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Mae gan Estyn rôl allweddol mewn perthynas â chodi safonau ac ansawdd addysgu ac addysg ledled y wlad drwy arolygiadau manwl a chyngor arbenigol. Bydd yr adolygiad yn edrych ar oblygiadau'r diwygiadau helaeth ym maes addysg yng Nghymru yng nghyd\-destun rôl Estyn yn y dyfodol.

Mae'r adolygiad yn dilyn cyfnewid llythyrau rhwng y Prif Arolygydd ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, pan gytunwyd ganddynt y byddai adolygiad o'r fath yn datblygu cryfderau Estyn, ac yn gwella gwaith yr Arolygiaeth ymhellach.

Bydd yr adolygiad, a gaiff ei gynnal gan yr Athro Graham Donaldson, yn dechrau ym mis Awst, a disgwylir adroddiad ar ddechrau 2018\.

Dywedodd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet:


> “Rwy'n ddiolchgar i Meilyr am gynnig y cam gweithredu hwn.  Rwy'n gwbl gefnogol o'r cynnig, er mwyn inni barhau i wella safonau yn ein system addysg.
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> “Rhaid i'n diwygiadau ym maes addysg gefnogi'r gwaith o gyflwyno ein cwricwlwm newydd. Felly, rwy'n hynod o falch bod yr Athro Donaldson wedi cytuno i gynnal yr adolygiad. Mae ganddo gyfoeth o brofiad mewn cynnal adolygiadau o systemau addysg ar draws y byd, gan gynnwys Awstralia, Portiwgal, Sweden a Japan.”

Dywedodd Meilyr Rowlands, Prif Arolygydd Ei Mawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru:


> “Mae newidiadau sylweddol yn digwydd i'r byd addysg yng Nghymru, ac mae'r gwaith arolygu yn newid hefyd. O ystyried mai cenhadaeth Estyn yw sicrhau rhagoriaeth ar gyfer pob dysgwr yng Nghymru, rydyn ni'n credu y bydd o fudd i gael barn annibynnol gan yr Athro Donaldson.
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> “Rwy'n falch iawn bod Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi derbyn fy nghynnig ac yn cefnogi'r adolygiad hwn.”

Dywedodd yr Athro Donaldson:
> “Mae gan Estyn rhan hanfodol i'w chwarae mewn perthynas â llwyddiant y rhaglen ddiwygio yng Nghymru. Felly, rwy'n falch bod Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet a'r Prif Arolygydd wedi gofyn imi gynnal adolygiad annibynnol o'r modd y gall ei gyfraniad at y diwygiadau gael ei wireddu orau.”

Bydd yr Athro Donaldson yn cyflwyno ei adroddiad i Lywodraeth Cymru a'r Prif Arolygydd ar ôl iddo gasglu a dadansoddi tystiolaeth ar arolygiadau, gwella ansawdd ac atebolrwydd. O wneud hynny, bydd yn helpu Estyn i fireinio a datblygu eu harferion.

Bydd cylch gorchwyl yr adolygiad yn cael ei gyhoeddi cyn bod hir ar wefan Estyn.







Translation:


 
 


Estyn plays a key role in raising standards and the quality of teaching and education across the country through rigorous inspection and expert advice. The review will look at the implications of Wales’s extensive education reforms for the future role of Estyn.  

  

The review follows an exchange of letters between the Chief Inspector and the Cabinet Secretary, where they agreed that such a review would build on Estyn’s strengths and improve the work of the Inspectorate further.  

  

The review, which will be undertaken by Professor Graham Donaldson, will begin in August and is due to report in early 2018\.


 The Cabinet Secretary said:



> “I am grateful to Meilyr for proposing this course of action. I fully support the proposals so that we continue to drive up standards in our education system.
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> 
> “Our education reforms must be aligned to support the delivery of our new curriculum. I am therefore especially pleased that Professor Donaldson has agreed to take forward the review. He has a wealth of experience of conducting reviews of education systems around the world, including Australia, Portugal, Sweden and Japan.”


Meilyr Rowlands, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales, said:



> “Significant changes are happening to the education landscape in Wales and inspection is also changing. With Estyn’s mission to achieve excellence for all learners in Wales, we believe it will be helpful to gain an independent view from Professor Donaldson.
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> 
> “I am pleased that the Cabinet Secretary has accepted my proposal and is supporting this review.”


Professor Donaldson said:



> “Estyn has a vital part to play in the success of the reform programme in Wales. I am therefore pleased to have been asked, jointly by the Cabinet Secretary and the Chief Inspector, to undertake an independent review of the ways in which its contribution to the reforms can best be realised.”


Professor Donaldson will present his report to Welsh Government and the Chief Inspector after gathering and analysing evidence on inspection, quality enhancement and accountability while supporting Estyn to refine and develop their practices.


The terms of reference for the review will be published shortly on Estyn’s website.