Mae ystadegau a ryddhawyd yn dangos bod £4.4 biliwn wedi ei wario ar blant yng Nghymru yn 2006-07. Dyma’r tro cyntaf y mae ystadegau cynhwysfawr o’r math hwn wedi’u rhyddhau yn y Deyrnas Unedig ac mae’n un o ofynion allweddol Confensiwn y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar Hawliau’r Plentyn.
Mae’r Gweinidog dros Blant, Addysg, Dysgu Gydol Oes a Sgiliau wedi cydsynio bod y rhestr Cymeradwyo Cymwysterau yn cael ei chyhoeddi ar gyfer dysgwyr yng Nghymru. Mae hyn yn golygu bod y cyrsiau sy’n arwain at ennill cymwysterau yn gymwys yng Nghymru i gael cyllid oddi wrth AAL neu wrth LCC.
Mae cronfa o £2 filiwn sydd â’r nod o annog prifysgolion Cymru i helpu unigolion a busnesau i oroesi’r trafferthion economaidd presennol wedi cael ei lansio.
Wnaeth y Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru ymgynghori ar gynigion i ailfodelu’r system cyllid myfyrwyr yng Nghymru ar gyfer israddedigion llawn-amser.
Yn ei haraith i gynhadledd yng Nghaerdydd ar Gonfensiwn y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar Hawliau’r Plentyn, mae Jane Hutt, y Gweinidog dros Blant, wedi amlinellu’r camau sydd wedi’u cymryd i hyrwyddo polisïau yn ymwneud â phlant a phobl ifanc.
Mae'r gwaith o wirio cydweddoldeb y fframwaith ar gyfer cymwysterau addysg uwch yn Lloegr, Cymru a Gogledd Iwerddon (FHEQ) bellach ar ben. Mae'r adroddiad yn nodi i ba raddau y mae'r fframwaith ar gyfer cymwysterau addysg uwch yn cydweddu â fframwaith cymwysterau addysg uwch Ewrop (FQ-EHEA).
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The introduction of Diplomas for 14-19 year olds is a central part of the government’s reform of 14-19 education and represents a major innovation in educational opportunity for young people in England. The Diplomas are being offered at three levels and across 17 lines of learning, and are being implemented in four phases (from September 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011).
In April 2007 the new Ofsted brought together thirty-nine different regulatory and inspection systems, each with its own processes, and although many of these were similar, there was significant variation in how Ofsted inspected across the various remits.
In this month’s newsletter, there are new resources including an interactive guide to employer engagement for diploma teachers and the newly qualified teacher quality improvement study website.
Ed Balls today set out evidence showing how the link is being broken between deprivation and poor attainment but will argue there is much more to do – this is a challenge for every school in every area including supporting disadvantaged pupils in more affluent areas.
Businesses will get a helping hand to ensure they reap the benefits of employing the best people at graduate level, with a new online professional recruitment guide launched today. The guide aims to help employers in the professions look outside of their usual practices in recruiting staff, to make sure they are open and fair and they are reaching the most talented people they can.
