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Yn ôl tîm o ymchwilwyr WISERD mae gan blant yng Nghymru rai o’r lefelau isaf o les ymysg plant ar draws 35 o wledydd. Mae arolwg o 128,000 o blant ar draws 35 o wledydd yn codi cwestiynau ynghylch lefelau lles a brofir ar draws gwahanol feysydd o fywydau plant yng Nghymru. Darllenwch ynghylch yr…

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…

Ymchwil WISERD yn casglu y dadansoddiad cyntaf o ddata arolygon gweithwyr yn canolbwyntio ar weithio gartref ar gyfer Astudiaeth Covid-19 Deall Cymdeithas. Mae canfyddiadau’r ymchwil yn amlygu’r ffaith y bydd gweithio gartref yn cael ei dderbyn fel y drefn arferol, hyd yn oed pan does dim angen cadw pellter cymdeithasol mwyach. Gyda 9 allan o…

WalesOnline, 7th June 2020 Read the full article. Professor Chris Taylor is quoted in the article: “Much of the research on transitions says that it is the familiarisation with high school that is important – knowing where to go, who the teachers are, how work is organised, how much homework there will be, will they get…

A workshop delivered by Aberystwyth University on rural development in Brazil was featured on Brazilian regional TV news in September 2019.

Following on from the previous Eye On Wales programme last month, when Dr Nigel Newton was involved in a discussion which introduced the new education system, Dr Newton now discusses whether or not the new curriculum will help to close the attainment gap. Almost two-thirds of teachers at schools that have trialled Wales’ new curriculum feel it will…

Dr Nigel Newton comments on Wales’ new curriculum in a BBC news article.

Wales’ education system is about to change. Eye On Wales finds out what’s involved and Dr Nigel Newton takes part in the discussion which introduces the new system (6:27).

Dr Rhian Barrance talks on BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio Wales about new research findings from her work with the Children’s Commissioner for Wales on the impact of national tests on children in Wales. BBC Radio Cymru, ‘Post Cyntaf’, 8am, 09/05/19: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0004rn5 BBC Radio Wales, ‘Good Evening Wales’, 5pm, 09/05/19: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_wales_fm

Dr Nigel Newton writes about new research which suggests the new curriculum in Wales, although more holistic, may mean students miss out on subject knowledge.