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Defnyddiodd dadansoddiad diweddar gan ymchwilwyr YDG Cymru ddata gweinyddol i amcangyfrif cynnydd gyrfa a gwahaniaethau cyflog ymhlith athrawon benywaidd a gwrywaidd ac arweinwyr ysgolion yng Nghymru. Gan ddefnyddio data gweinyddol dienw o Gyfrifiad Blynyddol y 2019 a 2020 (SWAC), canfu ymchwilwyr addysg YDG Cymru fod 77% o’r gweithlu athrawon cymwys yn fenywod, fodd bynnag: Roedd gan 15% o…

Mae’r data diweddaraf a gasglwyd fel rhan o Astudiaeth Aml Garfan Addysg WISERD (WMCS) yn datgelu’r lefelau uwch o bryder a brofir gan bobl ifanc yn ystod y cyfyngiadau symud ac effeithiau parhaus tyfu i fyny yng Nghymru ar ôl y pandemig. Roedd bron pob un (93%) o’r disgyblion yn teimlo bod y pandemig wedi…

The news often paints a rather grim future for Gen Z, the generation born between the late 1990s and early 2010s. There is low perceived job security, housing costs continue to rise relative to wages, and the 2012 tuition fee increase means that many now graduate with more debt than previous generations. The ongoing impacts…

On September 13th, the UK’s four chief medical officers concluded that children aged 12 and over can be offered one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination. There has been much debate about whether all children and younger teenagers should be offered vaccinations, with discussion about the safety of vaccines, consent from children and the need…

Like many European countries, Wales has an ageing population. If a younger workforce is not developed, the burden of health and social care will continue to rise, and economic development will stall. Limitations on freedom of movement due to Brexit and the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic add to the challenges for the Welsh…

Media coverage over the past few years has shown young people around the world come together to protest for Black Lives Matter, the climate emergency and exam results among other issues. Growing support for Welsh independence and membership of YesCymru is also anecdotally linked to support from the younger generations. While this suggests young people…

Yn ôl Dr Catherine Foster (WISERD), ymchwilydd o Brifysgol Caerdydd, mae plant o gefndiroedd difreintiedig yn fwy tebygol o fod ar ei hôl hi gyda’u gwaith ysgol wrth ddysgu gartref. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56423630

Ar gyfweliad Ar-lein Cymru, dywedodd Dr Catherine Foster fod bywyd wedi “newid yn ddramatig” i lawer o bobl ifanc a ddioddefodd effeithiau fel unigrwydd a cholli trefn arferol. Dywedodd: “Er bod rhai plant wedi gallu parhau i fynd i’r ysgol o leiaf rhan o’r amser, mae’r mwyafrif wedi colli’r drefn a’r strwythur y mae presenoldeb…

Gwnaeth WISERD arolwg o bobl ifanc ym Mlynyddoedd 7-12 am eu profiadau dysgu gartref yn ystod haf 2020, yr hyn y maent yn ei golli ac a ddylid caniatáu iddynt weld ffrindiau. Yn ogystal â gofyn am adnoddau ar gyfer gwaith ysgol, yr amser a dreuliwyd yn dysgu a mynd i’r ysgol yn ystod y…