What is the Pupil Development Grant?
The purpose of the Pupil Development Grant (PDG) is to improve outcomes for learners eligible for Free School Meals (eFSM). It is intended to overcome the additional barriers that prevent learners from disadvantaged backgrounds achieving their full potential. At Ysgol Calon Cymru, our plan for using the PDG is integrated into our School Development Plan (SDP)/Post Inspection Action Plan (PIAP), drawing on best practice, well-evidenced interventions and as part of a whole-school strategy.
We use the PDG in order to narrow the gap in both attainment and achievement for this targeted group. We fund a number of approaches aimed at developing self-esteem, practical skills and emotional resilience, as well as academic knowledge and skill. We track progress on a pupil-by-pupil basis and ensure that high quality teaching is in place day by day. Other interventions are targeted and specific and aimed at removing barriers to learning and enjoyment that social context and poverty can lead to.
Beth yw'r Grant Datblygu Disgyblion?
Pwrpas y Grant Datblygu Disgyblion (PDG) yw gwella canlyniadau i ddysgwyr sy'n gymwys i gael Prydau Ysgol am Ddim (eFSM). Ei fwriad yw goresgyn y rhwystrau ychwanegol sy'n atal dysgwyr o gefndiroedd difreintiedig rhag cyflawni eu potensial llawn. Yn Ysgol Calon Cymru, mae ein cynllun ar gyfer defnyddio'r PDG wedi'i integreiddio i'n Cynllun Datblygu Ysgol (CDY)/Cynllun Gweithredu Ôl-Arolygiad (PIAP), gan dynnu ar arfer gorau, ymyriadau â thystiolaeth dda ac fel rhan o strategaeth ysgol gyfan.
Rydym yn defnyddio'r PDG er mwyn lleihau'r bwlch mewn cyrhaeddiad a chyflawniad ar gyfer y grŵp targedig hwn. Rydym yn ariannu nifer o ddulliau sydd â'r nod o ddatblygu hunan-barch, sgiliau ymarferol a gwydnwch emosiynol, yn ogystal â gwybodaeth a sgiliau academaidd. Rydym yn olrhain cynnydd fesul disgybl ac yn sicrhau bod addysgu o ansawdd uchel ar waith o ddydd i ddydd. Mae ymyriadau eraill wedi'u targedu a'u pennu a'u hanelu at gael gwared ar rwystrau i ddysgu a mwynhad y gall cyd-destun cymdeithasol a thlodi arwain atynt.