Un effaith a fydd yn dod i rym ar unwaith yw y bydd Deilliant 5 y Cyfnod Sylfaen yn cyfateb yn fras i Lefel 3 y Cwricwlwm Cenedlaethol, yn hytrach na Lefel 2 fel y disgwylir ar hyn o bryd, o fis Medi 2015.
Guidance for the programmes of study and the Literacy and Numeracy Framework makes it very clear that teaching and learning expectations at the end of Key Stage 3 are more like Level 6 than Level 5 and at the end of Key Stage 2 more like Level 5 than Level 4. Furthermore, we must prepare our learners sufficiently for the skills required for the working world and in the revised GCSEs. Therefore, I have determined that the most sensible approach is to retain the existing level descriptions for affected subjects, but to guide schools to work towards higher expectations in line with the expectation statements. I would expect this to happen in practice from September 2015.