Mae’n hanfodol, wrth i ni ymdrechu tuag at gyrraedd safonau a dyheadau uchel ar gyfer ein holl ddysgwyr, ein bod ni’n cadw ein ffocws ar wella llythrennedd a rhifedd. Cyn y pandemig, diolch i waith caled ein gweithlu addysgu, roedd Cymru wedi gwneud cynnydd o ran codi safonau llythrennedd a rhifedd. Ond mae Estyn wedi codi pryderon sylweddol am effaith y pandemig ar safonau ysgolion. Adlewyrchwyd hyn yn yradroddiad a gyhoeddwyd gennym yr wythnos diwethaf ar batrymau lefel genedlaethol o ran cyrhaeddiad mewn darllen a rhifedd, sy'n seiliedig ar asesiadau personol a gymerwyd gan bob dysgwr ym Mlwyddyn 2 i Flwyddyn 9.
It is imperative, as we strive towards high standards and aspirations for all our learners, that we retain our focus on improving literacy and numeracy. Pre-pandemic, thanks to the hard work of our teaching workforce, Wales had made progress in raising standards of literacy and numeracy. However, Estyn has raised significant concerns about the impact of the pandemic on school standards. This impact was reflected in thereport on national-level patterns in attainment in reading and numeracywe published last week, based on personalised assessments taken by all learners in Year 2 to Year 9.