Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Rydym wedi ymrwymo i ymchwilio i’r opsiynau ar gyfer diwygio’r diwrnod ysgol a’r flwyddyn ysgol er mwyn diogelu lles dysgwyr a staff, mynd i’r afael ag anghydraddoldeb addysgol, a’u halinio â phatrymau bywyd teuluol a gwaith yr oes fodern. Mae’r gwaith hwn yn cael ei wneud ochr yn ochr â Grŵp Plaid Cymru y Senedd, fel rhan o’r Cytundeb Cydweithio rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru a Phlaid Cymru.


Fel rhan o’r ymrwymiad hwn, mae sesiynau treialu cyfoethogi ychwanegol wedi bod yn cael eu cynnal mewn 13 o ysgolion ac un coleg, a mwy na 1,800 o ddysgwyr wedi bod yn elwa ar bum awr ychwanegol yr wythnos o weithgareddau cyfoethogi wedi’u teilwra, dros gyfnod o ddeg wythnos.


Mae’r ysgolion a gymerodd ran wedi cael cymorth a chyllid i ymgorffori gweithgareddau a phrofiadau cyfoethogi ychwanegol o amgylch y diwrnod ysgol i gefnogi’r dysgu, sgiliau ehangach, y gallu i feithrin cydberthnasau, a lles. Mae’r dull gweithredu yn seiliedig ar fodelau rhyngwladol a gwaith y Sefydliad Polisi Addysg a’r Gronfa Gwaddol Addysg.


Cynlluniodd pob ysgol dan sylw ei rhaglen ei hun o weithgareddau cyfoethogi, ar sail ei hanghenion a’i hamgylchiadau ei hun, ac roedd hyblygrwydd mawr o ran ystod y sesiynau a gynigiwyd, i ba raddau y cafodd partneriaid allanol eu cynnwys, a ph’un a ddarparwyd yr oriau ychwanegol cyn neu ar ôl oriau craidd yr ysgol.


Cynigiwyd cyfleoedd eang i ysgogi dysgwyr drwy’r treialon hyn. Mae’r rhain yn amrywio o goginio i godio, chwaraeon amrywiol i theatr gerddorol, yn ogystal â chymysgedd o weithgareddau cymdeithasol a rhaglenni academaidd megis ysgrifennu creadigol a chelfyddydau mynegiannol. Mae’r ysgolion hefyd wedi cael y cyfle i ddatblygu neu gryfhau cysylltiadau ag ystod eang o ddarparwyr trydydd parti. Mae’r rhain yn cynnwys cyrff chwaraeon proffesiynol, yr Urdd, ysgolion coedwig a Chymdeithas Frenhinol Gwarchod Adar ymhlith eraill, gan sicrhau sesiynau cyfoethogi ychwanegol i ysgogi dysgwyr i ailgydio yn eu dysgu.


Mae’r treialon hyn wedi dod i ben bellach, ac rwyf am ddiolch o galon i’n holl bartneriaid gweithredol, gan gynnwys darparwyr trydydd parti a CLlLC. Yn benodol, rwyf am roi diolch enfawr i bob un o’r ysgolion a’u gweithluoedd a gymerodd ran, a wirfoddolodd mewn cyfnod hynod heriol, gan ddatblygu a chyflwyno rhaglenni mor gyfoethog ac amrywiol.


Mae’r adborth cychwynnol gan ysgolion, dysgwyr a theuluoedd wedi bod yn hynod gadarnhaol. Mae gwerthusiad llawn ac annibynnol o’r treialon ar y gweill erbyn hyn, a chaiff adroddiad ei baratoi erbyn yr hydref.


Drwy’r gwerthusiad hwn, rwy’n gobeithio dod i ddealltwriaeth o ystod y gweithgareddau a’r cyfleoedd a gynigiwyd. Sut yr aed ati i ymgysylltu â’r dysgwyr a’u cefnogi drwy’r treialon o ran eu datblygiad a’u lles emosiynol a chorfforol, a sut roeddent yn ymagweddu at eu haddysg. Byddwn hefyd yn ystyried yr effaith ar weithlu’r ysgolion a chanfyddiad teuluoedd y dysgwyr o’r profiad. Yn yr un modd, bydd y gwerthusiad yn edrych ar rôl ac effaith y darparwyr trydydd parti allanol, ynghyd â’r cyfleoedd.


Tra byddaf yn aros am ganlyniadau’r gwerthusiad hwn a fydd yn ategu ymhellach y sylfaen dystiolaeth sy’n datblygu, byddaf yn parhau i ymchwilio i’r opsiynau o ran y diwrnod ysgol, gan gynnwys sut y gellir cefnogi ymhellach weithgarwch cyfoethogi.







Translation:


 
We are committed to exploring reform of the school day and school year so that we support learner and staff wellbeing, tackle educational inequalities and bring them more in line with modern patterns of family life and employment. This work is being carried out in collaboration with the Plaid Cymru Senedd Group, as part of the Co\-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru.


As part of this commitment, trials of additional enrichment sessions have been running across 13 schools and one college, with more than 1,800 learners benefitting from five extra hours a week of bespoke enrichment activities, over a ten\-week period.


Schools participating in the trials have been supported and funded to incorporate additional enrichment activities and experiences around the school day to support learning, wider skills development, relationship building and wellbeing. This approach draws on international models and work by the Education Policy Institute and Education Endowment Foundation.


Each school involved has designed their own programme of enrichment activities, based on their local needs and circumstances, with broad flexibility around the range of sessions offered, external partner involvement and whether additional hours were provided before or after core school hours.


Extensive and stimulating opportunities have been offered to learners through these trials. These range from cookery to coding, multi\-sports to musical theatre, as well as a mix of social activities and academic programmes such as creative writing and expressive arts. Schools have also had the opportunity to develop or strengthen links with a wide range of third\-party providers. These include professional sporting organisations, the Urdd, Forest Schools and the RSPB, among others, ensuring enriching and stimulating additional sessions to support learners re\-engage with learning.


These trials have now come to an end, and I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all our delivery partners, including third party providers and the WLGA. In particular, a huge thanks to all of the participating schools and their workforce, who volunteered during extremely challenging times, developing and delivering such rich and varied programmes.


Initial feedback from schools, learners and families has been extremely positive. A full and independent evaluation of the trials is now underway and will report in the autumn.


Through this evaluation I want to understand the range of activities and opportunities offered. How learners were engaged and supported through the trials in terms of their development, emotional and physical wellbeing and how they engage with education. We will also consider the impact on the school workforce and family perceptions of the experience. Similarly, the evaluation will look at the role, impact and opportunities of external third party providers.


Whilst I await the results of this evaluation which will further support our emerging evidence base, I will continue to explore options around the school day including how enrichment activity can be further supported.