Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Wrth ymweld ag ysgol gynradd Glan Morfa yng Nghaerdydd, cadarnhaodd y Gweinidog y byddai cyllid cynllun Grant Datblygu Disgyblion – Mynediad yn cael ei ddyblu i gynnwys blynyddoedd ychwanegol yn 2020/21, ac y câi telerau’r grant eu hymestyn i’w gwneud yn bosibl prynu gliniaduron a chyfrifiaduron llechen mewn ymateb i bandemig y coronafeirws.


Bydd y cyllid o £10\.3m – cynnydd o £5\.1m yn 2019/20 – yn caniatáu i Lywodraeth Cymru ymestyn y cynllun i gefnogi’r rheini ym mlynyddoedd 1, 5, 8, 9 ac 11, ar gyfradd o £125 y dysgwr.


Cyflwynwyd Grant Datblygu Disgyblion – Mynediad yn 2018, ac mae’n helpu teuluoedd i dalu costau gwisg ysgol a chitiau chwaraeon, yn ogystal â chyfarpar ar gyfer gweithgareddau y tu allan i’r ysgol, gan gynnwys clybiau chwaraeon a thripiau dysgu yn yr awyr agored.


Mae’r cyllid yn mynd yn uniongyrchol i’r teuluoedd sydd ei angen fwyaf i helpu gyda rhai o gostau’r diwrnod ysgol.


I ategu’r cynllun, comisiynodd Llywodraeth Cymru Plant yng Nghymru i lunio cyfres o ganllawiau i ysgolion a fyddai’n rhoi sylw i brif elfennau cost y diwrnod ysgol. Mae’r canllawiau yn canolbwyntio ar gyfleoedd i newid diwylliant mewn ysgolion mewn perthynas ag anfantais, ac yn darparu strategaethau i fynd i’r afael â heriau penodol o ran cost y diwrnod ysgol. Mae canllawiau Pris Tlodi Disgyblion ar gael ar wefan Llywodraeth Cymru ac anogir ysgolion a lleoliadau i’w defnyddio.


Dywedodd y Gweinidog Addysg:



> Dw i’n credu’n gryf ym mhwysigrwydd y Grant Datblygu Disgyblion gan ei fod yn hanfodol i sicrhau llwyddiant ein dysgwyr yn y dyfodol.
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> “Fel dw i wedi’i amlinellu yn ‘Cenhadaeth Ein Cenedl’, dw i am weld ysgolion cryf a chynhwysol yng Nghymru, sydd wedi ymrwymo i ragoriaeth, tegwch a lles; system sy’n cefnogi’r dysgwyr sydd dan yr anfantais fwyaf.
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> “Rydyn ni’n gwybod bod cost y diwrnod ysgol yn fater pwysig i lawer o deuluoedd yng Nghymru. Dw i wrth fy modd ein bod ni wedi gallu ymestyn y polisi i gefnogi grwpiau blwyddyn eraill, a chaniatáu i deuluoedd brynu gliniaduron a chyfrifiaduron llechen a fydd yn help wrth ddysgu o bell yn y cyfnod digynsail hwn.


Mae darpariaeth dda yn ysgolion Cymru eisoes, ac mae mynediad at wasanaethau a seilwaith digidol drwy raglen Technoleg Addysg Hwb. Rhoddwyd mwy na 130,000 o ddyfeisiau i ysgolion i’w dosbarthu.







Translation:


 
Speaking on a visit to Cardiff primary school Ysgol Glan Morfa, the Minister confirmed that funding for Wales’s Pupil Development Grant Access scheme would be doubled to cover additional years in 2020/21 and that the grant’s terms would be extended to allow the purchasing of laptops and tablets in response to the coronavirus pandemic.


The funding of £10\.3m – an increase from £5\.1m in 2019/20 – will allow the Welsh Government to extend the scheme to provide support for those in years 1, 5, 8, 9 and 11, at a rate of £125 per learner.


Introduced in 2018, PDG\-Access helps families cover the costs of school uniforms and sports kits, as well as equipment for activities outside of the school, including sports clubs and trips for outdoor learning.


It is funding that goes directly to the families who need it most to help with some of the costs of the school day.


To complement the scheme, the Welsh Government commissioned Children in Wales to produce a set of guides for schools covering key aspects of the cost of the school day. The guides focus on opportunities to change culture in schools around disadvantage and provide strategies for addressing particular challenges around the cost of the school day. The Price of Pupil Poverty guides are available on the Welsh Government website and encourage their use in schools and settings.


Education Minister Kirsty Williams said:



> I believe strongly in the importance of the Pupil Development Grant as it is crucial to delivering the future success of our learners.
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> As I have set out in ‘Our National Mission’, I want Wales to have strong and inclusive schools committed to excellence, equity and well\-being; a system there to support our most disadvantaged learners.
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> We know that the cost of the school day is an important issues to many families in Wales. I am delighted that we have been able to extend the policy to provide support to other year groups and also to allow families to purchase laptops and tablets which will support remote learning in these unprecedented times.


Schools in Wales are already well provisioned, with access to digital services and infrastructure through the Hwb EdTech programme, with more than 130,000 end\-user devices distributed to schools.