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As Minister for Education and Skills I want to see the development of a Curriculum for Wales, which will provide our children and young people with opportunities for learning that will support them in being able to think, do, prosper, and adapt.  

  

Here in Wales we have already put in train important changes with the introduction of the Literacy and Numeracy Framework and our tests.  Building on this, I recently consulted on proposals aimed at strengthening and supporting the teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy in schools – as well as setting out my intention to introduce a wider skills framework that will ensure alignment with, and progression towards the new Welsh Baccalaureate. I will be publishing my response to that consultation shortly.  

  

Today, I am delighted to be able to announce the next step on our journey towards a Curriculum for Wales – with the appointment of Professor Graham Donaldson to lead a comprehensive, wide ranging and independent review of the National Curriculum and assessment arrangements in Wales. In leading this review he will be at the forefront of a truly transformational programme of work and a historic step forward in Welsh Education history.  

  

I have asked Professor Donaldson to articulate a clear, coherent vision for education in Wales, from Foundation Phase to Key Stage 4, linking directly to our new Qualifications system.  Professor Donaldson will be working very closely with a wide range of stakeholders from across Wales and beyond, and will also be considering the important recommendations from the reports of a number of independent task and finish groups including:


* The ICT Steering Group’s Report to the Welsh Government
* The Cwricwlwm Cymreig, history and the story of Wales: Final Report
* Review of Welsh second language at Key Stages 3 and 4
* Report of the Schools and Physical Literacy Task and Finish Group
* The Arts in Education Review


In agreeing to undertake this review, Professor Donaldson brings with him a wealth of experience, knowledge and skill, as well as a personal commitment to continuous improvement and attainment of the highest standards. He has established a significant international  profile, has lectured extensively and his former roles have included undertaking country reviews for OECD, leading the Standing International Conference of Inspectorates as President, and being instrumental in the development of the Scottish Government’s curriculum reform programme, Curriculum for Excellence. Professor Donaldson also recently completed a comprehensive review of teacher education in Scotland.  

  

I very much look forward to receiving Professor Donaldson’s report and recommendations later in the year.







Translation:


 
Fel y Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau, rwyf am weld cwricwlwm yn cael ei ddatblygu i Gymru, cwricwlwm a fydd yn creu cyfleoedd i’n plant a’n pobl ifanc ddysgu mewn modd sy'n meithrin eu gallu i feddwl, i weithredu, i ffynnu ac i addasu.  
   
 Yma yng Nghymru rydym eisoes wedi cyflwyno newidiadau pwysig drwy’r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd a’n profion. Gan adeiladu ar hyn, ymgynghorais yn ddiweddar ar gynigion i gryfhau ac ategu’r gwaith o addysgu a dysgu llythrennedd a rhifedd mewn ysgolion. Amlinellais hefyd fy mwriad i gyflwyno fframwaith sgiliau ehangach a fydd yn gydnaws â Bagloriaeth newydd Cymru, gan arwain disgyblion ar y trywydd iawn tuag ati. Byddaf yn cyhoeddi fy ymateb i’r ymgynghoriad hwnnw’n fuan.  
   
 Heddiw, rwyf wrth fy modd yn cael cyhoeddi’r cam nesaf ar ein taith tuag at Gwricwlwm Cymru – penodi’r Athro Graham Donaldson i arwain adolygiad cynhwysfawr, annibynnol, manylach o’r Cwricwlwm Cenedlaethol a’r trefniadau asesu yng Nghymru. Wrth arwain yr adolygiad hwn, bydd yn llywio rhaglen waith sydd i weddnewid addysg yng Nghymru ac yn gam hanesyddol ymlaen yn ei hanes.   
   
 Rwyf wedi gofyn i’r Athro Donaldson amlinellu gweledigaeth glir, gydlynol ar gyfer addysg yng Nghymru, o’r Cyfnod Sylfaen i Gyfnod Allweddol 4, gan ei chysylltu’n uniongyrchol â’n system gymwysterau newydd. Bydd yr Athro Donaldson yn gweithio’n agos iawn gydag amrywiaeth eang o randdeiliaid o bob rhan o Gymru a thu hwnt, a bydd hefyd yn ystyried argymhellion pwysig nifer o grwpiau gorchwyl a gorffen annibynnol, gan gynnwys:   
 

* Adroddiad y Grŵp Llywio TGCh i Lywodraeth Cymru
* Y Cwricwlwm Cymreig, hanes a stori Cymru: Adroddiad terfynol
* Adolygiad o Gymraeg ail iaith yng Nghyfnodau Allweddol 3 a 4
* Adolygiad y Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen ac Ysgolion a Gweithgarwch Corfforol
* Adolygiad ar y Celfyddyddau mewn Addysg

 Mae gan yr Athro Donaldson gyfoeth o brofiad, gwybodaeth a sgiliau, yn ogystal ag ymrwymiad personol i welliant parhaus ac i sicrhau y cyrhaeddir y safonau uchaf. Mae ganddo broffil rhyngwladol uchel, mae wedi darlithio’n helaeth, ac ymhlith ei rolau blaenorol mae cynnal adolygiadau o wledydd ar gyfer y Sefydliad ar gyfer Cydweithrediad a Datblygiad Economaidd (OECD), arwain Cynhadledd Ryngwladol Sefydlog Arolygiaethau fel Llywydd, a helpu i ddatblygu rhaglen Llywodraeth yr Alban i ddiwygio’r cwricwlwm, Curriculum for Excellence. Cynhaliodd yr Athro Donaldson adolygiad cynhwysfawr o addysg athrawon yn yr Alban yn ddiweddar hefyd.   
   
 Rwy’n edrych ymlaen yn fawr at gael adroddiad ac argymhellion yr Athro Donaldson yn nes ymlaen eleni.