1. Digwyddiad Defnyddwyr Ystadegau Addysg 10 Gorffennaf 2013 Education Statistics User Event 10 July 2013

2. Cyflwyniad Steve Hughes, Ystadegau Ysgolion Introduction Steve Hughes, School Statistics

3. CynnwysContent Three short presentations; Pre-14 data and My Local School (Jon Ackland) Post-14 data (Abi Woodham) The Review of Qualifications (Steve Hughes) Most of all we want your views: What do you like? What do you want more of? What could we not do? Tri cyflwyniad byr; Data cyn-14 a Fy Ysgol Leol (Jon Ackland) Data ôl-14 (Abi Woodham) Adolygiad o Gymwysterau (Steve Hughes) Yn fwy na dim, rydym angen eich barn: Beth ydych chi'n ei hoffi? Beth ydych chi eisiau mwy ohono? Beth allwn ni ddim wneud?

4. Asesiadau hyd at oed 14 Jon Ackland, Ystadegau Ysgolion Assessments up to the age of 14 Jon Ackland, School Statistics

5. Asesiadau Assessments Foundation Phase; National Curriculum – Key Stages 2 and 3; Matched data – pupil characteristics; National Tests – reading and numeracy; My Local School website. Cyfnod Sylfaen; Cwricwlwm Cenedlaethol – Cyfnod Allweddol 2 and 3; Data wedi’i baru – nodweddion disgyblion; Profion Cenedlaethol – darllen a rhifedd; Gwefan Fy Ysgol Leol.

6. Foundation Phase & National Curriculum Cyfnod Sylfaen wedi disodli Cyfnod Allweddol 1 yn llawn yn 2012; 2013 fydd y blwyddyn cyntaf lle mae cymhariaethau blwyddyn ar flwyddyn ar gael; Datganiad Ystadegol ar gyflawniad ynny Cyfnod Sylfaen a Chyfnodau Allweddol 2 a 3 wedi’iu gyhoeddi ym mis Awst; Data wedi’i feincnodi i ddarparu i ysgolion cymhariaeth o’u perfformiad wrth ochr ysgolion eraill gyda lefelau tebyg o brydau am ddim. Cyfnod Sylfaen a Cwricwlwm Cenedlaethol Foundation Phase fully replaced Key Stage 1 in 2012; 2013 will represent the first year where year-on-year comparisons are available; Statistical release on achievement at Foundation Phase and Key Stages 2 and 3 published in August; Data also benchmarked to provide schools with a comparison of their performance relative to other schools with similar levels of Free School Meals.

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8. Matched Data Data from KS1-3 and Foundation Phase as well as exam results at KS4 are matched to January PLASC data; Enables us to produce analyses on achievement by characteristics such as FSM, SEN, ethnicity, EAL, absence, month of birth; Two statistical bulletins released in March – ‘Academic Achievement by Entitlement to FSM’ and ‘Academic Achievement by Pupil Characteristics’. Data wedi’i baru Mae data o Chyfnod Allweddol 1-3 a’r Cyfnod Sylfaen yn ogystal a data CA4 wedi’i baru i ddata CYBLD mis Ionawr; Yn ein galluogi i gynhyrchu dadansoddiadau ar gyflawniad yn ôl nodweddion megis FSM, AAA, ethnigrwydd, Saesneg fel iaith ychwanegol, absenoldeb, mis geni; Dau fwletin ystadegol a gyhoeddwyd ym mis Mawrth - 'Cyflawniad Academaidd yn ôl hawl i PYD' a 'Cyflawniad Academaidd yn ôl Nodweddion Disgyblion'.

9. Current publications Assessments: End of Foundation Phase Outcomes and National Curriculum Teacher Assessment of Core Subjects at Key Stages 2 and 3 National Curriculum Teacher Assessments of the Non-Core Subjects Academic Achievement by Entitlement to FSM Academic Achievement by Pupil Characteristics Schools in Wales: Examination Performance Key Stage 2 and 3 Assessment Performance in Wales: Comparison with England and its Regions School Statistics by Assembly Constituency and Region Other outputs: School Census Results School Statistics Compendium Pupils with Statements of Special Educational Needs Teachers in Service, Vacancies and Sickness Absence Cyhoeddiadau presennol Asesiadau: Deilliannau diwedd y Cyfnod Sylfaen ac Asesiadau Athrawon o’r pynciau craidd Cyfnod Allweddol 2 a 3 Asesiadau Athrawon o’r pynciau di-graidd Cyflawniad academaidd yn ôl Prydau Am Ddim Cyflawniad academaidd yn ôl nodweddion disgyblion Ysgolion yng Nghymru: Perfformiad mewn arholiadau Asesiadau Cyfnod Allweddol 2 a 3 yng Nghymru: Cymhariaeth gyda Lloegr a’i ranbarthau Ystadegau Ysgolion yn ôl Etholaeth a Rhanbarth Cynulliad Other outputs: Canlyniadau y Cyfrifiad Ysgolion Compendiwn Ystadegau Ysgolion Disgyblion gyda Datganiad o Anghenion Addysgol Arbennig Athrawon mewn Gwasanaeth, Swyddi Gwag ac Absenoldeb drwy Salwch

10. National Tests 2013: Reading tests collected as part of NDC through DEWi; Procedural numeracy tests collected by NFER; Stand-alone statistical release scheduled for August. 2014: Reasoning numeracy tests introduced; Both numeracy components to be incorporated into NDC. Profion Cenedlaethol 2013: Profion darllen wedi’i gasglu fel rhan o NDC trwy DEWi; Profion rhifedd trefniadol wedi’i gasglu gan NFER; Datganiad Ystadegol i’w gyhoeddi ym mis Awst. 2014: Cyflwyno profion rhifedd rhesymu; Y ddau elfen o rifedd yn cael eu casglu trwy NDC.

11. My Local School Portal designed to open up access to data on schools for parents and others with an interest in schools data in Wales; Developed in-house by a small team comprised of colleagues from DfES and KAS; Launched in February 2013 after approx. 6 month period of Beta testing; http://mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk Fy Ysgol Leol Bwriad y wefan yw agor mynediad i ddata ysgolion i rieni ac eraill yng Nghymru gyda diddordeb mewn data ysgol; Datblygwyd yn fewnol gan dîm bychan sy'n cynnwys cydweithwyr o Adran Addysg a Sgiliau a KAS; Wedi'i lansio yn Chwefror 2013 ar ôl tua. 6 mis o brofion Beta; http://mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk

12. My Local School – release schedule DateRelease June – JulySchool finance data (budgets, reserves) SeptemberPLASC data, FP, KS2, KS3 results data + benchmarking DecemberSecondary school banding, KS4 and KS5 results + benchmarking JanuaryAttendance data + benchmarking AprilKS4 choices Fy Ysgol Leol – amserlen diweddaru DyddiadDiweddariad Mehefin – GorffData cyllid ysgolion (cyllidebau, cronfeydd wrth gefn) MediData CYBLD, CS, CA2, CA3 + meincnodi RhagfyrBandio ysgolion uwchradd, canlyniadau CA4 a CA5 + meincnodi IonawrData presenoldeb + meincnodi EbrillDewisiadau CA4

13. Examinations and Outputs Abigail Woodham, School Statistics Arholiadau ac Allbynnau Abigail Woodham, Ystadegau Ysgolion

14. Examinations and outputs Data Sources Current publications and their uses Stats Wales Changing resources and the future Arholiadau ac allbynnau Ffynhonnellau data Cyhoeddiadau presennol, defnydd Stats Cymru Newid adnoddau a’r dyfodol

15. Data Sources Pupil numbers from PLASC. Fischer Family Trust (FFT) collect exam results information from awarding bodies. The data is matched to PLASC to produce results for each school. The data is checked twice by schools when the SSSP spreadsheets are sent to them. Data matching enables us to produce analysis by pupil characteristics. FFT also produce contextual value added data. Ffynonellau data Nifer y disgyblion o CYBLD. Fischer Family Trust (FFT) yn casglu canlyniadau arholiadau o fyrddau dyfarnu. Paru’r data i CYBLD i greu canlyniadau ar gyfer pob ysgol. Ysgolion yn gwirio y data dwy waith pan ddarparir ffurflen SSSP. Paru’r data yn ein galluogi I gynhyrchu dadansoddiad yn ôl nodweddion disgyblion. FFT hefyd yn cynhyrchu data gwerth ychwanegol cyd- destunol.

16. Current Publications Examination Results Pupils leaving education with no qualifications (LENQ) Academic Achievement by Free School Meals Academic Achievement by Pupil Characteristics Schools in Wales Exam Performance (SIWEP) Absenteeism from Primary Schools Absenteeism from Secondary Schools Absenteeism by Pupil Characteristics Exclusions from Schools Pupils Educated Other than at School Cyhoeddiadau Presennol Canlyniadau Arholiadau Disgyblion yn gadael addysg gyda dim cymhwysterau (LENQ) Cyflawniad academaidd yn ôl Prydau Am Ddim Cyflawniad academaidd yn ôl nodweddion disgyblion Ysgolion yng Nghymru Perfformiad mewn arholiadau (SIWEP) Absenoldeb o Ysgolion Cynradd Absenoldeb o Ysgolion Uwchradd Absenoldeb yn ôl nodweddion disgyblion Gwaharddiadau o Ysgolion Disgyblion sy’n derbyn addysg heblaw yn yr ysgol

17. Examples of analysis available Matched exam performance data Prediction of a schools performance based on FSM entitlement. Benchmarking tables Value added scores from FFT based on contextual information. Matched attendance data – This year we published attendance by pupil characteristics for the first time. Persistent absentees – pupils who are absent for 20% or more of half day sessions. Enghreifftiau o ddadansoddiad ar gael Data arholiadau wedi’i baru Rhagfynegiad o berfformaid ysgol yn seiliedig ar brydau am ddim. Tablau meincnodi Sgôr gwerth ychwanegol gan FFT yn seiliedig ar data cyd- destunol. Data presenoldeb wedi’i baru– cyhoeddwyd eleni am y tro cyntaf Disgyblion sy’n absennol yn gyson– am fwy na 20% o sesiynau hanner diwrnod.

18. Prediction of L2EWM based on FSM percentage of the school Ffynhonnell / Source: Academic achievement by FSM 2012 Rhagfynegiad o L2EWM yn seiliedig ar ganran PYD yn yr ysgol

19. Using FSM to predict performance Ffynhonnell / Source: Academic achievement by FSM 2012 Defnyddio PYD i ragfarnu perfformiad

20. Uses To inform policy making Data Packs given to schools and Local Authorities to help them set targets for improvement. Estyn – school inspections Some universities use contextual information for schools as part of the application process. Academic Research Defnydd Llywio polisiau Setiau data i ysgolion ac awdurdodau i'w helpu i osod targedau ar gyfer gwelliant. Estyn – arolygiad ysgolion Rhai prifysgolion yn defnyddio data cyd-destun fel rhan o'r broses o wneud cais. Ynchwil academaidd.

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23. Changing Resources We now receive far more requests for data We spend most of our time dealing with requests Some publications will need to be dropped as resources change Please use the feedback forms to give us your views Adnoddau yn newid Rydym bellach yn derbyn llawer mwy o geisiadau am ddata Rydym yn gwario rhan fwyaf o’n amser yn delio gyda ceisiadau Bydd angen atal rhai cyhoeddiadau fel mae adnoddau yn newid Defnyddiwch y ffurflen adborth i roi eich barn i ni os gwelwch yn dda

24. Adolygiad o Gymwysterau 14-19 Steve Hughes, Ystadegau Ysgolion Review of Qualifications 14-19 Steve Hughes, School Statistics

25. Cefndir Background Sep 2011 to Nov 2012; Chaired by Huw Evans OBE; The review was centred around three themes: Identify the most relevant qualifications and ensure they are available to learners; Ensure qualifications are trusted and understood; Ensure qualifications remain fit for purpose. Medi 2011 i Tachwedd 2012; Cadeirydd Huw Evans OBE; Yr adolygiad yn canolbwyntio ar dair thema: Nodi'r cymwysterau mwyaf perthnasol a sicrhau eu bod ar gael i ddysgwyr. Sicrhau fod dealltwriaeth a fydd yn ein cymwysterau; Sicrhau bod y cymwysterau'n parhau i fod yn addas i'r diben.

26. Recommendations Welsh Baccalaureate More rigorous; Four levels – national pre-16, foundation, national post-16, advanced; Graded; Universal. Argymhellion Bagloriaeth Cymru Mwy trylwyr; Pedwar lefel – cenedlaethol cyn-16, sylfaen, cenedlaethol ôl-16, uwch; Graddio; Ar gyfer pawb.

27. Recommendations Literacy and numeracy For teaching from Sep 2015: Revised GCSEs in English and Welsh first language; Two new GCSEs in mathematics – numeracy and mathematical techniques; Support for learners to achieve these post-16 if haven’t done so pre-16; Part of the core of the new Welsh Bac. Argymhellion Llythrennedd a rhifedd I ddysgu o Medi 2015: TGAU diwygiedig yn Saesneg a Chymraeg Iaith Cyntaf; Daui TGAU newydd yn mathemateg – rhifedd a mathematical techniques; Support for learners to achieve these post-16 if haven’t done so pre-16; Part of the core of the new Welsh Bac.

28. Recommendations Qualifications Retain GCSEs and A levels; Discourage early entry; Review Essential Skills Wales; Review Wider Key Skills; End use of key skills as part of the Welsh Bac at 14 to 16. Argymhellion Cymwysterau Cadw TGAU a lefel A; Peidio â chefnogi mynediad cynnar; Adolygu Sgiliau Hanfodol Cymru; Adolygu Sgiliau Hanfodol Eang; roi’r gorau i ddefnyddio cymwysterau Sgiliau Hanfodol 14 i 16 oed o fewn y Bagloriaeth Cymru.

29. Recommendations Measurement of performance Welsh Bac becomes the headline measure of performance; Report separately on English / Welsh first language, maths and numeracy (from 2017); Max qualification size of 2 GCSEs; Max of 40% for contribution of non-GCSEs to performance measures; Year 11 Argymhellon Mesur perfformiad Y Bagoloriaeth Cymru fydd y prif fesur o berfformiad; Adrodd Saesneg / Cymraeg iaith gyntaf, mathemateg a rhifedd ar wahan (o 2017); Uchafswm maint cymwyster o 2 TGAU; Uchafswm o 40% ar gyfer cyfraniad cymwysterau heblaw TGAU i fesurau perfformiad; Blwyddyn 11

30. Summary Please fill in the feedback forms – we would really appreciate your comments Questions? Please email school.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk school.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk for more info or requests for data. Crynodeb Cwblhewch y ffurflenni adborth os gwelwch yn dda - byddem yn gwerthfawrogi eich sylwadau Cwestiynau? Ebostiwch school.stats@cymru.gsi.gov.uk school.stats@cymru.gsi.gov.uk i gael rhagor o wybodaeth neu i wneud cais am ddata.