title through the Teaching Awards Trust's Thank a Teacher campaign.

As part of the campaign, students, staff, and parents at the school have been sending thank you cards to their teachers.

Cards have been sent via the online portal between colleagues, and from children or parents to their teachers, in a collective effort to praise and acknowledge the individuals going the extra mile.

Rhona O’Neill, headteacher at Ysgol Tir Morfa, said: "Sending thank you cards through the Thank a Teacher campaignhas been a wonderful morale booster for our staff and families.

"Our staff do what they do because they love it, not because they receive praise for it. But that doesn’t mean that a thank you every now and again doesn’t mean a whole lot.

Read the remainder of the Rhyl Journal article here