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Lansiwyd rhaglen gyllido Recriwtio, Adfer a Chodi Safonau (‘y Rhaglen’) yn 2020 mewn ymateb i bandemig Covid 19\.  Mae’n darparu capasiti ychwanegol o ran staffio i bob ysgol a lleoliad sy'n darparu addysg feithrin wedi'i hariannu i sicrhau bod effeithiau’r pandemig ar ganlyniadau dysgu a lles plant a phobl ifanc yn gallu cael eu nodi'n gynnar a bod camau lliniaru priodol yn cael eu rhoi ar waith.  Mae hyn wedi bod yn arbennig o bwysig i'n disgyblion mwyaf difreintiedig a bregus, a ddioddefodd fwy o effaith niweidiol.


Ers 2020 mae £165\.5 miliwn o gyllid y Rhaglen wedi'i ddosbarthu i ysgolion a lleoliadau blynyddoedd cynnar \- £59\.1 miliwn yn 2020\-21, £68\.9 miliwn yn 2021\-22 a £37\.5 miliwn yn 2022\-23\.  Yn y flwyddyn ariannol hon (2023\-24\) bydd £37\.5 miliwn yn cael ei ddosbarthu i ysgolion a lleoliadau sy'n darparu addysg feithrin wedi'i hariannu ac yn 2024\-25 bydd £28\.5 miliwn arall ar gael.


O fewn Cynllun Adnewyddu a Diwygio Llywodraeth Cymru cafodd plant yn y blynyddoedd cynnar (hyd at 7 oed) hefyd eu nodi fel carfan o ddysgwyr oedd angen cymorth ychwanegol. Darparwyd cyllid ychwanegol o £10 miliwn trwy'r Grant Gwella Addysg yn 2021\-22 i gryfhau'r modd y cyflwynir addysg gynnar, yn enwedig i sicrhau bod anghenion emosiynol, corfforol a dysgu plant yn cael eu bodloni.  Darparwyd £3 miliwn arall i leoliadau gofal plant eraill, gan gynnwys gwarchodwyr plant, nad ydynt yn darparu addysg feithrin ond y disgwylir iddynt (fel yr amlinellir yn y Safonau Gofynnol Cenedlaethol) ddeall a defnyddio egwyddorion addysgegol addysg gynnar yn eu darpariaeth.


Ym mis Hydref 2021, penodwyd Miller Research UK i gynnal gwerthusiad manwl o’r Rhaglen Recriwtio, Adfer a Chodi Safonau a Rhaglen y Blynyddoedd Cynnar.  Roedd y gwerthusiad yn archwilio’r ffordd y mae ysgolion a lleoliadau blynyddoedd cynnar wedi defnyddio’u cyllid, yr effaith y mae'r cyllid wedi'i chael, ac yn parhau i'w chael, ar blant a phobl ifanc, a'r dulliau gweithredu sy'n profi i fod y rhai mwyaf effeithiol a chynaliadwy.


Rwy'n croesawu cyhoeddiad adroddiad Miller Research UK ar 3 Mai 'Gwerthuso’r Rhaglenni Recriwtio, Adfer a Chodi Safonau a’r Blynyddoedd Cynnar'.  Mae canlyniadau'r adroddiad yn hynod gadarnhaol a daeth yr adroddiad i'r casgliad bod y rhaglenni cyllido wedi bod yn hanfodol bwysig wrth fynd i'r afael ag effeithiau'r pandemig, drwy ymddiried yn ein penaethiaid ledled Cymru i wneud y penderfyniadau cyllido gorau dros eu plant a phobl ifanc.


Canfu adroddiad diweddar gan y Sefydliad Astudiaethau Cyllid mai gan Gymru oedd y lefel uchaf o gyllid i ysgolion ar gyfer adfer ar ôl Covid. \- mwy na dwywaith yr hyn a wariwyd yn yr Alban a Lloegr fesul disgybl. Nawr, mae adroddiad Miller Research yn dangos bod yr arian hwn wedi’i wario’n ddoeth a bod disgwyl iddo gael effaith barhaol ar ein disgyblion a’r ffordd y mae ein hysgolion a lleoliadau’n gweithredu.


Amcangyfrifir bod 2,452 o staff ychwanegol cyfwerth ag amser llawn wedi cael eu penodi trwy'r rhaglen Recriwtio, Adfer a Chodi Safonau.  O'r capasiti mwy hwn, mae 62\.2 y cant yn staff cymorth a 29\.9 y cant yn athrawon. Ar gyfartaledd, mae pob ysgol wedi ennill 1\.05 aelod o staff cymorth cyfwerth ag amser llawn, a 0\.5 athro cyfwerth ag amser llawn.   Mae hyn yn rhagori ar ein targed yn y Rhaglen Lywodraethu o ddarparu 1,800 ychwanegol o staff cyfwerth ag amser llawn i ysgolion drwy gyllid adfer ar ôl Covid.


Mae'r adroddiad yn ategu’r angen i ddarparu cymorth ariannol ychwanegol, parhaus i ysgolion a lleoliadau blynyddoedd cynnar wrth i effeithiau'r pandemig barhau, yn enwedig mewn perthynas â chanlyniadau llesiant plant a phobl ifanc.  Mae'r argymhellion eisoes wedi llywio diwygiadau i fformiwla ariannu'r rhaglen Recriwtio, Adfer a Chodi Safonau ar gyfer blwyddyn ariannol 2023\-24 mewn perthynas ac ysgolion gwledig ac ysgolion bach i’w galluogi i fodloni anghenion penodol eu plant a'u pobl ifanc yn well a chyflawni gofynion telerau ac amodau'r rhaglen Recriwtio, Adfer a Chodi Safonau yn fwy effeithiol.


Mae'r adroddiad yn tynnu sylw at y rôl bwysig y mae cyllid wedi'i chwarae wrth fynd i'r afael â lleferydd, iaith a chyfathrebu a lles i gefnogi datblygiad yn y blynyddoedd cynnar.  Roedd hefyd yn cydnabod manteision mabwysiadu strategaethau cyfannol, sy'n canolbwyntio ar blant ar gyfer ein dysgwyr iau.


Rwy'n croesawu'r argymhellion yn yr adroddiad gwerthuso fydd yn cael eu datblygu yn gydweithredol gan Lywodraeth Cymru mewn partneriaeth â rhanddeiliaid allweddol.  Hoffwn ddiolch i Miller Research UK a phawb a gymerodd ran yn y gwerthusiad. Bydd yr argymhellion yn sicrhau ein bod yn gallu parhau i ddarparu'r cymorth gorau i'n plant a phobl ifanc wrth iddynt barhau i ddod dros effeithiau parhaus pandemig Covid\-19\.







Translation:


 
The Recruit, Recover and Raise Standards (RRRS) funding programme was launched in 2020 in response to the Covid 19 pandemic.  It provides all schools and settings delivering funded nursery education with additional staffing capacity to ensure the impacts of the pandemic on the learning and well\-being outcomes of children and young people could be identified early and appropriate mitigating actions put in place.  This has been particularly important for our most disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils who were more adversely affected.


Since 2020 £165\.5million of RRRS funding has been distributed to schools and early years settings \- £59\.1million in 2020\-21, £68\.9million in 2021\-22 and £37\.5million in 2022\-23\.  In this financial year (2023\-24\) £37\.5 million will be distributed to schools and settings delivering funded nursery education and in 2024\-25 a further £28\.5million will be made available.


Within the Welsh Government’s Renew and Reform Plan children in the early years (up to the age of 7\) were also identified as a cohort of learners requiring extra support. Additional funding of £10m was provided through the Education Improvement Grant in 2021\-22 to strengthen the delivery of early education, particularly to ensure children’s emotional, physical and learning needs are met.  A further £3m was provided to wider childcare settings, including childminders, that do not provide nursery education but are expected (as outlined in the National Minimum Standards) to understand and apply the pedagogical principles of early education in their provision.


In October 2021, Miller Research UK were appointed to undertake an in\-depth evaluation of the RRRS and Early Years programmes.  The evaluation explored how schools and early years settings have used their funding, the impact the funding has had, and continues to have, on children and young people and the approaches s that are proving to be the most effective and sustainable. 


I welcome the publication on 3 May 2023 of Miller Research UK’s report *‘Evaluation of Recruit, Recover, and Raise Standards \& Early Years Programmes’**.* The findings of the report are extremely positive and the report concludes that the funding programmes has been critically important in addressing the impacts of the pandemic, by trusting our headteachers across Wales to make the funding decisions that are the best for their children and young people.


A recent IFS report found that Wales had the highest level of Covid recovery school funding – more than double than that spent per pupil in England and in Scotland. The Miller Research report now indicates that this money was well spent and is expected to have a lasting impact on our pupils and how our schools and settings operate.


It is estimated that 2,452 full time equivalent (FTE) additional staff have been appointed through the RRRS programme.  Of this increased capacity, 62\.2 percent are support staff and 29\.9 per cent are teachers. On average each school has gained 1\.05 FTE support staff member, and a 0\.5 FTE teacher.   This exceeds our Programme for Government target of providing 1,800 FTE additional staff to schools through Covid recovery funding.


The report reinforces the need to provide ongoing, additional financial support to schools and early years settings as the impacts of the pandemic continue to be felt, particularly in relation to children and young people’s well\-being outcomes.  The recommendations have already informed revisions to the RRRS funding formula for the 2023\-24 financial year in relation to rural schools and small schools to enable them to better meet the specific needs of their children and young people and fulfil the requirements of the RRRS terms and conditions more effectively.


The report highlights the important role funding has played in addressing speech, language and communication and well\-being to support development in the early years.  It also recognised the benefits of adopting holistic, child centred strategies for our younger learners.


I welcome the recommendations within the evaluation report which will be taken forward collaboratively by Welsh Government in partnership with key stakeholders.  I would like to thank Miller Research UK and all those who participated in the evaluation. The recommendations will ensure that we are able to continue to provide the best support to our children and young people as they continue to recover from the ongoing impacts of the Covid 19 pandemic.