Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Mae'r cysylltiad rhwng presenoldeb a chyrhaeddiad addysgol yn glir \- mae colli cyfnodau parhaus o'r ysgol yn peri risg go iawn i gyrhaeddiad plentyn a gall hefyd arwain at deimlo wedi’u hymddieithrio mwy o'u haddysg.


Mae'r Gwasanaeth Lles Addysg yn darparu cefnogaeth hanfodol i ysgolion a theuluoedd drwy archwilio'r rhesymau y tu ôl i absenoldeb ysgol, cynnig gwybodaeth ac arweiniad, cynghori teuluoedd am wasanaethau cymorth arbenigol, a gwneud atgyfeiriadau at wasanaethau priodol pan fo angen.


Mae'n bleser gennyf gadarnhau felly ein bod yn buddsoddi £2\.5 miliwn ychwanegol yn y Gwasanaeth Lles Addysg. Bydd y cyllid hwn yn darparu capasiti ychwanegol sydd mawr ei angen er mwyn i’r gwasanaeth allu darparu cymorth cynharach, cyn i faterion waethygu, yn ogystal chymorth mwy dwys i ddysgwyr ag absenoldeb uchel.


Rydym yn gwybod bod mwy o ymgysylltu â theuluoedd yn cael effaith gadarnhaol ar wella presenoldeb. Mae Swyddogion Ymgysylltu â Theuluoedd yn sicrhau bod partneriaethau cryf yn cael eu datblygu rhwng ysgolion, teuluoedd, cymunedau ac asiantaethau eraill. Gwyddom y gall y cymorth ychwanegol y maent yn ei gynnig fod yn adnodd hynod effeithiol i ysgolion i’w helpu i estyn allan at rieni a gofalwyr a'u cynnwys yn nysgu eu plant. Dyna pam rydym hefyd yn cynyddu'r cyllid hwn i £2\.5 miliwn, sy’n mynd â chyfanswm y buddsoddiad ar gyfer eleni i dros £6\.5 miliwn.


Mae'n hanfodol bod seilwaith addysg ar waith i gefnogi ein buddsoddiad mewn lles addysg. Felly, rydym hefyd yn darparu £40 miliwn o gyllid cyfalaf i helpu i drawsnewid ysgolion yn ysgolion bro \- mannau sydd wrth wraidd cymunedau lleol, lle mae gwasanaethau a chyfleusterau allweddol wedi'u cydleoli, gan ddod â rhieni, gofalwyr ac aelodau o'r gymuned leol at ei gilydd y tu hwnt i oriau ysgol traddodiadol.


Bydd y cyllid hwn yn adeiladu ar y buddsoddiad cyfalaf o £20 miliwn a wnaed yn ystod 2022\-23 a bydd yn parhau i gefnogi gwaith cyfalaf allweddol sy'n hanfodol i agor safleoedd ein hysgolion yn ddiogel ac effeithiol, gan alluogi mwy o ddefnydd gan y gymuned. Gall hyn gynnwys gwaith ar raddfa fawr, megis hybiau cymunedol ar gyfer rhaglenni i rieni a rhaglenni allgymorth cymunedol penodol a gofod cymunedol i annog defnydd aml\-asiantaethol.







Translation:


 
The link between attendance and educational attainment is clear \- missing sustained periods of school presents a real risk to a child’s attainment and can also lead to them feeling more disengaged from their education.


The Education Welfare Service provides vital support to schools and families by exploring the reasons behind school absence, offering information and guidance, advising families about specialist support services, and making referrals to appropriate services when required.


I am therefore pleased to confirm that we are investing an additional £2\.5 million into the Education Welfare Service. This funding will provide much needed additional capacity to enable the service to provide earlier support, before issues escalate, as well as allow them to provide more intensive support to learners with high absence.


We know that greater engagement with families has been shown to have a positive impact on improving attendance.  Family Engagement Officers ensure strong partnerships are developed between schools, families, communities and other agencies. We know that the additional support they offer can be a highly effective resource for schools in reaching out to parents and carers and engaging them in their children’s learning. That is why we are also increasing this funding to £2\.5 million, taking the total investment for this year to over £6\.5 million.


It is vital that education infrastructure is in place to support our education welfare investment.  Therefore, we are also providing £40 million of capital funding to help transform schools into community\-focused schools \- places that are at the heart of local communities, where key services and facilities are co\-located, bringing parents, carers and members of the local community together beyond traditional school hours.


This funding will build on the £20 million capital investment that was made during 2022\-23 and will continue to support key capital works that are essential to open up our school settings safely and effectively, enabling greater community use. This can include large scale works, such as community hubs for specific parental and community outreach programmes and community space to encourage multi\-agency use.