Newyddion

Civil Society through the Lifecourse

This book focuses on how people’s engagement with civil society changes over the lifecourse. There has been growing concern in recent decades about the health of civil society. A lot of evidence points to an overall decline in civic participation – and in particular a lack of engagement by young people. It is generally the…

Crafting civil society during COVID-19

On 10th August 2020 a group of women volunteers gathered at Lark craft studio at Cardiff MADE to make re-useable face-masks for members of the local community on low incomes. The initial idea for this event came from Sarah May, who posted an appeal on her local Mutual Aid Group, and was joined by local…

The impact of COVID-19 on children’s learning in Wales

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on children is one of the most important issues researchers and policy-makers currently face. Through our pre-existing links with schools across Wales, we have been able to gather data from over 500 children about their experience of education through lockdown. The children told us about their attendance at school, the…

Cymwysterau ac asesu

Gorfodwyd Llywodraeth Cymru i fynd yn eu holau ynghylch y dull graddio y cytunwyd arno gyda’r rheoleiddiwr Cymwysterau Cymru, ar ôl i wrthdystiad dros fyfyrwyr yn cael graddau is arwain at dro pedol yn yr Alban a newidiadau yn Lloegr. Cynhaliwyd adolygiad yr unfed awr ar ddeg i wneud yn siŵr nad oedd disgyblion ar…

Mae adroddiad diweddar gan Lab Data Addysg WISERD yn dadansoddi effaith Prosiect Sbectrwm Hafan Cymru

Mae’r Prosiect Sbectrwm yn rhaglen addysgol arbenigol ar gyfer codi ymwybyddiaeth, ataliol a dwyieithog, sy’n cyflwyno sesiynau ar bob agwedd ar Berthnasoedd Iach a VAWDASV (Trais yn erbyn Menywod, Cam-drin Domestig a Thrais Rhywiol) i ddisgyblion a staff mewn ysgolion ledled Cymru. Mae’n cysylltu â blaenoriaethau Atal, Amddiffyn a Chefnogaeth a amlinellir yn Neddf a…

Mae ymchwil yn dangos pwysigrwydd Gyrfa Cymru yn ysgolion Cymru

Mae adroddiad newydd ADR-UK, Data Insight, gan Gyd-Gyfarwyddwr WISERD, Rhys Davies, yn datgelu rôl bwysig Gyrfa Cymru wrth gefnogi’r plant hynny sydd fwyaf angen arweiniad gyrfaoedd yn Ysgolion Cymru. Ar ôl tynnu cyllid ar gyfer y Connexions Network yn ôl yn 2010 – gwasanaeth arweiniad gyrfaoedd pwrpasol i bobl ifanc – mynegwyd pryderon yn Lloegr…

Bwlch cyrhaeddiad – “Arbenigwyr yn rhybuddio am ‘ddifrod hirdymor’ i addysg yn sgîl cau ysgolion”

Mae Cyfarwyddwr Addysg WISERD, Sally Power, wedi cael ei chyfweld a’i dyfynnu ar ITV Cymru mewn perthynas â’r effeithiau hirdymor y gallai mesurau COVID-19 mewn Ysgolion eu cael ar ddisgyblion. “Mae’r Athro Sally Power o Brifysgol Caerdydd wedi rhybuddio y bydd y bwlch cyrhaeddiad rhwng disgyblion wedi lledu o ganlyniad i’r pandemig”. Gweler yr erthygl…

COVID-19 lockdown and the needs of garment workers in Bangalore, India

Since October 2018, researchers from WISERD and Cardiff Business School have been working in partnership with NGO, Cividep-India. We have been analysing data on whether and how garment workers in Bangalore are able to gain access to remedy (that is, the steps that are taken to prevent, investigate, punish and redress business-related human rights abuses)…