Earlier this year, the Welsh Government established Adnodd, a new arm’s-length body to coordinate and oversee the provision and commissioning of education resources, in Welsh and English, to support the Curriculum for Wales and its qualifications. Its remit will include the commissioning of new materials and quality assurance of resources. One of Adnodd’s core values is that it’s a listening and responsive organisation. In developing a new commissioning model and quality assurance framework, Adnodd wants to hear from its stakeholders. Miller Research and Four Cymru have been commissioned to engage with stakeholders.
We are inviting you to share your thoughts on the commissioning and quality assurance of education resources for ages 3 through 19 in Wales in light of the continued rollout of the new Curriculum for Wales (CfW) and revised qualifications.
Teaching practitioners in early years settings and primary schools are invited to share their thoughts on this important topic in a fully bilingual online focus group on Wednesday, 4th October from 4-5pm. Practitioners will be offered a donation of £20 for focus group participation, to be paid either directly to schools or to a charity of their choice. We hope this is seen as a token of our appreciation for your time and energy, as it is imperative to capture practitioners’ views on this important topic.
We are also inviting practitioners, learners and their parents/carers, and stakeholders in the wider industry (including publishers, authors, and content creators) to share their thoughts in an online survey (links in the table below). Those who complete the online surveys will be entered into a prize draw for a £100 book token, redeemable at a range of retailers and independent bookshops across Wales. We hope these incentives are seen as a token of our appreciation for your time and energy, as it is imperative to capture key stakeholders’ views on this important topic.
| Stakeholder Group | Survey Link (English) | Survey Link (Cymraeg) |
| Teaching practitioners, including teachers, headteachers, teaching assistants, lecturers, tutors (primary, secondary, special, further education colleges, in all language mediums) | Link | Link |
| Learners and their parents and carers | Link
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| Industry stakeholders, including publishers, authors, and education resources content creators
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Please contact maya@miller-research.co.uk to register your interest or for more information, including if you are interested in participating but are not available on the currently scheduled day and time.
A privacy notice for this research can be found here in English or here in Welsh.
Many thanks in advance,
Yn gynharach eleni, sefydlodd Llywodraeth Cymru Adnodd, corff newydd i gydlynu a goruchwylio’r gwaith o ddarparu a chomisiynu adnoddau addysg, yn Gymraeg a Saesneg, i gefnogi’r Cwricwlwm i Gymru a’i gymwysterau. Bydd ei gylch gwaith yn cynnwys comisiynu deunyddiau newydd a sicrhau ansawdd adnoddau.
Un o werthoedd craidd Adnodd yw ei fod yn sefydliad sy’n gwrando ac yn ymateb. Felly wrth ddatblygu model comisiynu a fframwaith sicrhau ansawdd newydd, mae Adnodd eisiau mewnbwn gan ei randdeiliaid. Mae Miller Research a Four Cymru wedi’u comisiynu i ymgysylltu gyda rhanddeiliaid.
Gwahoddir ymarferwyr Addysg mewn lleoliadau blynyddoedd cynnar ac ysgolion cynradd i rannu eu barn ar y pwnc pwysig hwn mewn grŵp ffocws ar-lein cwbl ddwyieithog ddydd Mercher, 4ydd Hydref o 4-5yp.
Bydd ymarferwyr yn cael cynnig rhodd o £20 i fod yn rhan o grŵp ffocws, i’w dalu naill ai’n uniongyrchol i ysgolion neu i elusen o’u dewis. Gobeithiwn fod hyn yn arwydd o’n gwerthfawrogiad o’ch amser a’ch egni, gan ei bod yn hanfodol casglu barn ymarferwyr ar y pwnc pwysig hwn.
Rydym hefyd yn gwahodd ymarferwyr, dysgwyr a’u rhieni/gofalwyr, a rhanddeiliaid yn y diwydiant ehangach (gan gynnwys cyhoeddwyr, awduron, a chrewyr cynnwys) i rannu eu barn mewn arolwg ar-lein (dolenni yn y tabl isod). Bydd y rhai sy’n cwblhau’r arolygon ar-lein yn cael eu cynnwys mewn raffl am docyn llyfr gwerth £100, y gellir ei ddefnyddio mewn amrywiaeth o fanwerthwyr a siopau llyfrau annibynnol ledled Cymru. Gobeithiwn fod y cymhellion hyn yn cael eu gweld fel arwydd o’n gwerthfawrogiad o’ch amser a’ch egni, gan ei bod yn hollbwysig casglu barn rhanddeiliaid allweddol ar y pwnc pwysig hwn.
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| Ymarferwyr addysgu, gan gynnwys athrawon, penaethiaid, cynorthwywyr addysgu, darlithwyr, tiwtoriaid (cynradd, uwchradd, arbennig, colegau addysg bellach, ym mhob cyfrwng iaith) | Linc | Linc |
| Dysgwyr a’u rhieni neu gofalwyr | Linc
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| Rhanddeiliaid y diwydiant, gan gynnwys cyhoeddwyr, awduron, a chrewyr cynnwys adnoddau addysg
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Cysylltwch â maya@miller-research.co.uk i gofrestru eich diddordeb neu am ragor o wybodaeth, gan gynnwys a oes gennych ddiddordeb mewn cymryd rhan ond nad ydych ar gael ar y diwrnod a’r amser a drefnwyd ar hyn o bryd.
Gellir gweld hysbysiad preifatrwydd ar gyfer ymchwil hon yma yn Saesneg neu yma yn Cymraeg.
Diolch yn fawr ymlaen llaw,