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Verified statistics published today show that Welsh pupils achieved their best ever GCSE results in the 2014/15 academic year.


In addition to this, I know that AMs will be particularly interested in the progress of Schools Challenge Cymru, given the level of investment that we have made.  As such, I am pleased to provide you with the table below, which sets out the 2014 and 2015 GCSE performance, specifically in relation to attainment of the Level 2 inclusive, of the Pathways to Success schools that are taking forward our Challenge programme. These 40 schools have, historically, struggled to keep pace with schools in less challenging circumstances and, while GCSE results are not the only measure of improvement or success, I am pleased to confirm that more than two thirds of them have recorded improvements since embarking on the first year of their improvement journey with the programme.


It was previously reported, and I can now confirm, that, in addition to the majority of the 40 schools recording improvements on last year’s results, some did so in the double figures, while others recorded their best ever results. Given that many of these schools had previously experienced considerable difficulties in bringing about improvements in their performance, it is extremely encouraging to see the progress that has been made after only one year. To put this into a wider context, our Champion Professor Mel Ainscow has commented that neither the much acclaimed London nor Greater Manchester Challenges, on which Schools Challenge Cymru based its learning, made the same level of progress after the same amount of time.


Across the programme, Pathways to Success schools improved by an average of 3 percentage points, something made more remarkable when compared with the progress of schools in the wider system, which registered an average 2\.5 percentage point rise.


While many of these schools have made significant progress, I acknowledge that there is still much to be done. The focus of year one of Schools Challenge Cymru was on ensuring that all of them had the right foundations in place upon which to build rapid and sustainable improvement for the long\-term. However, each of the schools is at a different stage of its development and therefore each has benefitted from a highly tailored approach. For some schools, this has involved significant and structural changes to address the deep\-rooted issues that had led to their challenging circumstances, sometimes over a sustained period of time. Unsurprisingly, progress in these schools in relation to examination results at the end of the first year has been limited.  However, given the structural changes that have now been instigated, it is anticipated that further improvements will be seen during the second year of the programme.


As we move into year two, I am confident that the Challenge is supporting all of these schools to improve, not just during the life of the programme, but in the longer term as well. During the second year we will continue the relentless focus on improving the quality of leadership, teaching and learning in each of the Pathways to Success schools. At the same time we are ensuring that the programme’s focus increasingly encompasses effective engagement with the cluster primaries, and delivers ongoing support for pupils from less advantaged backgrounds, to ensure the sustainable improvement of outcomes for all learners. In addition, beyond the 40 schools, Schools Challenge Cymru has supported the wider system to improve, investing significantly to this end, and will continue to do so during the second year.  


The important thing now is that we build on this excellent progress and continue to work constructively with all participating schools to drive up standards and secure the fortunes of learners across Wales.  


 





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Mae ystadegau sydd wedi’u cadarnhau a gaiff eu cyhoeddi heddiw yn dangos bod disgyblion Cymru wedi cyflawni’r canlyniadau TGAU gorau erioed yn y flwyddyn academaidd 2014/15\.


Yn ychwanegol at hyn, gwn y bydd gan yr Aelodau Cynulliad ddiddordeb mawr mewn clywed y diweddaraf am Her Ysgolion Cymru o ystyried yr arian sydd wedi’i fuddsoddi yn y rhaglen. Mae'n bleser gen i gyflwyno'r tabl isod i chi sy'n nodi canlyniadau TGAU yn 2014 a 2015, ac yn benodol o safbwynt cyrhaeddiad Trothwy Lefel 2 cynhwysol, yr Ysgolion Llwybrau Llwyddiant sy'n gweithredu ein rhaglen Her. Yn hanesyddol, mae'r 40 ysgol hyn wedi'i chael hi'n anodd efelychu llwyddiant ysgolion sy'n wynebu amgylchiadau llai heriol ac er nad canlyniadau TGAU yw’r unig fesur o welliant neu lwyddiant mae'n bleser gen i  gadarnhau bod dros ddau draean ohonynt wedi nodi gwelliannau ers dechrau eu blwyddyn gyntaf o fewn y rhaglen.


Fel y nodwyd ynghynt, gallaf bellach gadarnhau bod y rhan fwyaf o'r ysgolion wedi nodi gwelliannau o'i gymharu â chanlyniadau'r flwyddyn flaenorol, a bod canlyniadau rhai ohonynt ddwywaith yn well. Cafodd rhai ohonynt yn ogystal eu canlyniadau gorau erioed. O ystyried y ffaith bod llawer o'r ysgolion hyn wedi wynebu anawsterau sylweddol yn y gorffennol o safbwynt ceisio gwella eu perfformiad mae'n galonogol iawn i weld y cynnydd y maent wedi'i gyflawni ar ôl blwyddyn yn unig. I roi hyn mewn cyd\-destun ehangach, mae ein Hyrwyddwr sef Yr Athro Mel Ainscow wedi nodi na lwyddodd yr ysgolion a fu'n rhan o Her Llundain na Her Manceinion Fwyaf, sef yr heriau y mae athroniaeth ddysgu Her Ysgolion Cymru'n seiliedig arnynt, i gyflawni cynnydd cystal ar ôl blwyddyn yn unig.


Ar draws y rhaglen roedd canlyniadau ysgolion Llwybrau Llwyddiant, ar gyfartaledd, dri phwynt canran yn uwch. Mae hyn yn cymharu'n ffafriol iawn â chynnydd ysgolion o fewn y system ehangach a lwyddodd i gyflawni gwelliant cyfartalog o 2\.5 pwynt canran.


Eto i gyd, er bod llawer o'r ysgolion hyn wedi cyflawni cryn gynnydd rwy'n cydnabod bod llawer iawn i'w wneud o hyd. Canolbwyntiodd blwyddyn gyntaf Her Ysgolion Cymru ar sicrhau bod gan yr holl ysgolion y sylfeini cywir ar gyfer meithrin gwelliannau cyflym a chynaliadwy yn yr hirdymor. Mae pob ysgol yn datblygu ar wahanol gyflymder, fodd bynnag, ac felly mae pob un wedi elwa ar ddull sydd wedi’i deilwra’n arbennig ar eu cyfer. Roedd gofyn i rai ysgolion gyflawni newidiadau sylweddol a strwythurol er mwyn mynd i'r afael â'r materion a oedd wedi bodoli ers amser hir ac a oedd wedi arwain at eu hamgylchiadau heriol, a hynny weithiau dros gyfnod hir o amser. Yn naturiol felly mae’r cynnydd o fewn yr ysgolion hyn o ran canlyniadau arholiadau ar ddiwedd y flwyddyn gyntaf wedi bod yn gyfyngedig. O ystyried y newidiadau strwythurol sydd wedi’u hysgogi rhagwelir y bydd gwelliannau pellach yn cael eu gweld yn ystod ail flwyddyn y rhaglen.


Wrth i ni symud tuag at yr ail flwyddyn, fodd bynnag, rwy'n hyderus fod yr Her yn cefnogi'r ysgolion hyn i wella, a hynny nid yn unig yn ystod oes y rhaglen ond hefyd yn y tymor hwy. Yn ystod yr ail flwyddyn byddwn yn parhau i ganolbwyntio’n ddi\-wyro ar wella ansawdd yr arweinyddiaeth, yr addysgu a’r dysgu o fewn pob un o’r ysgolion Llwybrau Llwyddiant. Ar yr un pryd rydym yn sicrhau bod ymgysylltu’n effeithiol â’r ysgolion cynradd clwstwr yn datblygu’n agwedd bwysicach ar y rhaglen a bod cefnogaeth barhaus yn cael ei chynnig i ddisgyblion o gefndiroedd llai breintiedig. Bydd hyn oll yn sicrhau gwelliant cynaliadwy i ddeilliannau’r holl ddysgwyr. Yn ogystal â'r holl waith â'r 40 ysgol hyn, mae Her Ysgolion Cymru hefyd wedi hybu gwelliannau o fewn y system ehangach. Mae wedi buddsoddi llawer iawn o arian er mwyn cyflawni hyn a bydd yn parhau i fuddsoddi yn y gwaith hwn yn ystod yr ail flwyddyn.  


Mae'n bwysig ein bod yn mynd ati yn awr i adeiladu ar y cynnydd rhagorol yma a pharhau i weithio mewn modd adeiladol â phob ysgol sy'n rhan o'r Her er mwyn gwella safonau a sicrhau'r addysg orau bosibl i ddysgwyr ar draws Cymru.


 





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