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Last May, I announced the 40 secondary schools that had been identified as Pathways to Success Schools, so called because of the central role they will play in taking forward Schools Challenge Cymru.


More than a year has passed and, as promised, I am now in a position to publish the funding allocations associated with the programme. The table, which follows, provides details of both revenue and capital funding allocated to Pathways to Success Schools for the 2014/15 academic year. It also sets out the amount of revenue funding allocated to Regional Education Consortia for the purposes of capacity building and the provision of additional support to the schools, including through our Schools Challenge Cymru Advisers.


The funding allocated to support the individual improvement journeys of each of the Pathways to Success schools varies, and rightly so. Schools Challenge Cymru was designed to respond to a unique set of circumstances in each of the Pathways to Success Schools, acknowledging and building on strengths, while supporting them to respond to their challenges. Each school was therefore awarded funding to support the delivery of key priorities as set out in their individual School Development Plan \- a comprehensive map of the next stage of the school’s improvement journey, reflecting their unique situational context and stage of development. These were scrutinised by the Schools Challenge Cymru Champions Group to ensure there was broad consistency in their quality, that resources were allocated where they would make greatest impact, and that targets struck the right balance between ambition and what was possible.


Having personally and regularly met with each of the Pathways to Success Schools and their Schools Challenge Cymru Advisers, I am confident that much has been delivered and much has been achieved. Each school is now firmly on their improvement journey. Relationships and collaborative working have being strengthened, not just across each Schools Challenge Cymru Cluster, but across a range of community partners. Decisive action is being taken and rapid progress is being driven by each school’s Accelerated Improvement Board.


The funding awarded directly to Consortia has been for the purposes of building capacity for improvement and driving collaboration within the system. The types of activity funded include investing in Improvement Hubs, developing school to school partnerships and the continuing professional development for leaders and practitioners across the country. This investment is designed to ensure that Schools Challenge Cymru has a positive impact on the wider education system, leading to an emphasis on school\-led self improvement. Additional funding was also allocated to deliver a range of in\-kind support for schools and regions, including: expertise – via the Schools Challenge Advisers and Champions Group; the celebration, evaluation and sharing of good practice; and projects and activities designed to foster collaboration and partnership working.


Whilst I made up to £20million available for Schools Challenge Cymru in 2014/15, the funding required totalled £16\.35m. This amount reflects the levels of support identified by Pathways to Success Schools during year one of the programme, to begin securing them on their journeys of improvement, and to start building capacity for improvement more widely in the system.


 





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Translation:


 
Cyhoeddais ym mis Mai'r llynedd fod 40 o ysgolion uwchradd wedi'u pennu'n Ysgolion Llwybrau Llwyddiant. Byddai'r ysgolion hyn yn chwarae rhan ganolog yn y gwaith o ddatblygu Her Ysgolion Cymru.


Mae dros flwyddyn wedi mynd heibio ers hynny ac rwyf bellach mewn sefyllfa i gyhoeddi, yn unol â'm haddewid, y dyraniadau cyllid a fydd ynghlwm wrth y rhaglen. Mae'r tabl a amgaeir yn cynnwys manylion ynghylch y cyllid refeniw a'r cyllid cyfalaf a ddyrennir i Ysgolion Llwybrau Llwyddiant ar gyfer blwyddyn academaidd 2014/15\. Mae hefyd yn pennu swm y cyllid refeniw a gaiff ei ddyrannu i Gonsortia Addysg Rhanbarthol at ddibenion adeiladu capasiti a darparu cefnogaeth ychwanegol i ysgolion, gan gynnwys cefnogaeth gan ein Cynghorwyr Her Ysgolion Cymru.


Mae'r cyllid a ddyrennir i gefnogi teithiau gwella unigol yr ysgolion Llwybrau Llwyddiant yn amrywio, ac mae hynny'n gwbl briodol. Crëwyd Her Ysgolion Cymru er mwyn gallu ymateb i gyfres unigryw o amgylchiadau ymhob un o'r Ysgolion Llwybrau Llwyddiant. Caiff cryfderau'r ysgolion hyn eu cydnabod a chaiff camau eu cymryd i adeiladu arnynt. Mae'r ysgolion hefyd yn derbyn cefnogaeth i ymateb i'w heriau. Derbyniodd pob ysgol gyllid ar gyfer cyflawni'r blaenoriaethau allweddol a nodir yn ei Chynllun Datblygu Ysgol unigol \- sef map cynhwysfawr o'r cam nesaf ar hyd taith wella'r ysgol. Mae'r Cynllun Datblygu'n adlewyrchu cyd\-destun unigryw a cham datblygiad yr ysgol. Bu Grŵp Hyrwyddwyr Her Ysgolion Cymru'n craffu ar y rhain er mwyn sicrhau cysondeb cyffredinol o safbwynt eu hansawdd, bod adnoddau wedi'u neilltuo mewn modd a fyddai'n sicrhau'r effaith fwyaf, a bod targedau'n sicrhau'r cydbwysedd cywir rhwng uchelgais a'r hyn a oedd yn bosibl.


Ar ôl cyfarfod yn bersonol ac yn rheolaidd â'r holl Ysgolion Llwybrau Llwyddiant a'u Cynghorwyr Her Ysgolion Cymru rwy'n teimlo'n gwbl hyderus fod llawer wedi'i gyflawni. Heb unrhyw amheuaeth, mae pob ysgol bellach ar y trywydd cywir er mwyn gwella. Mae perthnasau a threfniadau cydweithio wedi'u hatgyfnerthu, a hynny ar draws Clystyrau Her Ysgolion Cymru a hefyd ar draws gwahanol bartneriaid cymunedol. Mae camau pendant yn cael eu cymryd ac mae Bwrdd Gwella Carlam pob ysgol yn ysgogi cynnydd cyflym.


Diben y cyllid a ddyrannwyd yn uniongyrchol i'r Consortia oedd adeiladu capasiti ar gyfer gwella a hybu cydweithio o fewn y system. Ymysg y gweithgareddau sydd wedi'u hariannu mae buddsoddi mewn Canolfannau Gwella, datblygu partneriaethau rhwng ysgolion a chreu cyfleoedd datblygiad proffesiynol parhaus ar gyfer arweinwyr ac ymarferwyr ar draws y wlad. Prif nod y buddsoddiad hwn yw sicrhau bod Her Ysgolion Cymru'n cael effaith bositif ar y system addysg ehangach, gan arwain at bwyslais ar allu ysgolion i wella eu hunain. Cafodd cyllid ychwanegol hefyd ei ddyrannu ar gyfer darparu cefnogaeth amrywiol ac o fath arall ar gyfer ysgolion a rhanbarthau, gan gynnwys: arbenigedd \- drwy Gynghorwyr a Grŵp Hyrwyddwyr Her Ysgolion Cymru; dathlu, gwerthuso a rhannu arferion da; a phrosiectau a gweithgareddau sy'n ceisio ysgogi rhagor o gydweithredu a gwaith partneriaeth.


Er fy mod wedi datgan bod £20 miliwn ar gael ar gyfer Her Ysgolion Cymru yn 2014/15, roedd angen cyfanswm o £16\.35 miliwn. Mae hyn yn adlewyrchu'r lefelau cefnogaeth a bennwyd gan Ysgolion Llwybrau Llwyddiant yn ystod blwyddyn gyntaf y rhaglen, gan eu helpu i ddechrau ar eu teithiau gwella a dechrau creu capasiti ar gyfer gwelliannau ehangach o fewn y system.


 





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