Nod gwreiddiol y Rhaglen oedd cael agwedd hyblyg tuag at ariannu gan ddisgwyl y byddai’r rhan fwyaf o’r 22 awdurdod lleol, os nad pob un ohonyn nhw, yn dechrau eu band cyntaf o brosiectau yn y pedair blynedd gyntaf.  Mae awdurdodau wedi datblygu eu cynlluniau ar y sail hon, gan drefnu rhaglen o newidiadau i ysgolion dros sawl cyfnod.  Ond mae’r amgylchedd wedi newid.  Gorfodwyd gostyngiad llym yn y cyllid cyfalaf ar Lywodraeth Cymru - at ei gilydd bydd gostyngiad o 40% yn y cyfnod ariannu cyfredol.  Mae adroddiad y Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen ar Strwythur Gwasanaethau Addysg yng Nghymru  a’r symud tuag at waith strategol a rhanbarthol wedi’i gyhoeddi ers y rhaglen wreiddiol ac ers i’r Awdurdodau ddatblygu a chyflwyno’u Cynlluniau.
The original intention for the Programme was to have a flexible approach to funding with an expectation that most if not all 22 authorities would start their first band of projects within the first 4 years. Authorities have developed their plans on this basis, programming school changes across a number of phases. The environment has changed. There has been a sharp reduction in capital funding imposed on the Welsh Government – taken together a reduction of 40 per cent will occur across the current funding period. The Independent Task and Finish Group report on The Structure of Education Services in Wales and the move towards strategic and regional working have been developed since the original programme was conceived and since Authorities developed and submitted their Plans.