Cymraeg

Bwyd Epic Chris: Rhannu’r prydau calonnog

Published

5 years ago

December 17, 2020

Luke Sinclair

Mastermind Cymru Selebs: Pwy fydd y lleiaf o gywilydd?

Sol: Dod â goleuni i’r tywyllwch

Raglenni Nadolig ar S4C

MAE 2020 wedi bod yn flwyddyn ddiddorol i ddweud y lleia’ ac yn bendant fe fydd y Nadolig yn wahanol iawn eleni. Ond un peth na fydd yn newid yw’r wledd o raglenni y bydd S4C yn eu ddarparu i ddiddanu a dathlu dros yr ŵyl. Bydd chwaraeon hefyd yn rhan ganolog o’r amserlen dros y Nadolig, gyda gemau darbi byw o’r Guinness PRO14 ar Clwb Rygbi, a gemau pêl-droed byw o’r JD Cymru Premier ar Sgorio. Felly caewch y drws, cwtshwch mewn gyda phlât o fins peis a gwydryn o rywbeth blasus a mwynhewch ….

SOL

Nos Lun 21 Rhagfyr, 6.30

Mae’r ffilm Sol yn adrodd stori bachgen ifanc sydd wedi cael ei daflu mewn i’r tywyllwch ar ôl iddo golli ei Nain yr oedd yn ei charu’n fawr iawn. Mae Sol yn cael ei anfon ar daith er mwyn dychwelyd â’r goleuni i fyd sydd yn tywyllu. Mae ei daith yn mynd ag e drwy dirlun eang wedi ei greu o atgofion Nain – gyda lluniau wedi eu casglu o’i halbwm ffotograffau. Mae e’n cael ei dywys gan Nain sy’n ferch fach ac yn dod o hyd iddi mewn sawl cyfnod arall yn ystod ei bywyd. Ar ddiwedd y daith, mae Sol yn cyrraedd Cromlech yr Haul, ac yn dod o hyd i’w Nain sydd yn aros iddo yno. Sylweddola ei fod yn gallu derbyn ei deimladau o alar gan fod ei deimladau o gariad tuag ati yn llawer fwy na phoen ei golled.

Comisiynwyd Sol gan ddarlledwyr Celtaidd S4C, TG4 a BBC Alba. Gobeithir y bydd y ffilm animeiddiedig hon yn dod â goleuni a chysur i deuluoedd â phlant ifanc wrth i’r flwyddyn mwyaf tywyll yn ein hanes diweddar ddirwyn i ben.

‘DOLIG EPIC CHRIS

Nos Lun 21 Rhagfyr, 8.00

Yn y bennod Nadoligaidd hon, mae Chris ‘Flamebaster’ Roberts yn helpu achos sy’n agos at ei galon (a’i stepen drws), Porthi Pawb. Wedi’i sefydlu yn sgil y pandemig, mae’r grŵp cymunedol yng Nghaernarfon yn darparu prydau bwyd i aelodau bregus ac oedrannus o’r gymuned. Erbyn hyn, mae’r criw bach o wirfoddolwyr yn coginio hyd at 650 o brydau blasus yr wythnos – pob un ohonynt yn cael eu paratoi a’u dosbarthu o ffreutur ysgol uwchradd flaenorol Chris, Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen. Gyda thymor yr ŵyl rownd y gornel, mae’r tîm gweithgar wedi gofyn i’r cogydd am ffafr – gwyliwch wrth i Chris danio’r barbeciw ar ei hen iard chwarae, cyn dosbarthu bwyd calonnog i gymeriadau o’i hoff gymdogaeth, Twthill! Bydd y gyfres newydd o Bwyd Epic Chris yn dechrau ar Nos Lun 28 Rhagfyr.

CAROL YR ŴYL

Nos Lun 21 Rhagfyr, 9.00

Ers dros ugain mlynedd mae Carol yr Ŵyl wedi profi i fod yn gystadleuaeth boblogaidd, gydag ysgolion cynradd led led Cymru yn cystadlu am y teitl a’r tlws arbennig, wrth gyfansoddi carol neu gân Nadolig newydd sbon. Eleni, yn sgil Covid, fe fydd y gystadleuaeth yn wahanol. Dyma gyfle i glodfori a gwobrwyo Gorau’r Goreuon! Fe fydd holl enillwyr y gystadleuaeth yn mynd benben â’i gilydd, a dau feirniad – Mari Lloyd Pritchard a Huw Foulkes – yn penderfynu yn gyntaf pwy fydd ar y rhestr fer o ddeg cân neu garol, cyn penderfynu ar y dair sy’n dod i’r brig.

Bydd hefyd cyfle i fynd yn ôl i’r ysgolion sydd wedi cyrraedd y brig yn y gorffennol. Cawn weld ambell i wyneb cyfarwydd ymhlith y cyn-ddisgyblion sydd bellach wedi mynd ati i wneud gyrfa yn y byd perfformio.

PROSIECT PUM MIL

Nos Fawrth 22 Rhagfyr 9.00

Banc Bwyd Llandysul sy’n cael sylw Trystan ac Emma i gloi’r gyfres arbennig hon, ac mae’r prosiect hwn yn un amserol tu hwnt wrth i’r banciau bwyd gynnig gwasanaeth pwysicach nag erioed o’r blaen.

Meddai Sian ap Gwynfor, “Ro ni eisiau gwneud mwy na llenwi boliau – cynnig clust, paned, sgwrs rownd y ford. Ar ôl dechrau cynnwys ryseitiau am brydau cloi a swmpus, roedd galw am gyngor ar eu paratoi.”

Ychwanegodd ei gŵr, y gweinidog Guto Prys ap Gwynfor, “Doedd cyflwr y gegin ddim ond yn caniatáu rhedeg dŵr neu wneud pot o de a’r festri yma yng Nghapel Seion yn oer a llwm.”

A fydd modd creu lle cysurus i drigolion Llandysul? A hynny mewn pryd i gasglu’r hamperau Nadolig?

Meddai Emma, “Mae’n fraint gwneud pob Prosiect, ond roedd gweld yr angen a’r gwaith sy’n mynd mewn i’r banc yn agoriad llygaid. Mae’n braf gorffen blwyddyn anodd i bawb yn gweld cymunedau’n cefnogi ei gilydd.”

DOLIG YSGOL NI: MAESINCLA

Nos Fercher 23 Rhagfyr, 8.00

Mae plant Ysgol Maesincla yn ôl! Ar ôl ennill y wobr Cyfres Ffeithiol orau yng ngwobrau BAFTA Cymru eleni, cawn ddathlu’r Nadolig yng nghwmni plant (ac athrawon!) Ysgol Maesincla wrth iddyn nhw berfformio sioe Nadoligaidd arbennig. Gyda chaneuon Nadolig adnabyddus, ond yr oll yng ngeiriau’r plant, mae cyfeirio at gamel yn “Geffyl ‘fo dau bump” a “grefi piws i fi, favourite yn tŷ ni” yn hollol naturiol i griw Maesincla.

Mae’r plant yn diolch i weithwyr allweddol fel y nyrsys, staff cartrefi’r henoed, yr heddlu yn ogystal â’u rhieni am eu gofal yn ystod y flwyddyn. I blant Maesincla, nid anrhegion yw’r peth pwysicaf eleni, ond fod Mam a Dad yn saff ac yn iach, a bod y teulu i gyd gyda’i gilydd.

Dyma raglen llawn hwyl a chwerthin (ac ambell ddeigryn!) gyda wynebau cyfarwydd, llawn direidi a gonestrwydd criw Maesincla wrth i ni ddathlu gwir ystyr y Nadolig.

KEN HUGHES YN CADW ‘DOLIG I FYNDNoson Nadolig 25 Rhagfyr, 7.00 Nôl a ni i’r byngalo clud at y cymeriad hoffus o Gricieth, Ken Hughes, wrth iddo geisio cadw ‘Dolig i fynd. Gyda’r Nadolig yn gallu bod yn gyfnod unig i’r rhai sy’n byw eu hunain, mae Ken yn benderfynol o gael hwyl dros yr ŵyl trwy wahodd Cymru gyfan i dreulio’r Nadolig yn ei gwmni.“Fy mwriad yw codi calonnau a dangos beth yw gwir ystyr y Nadolig. Mi fyddai’n rhannu anrhegion gyda’r cyfeillion sydd wedi bod yn gefn i mi trwy flwyddyn a dathlu’r ffaith fod gobaith. Mae Elis nôl yn y garej, ond mae’n llety bach mwy moethus tro hyn. Dwi wedi ei addurno iddo hefyd. Dwi’n cael sawl her gan fy ffrindiau – gobeithio bydd pawb yn mwynhau gwylio cymaint â dwi wedi mwynhau’r profiad.”Ond nid Ken yn unig sy’n lledaenu llawenydd – tybed pwy fydd yr ymwelydd arbennig sy’n codi gwên ar wyneb y dyn ei hun?

MASTERMIND SELEBS CYMRU

Noson Nadolig 25 Rhagfyr, 9.00

Mae rhai o wynebau cyfarwydd Cymru yn gobeithio serenu wrth i S4C ddod a chwis mwyaf adnabyddus y byd i gartrefi Cymru dros yr Ŵyl. Mewn rhaglen arbennig o Mastermind Selebs Cymru ar ddydd Nadolig, bydd rhai o enwogion Cymru yn rhoi cynnig arni yn y gadair ddu enwog, ac yn datgelu stôr o wybodaeth mewn meysydd digon annisgwyl.

Y selebs dewr fydd yn herio’r gadair ddu yw’r cyn Brif Weinidog Carwyn Jones, y gohebydd chwaraeon a’r gyflwynwraig Catrin Heledd, yr actores Carys Eleri, yr awdur a’r llenor Anni Llŷn a’r cyflwynydd Ameer Davies-Rana.

Betsan Powys fydd yn holi’r cwestiynau gyda rownd gwybodaeth gyffredinol a rownd pwnc arbenigol, ond pwy fydd wedi dewis Strictly Come Dancing, Tîm Rygbi Cymru 1969-1979, Llyfr Mawr y Plant a Star Wars? A phwy ar ddiwedd y rhaglen, fydd yn hawlio tlws arbennig Mastermind Selebs Cymru?

NADOLIG AL LEWIS

Noson Nadolig 25 Rhagfyr, 9.45.

Ar noson Nadolig, bydd y canwr a’r cyfansoddwr Al Lewis yn mynd â ni ar daith bersonol gerddorol o Ben Llŷn i Gaerdydd. Bydd Al yn perfformio rhai o hoff ganeuon Nadoligaidd y genedl, ochr yn ochr â wynebau cyfarwydd fel Kizzy Crawford, Côrdydd a Gwenan Gibbard mewn lleoliadau unigryw ledled Cymru.

Bydd Al hefyd yn rhannu beth mae amser y Nadolig yn ei olygu iddo ef. Meddai Al, “Mi oedd hi’n bleser pur teithio o gwmpas Cymru a pherfformio efo cerddorion a ffrindiau ar ôl cyfnod mor llwm i ni gyd.

“Ro’n i wrth fy modd yn cyd-ganu unwaith eto ac atgoffa’n gilydd pam fod y Nadolig mor bwysig. Gobeithio bydd y rhaglen yn dod a gwên i wynebau’r gwylwyr wrth iddynt gyd-ganu’r hen ffefrynnau efo fi o’u cartrefi!”.

Mae’r wledd gerddorol hon yn argoeli i fod yn ffordd wych i ddathlu’r Nadolig ac i godi canu yng nghartrefi Cymru gyfan.

Cymraeg

Health and Social Care workers find their Cymraeg voice

Published

3 days ago

November 30, 2025

Tom Sinclair

HEALTH and Social Care workers across Wales are increasing their confidence to use the Welsh language with patients and colleagues, thanks to a Welsh Government programme to strengthen language choice within the health service.

Between 2023 and 2025, around 1,500 staff enrolled on the cyrsiau Codi Hyder (Confidence-building courses), with around 6,000 workers taking part in the wider Learn Welsh programme for the Health and Social care sector. The Confidence-building courses are led by the National Centre for Learning Welsh, which is funded by the Welsh Government, in partnership with health boards, supporting staff who can speak some Welsh but feel unsure about using the language in a clinical context. Those who follow the course receive one-to-one or small group training over 10 to 12 weeks, and then receive ongoing support to help them use the Welsh language naturally in their day to day work.

The National Centre’s evaluation shows that the Confidence-building courses in 2024-2025 had a positive impact, with over 90% saying they had more confidence to speak Welsh with colleagues, and 88% feeling more confident to use Welsh with patients and their families.

One of the employees who has benefited from the course is Julie Matthias, Bereavement Counsellor with Hywel Dda University Health Board. She felt comfortable speaking Welsh with children before taking the course, but less confident to use the language with adults. She wanted to offer more counselling sessions in Welsh and use the language more proactively at work. With her tutor, they practised conversations related to her work and read Welsh resources about grief and bereavement. She now starts conversations in Welsh with colleagues and offers a Welsh language service to children, families and anyone who wishes to use it.

She said: “The sessions were flexible and tailored to my needs. Being able to focus on the vocabulary of grief, bereavement and self-care has been very helpful in my work.”

Mark Drakeford, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Welsh Language, said: “Julie’s experience shows how practical support can make a real difference. Being able to speak to patients and families in the language they feel most comfortable using is an important part of delivering good care, especially when people are vulnerable.

“As we mark the Defnyddia dy Gymraeg (Use your Welsh) campaign and celebrate 20 years of the Iaith Gwaith (Working Welsh) badge this week, it’s encouraging to see so many people taking part in the courses and seeing their confidence levels rise.”

Chief Executive of the National Centre for Learning Welsh, Dona Lewis, added: “The National Centre is pleased to lead a comprehensive Learn Welsh programme which is attracting different audiences to the Welsh language, and supporting Health and Social Care workers in Wales to use more of the language.

“Interest in our courses is high, and we look forward to continuing to expand our services in order to support the workforce to strengthen its bilingual skills.”

Cymraeg

Name change for Pembrokeshire Welsh medium school backed

Published

4 weeks ago

November 5, 2025

Bruce Sinclair - Local Democracy Reporter

A PEMBROKESHIRE school, which has become a fully Welsh medium one, is to change its name following the backing of senior councillors.

Members of Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet, at their November 3 meeting were asked to support a revised Instrument of Government for Ysgol Gymunedol Croesgoch.

The instrument of government sets out how the governing body is constituted and establishes it as a corporate body; it must set out the name of the school along with the composition of the governing body.

A report for members, presented by Cabinet Member for Education and Welsh Language Cllr Guy Woodham, said: “Since 2007, primary and secondary schools have been categorised using the defining schools according to Welsh medium provision, non-statutory guidance.

“The school was categorised as a transitional school, which is, predominantly English-medium schools but with significant use of Welsh Foundation phase pupils and Key Stage 2 pupils are taught in both languages, but more emphasis is given to the English language. The Welsh language is used to teach between 20-50 per cent of the curriculum generally.

“In the previous Welsh in Education Strategic Plan for the Council 2016-2021 the school was identified to become a Welsh medium school.”

It said, over a transition of seven years, the school now functions as a fully Welsh Medium School, adding: “All staff at the school are Welsh speakers so there have been no human resources implications from the report. Children are now taught in the medium of Welsh.

“Following the change in language categorisation of Ysgol Gymunedol Croesgoch from a ‘transitional school’ to a ‘Welsh Medium’ school in September 2025, the governing body, following consultation with the school community and its governing body wish to change its name from Ysgol Gymunedol Croesgoch to Ysgol Gymraeg Croesgoch.”

It finished: “Cabinet approval is required for the name change of the school Conclusions It is considered that the governing body’s proposal is sensible and reflects the language that learners are taught at the school.”

After the recommendation was moved by Cllr Woodham, members unanimously backed approval of the revised Instrument of Government.

Cymraeg

Drakeford details decade-long plan for Welsh language in education

Published

1 month ago

October 23, 2025

Chris Haines, ICNN Senedd reporter

SCHOOLS in Wales will be required to deliver at least 10% of their teaching in Welsh by 2030 as part of a decade-long plan to implement “landmark” legislation.

Mark Drakeford outlined the Welsh Government’s plan for a phased rollout of the Welsh Language and Education Act which aims to give every child “a fair chance to speak Welsh”.

Under the Act, three school categories will be created – primarily English, partly Welsh; dual language; and primarily Welsh – with targets for each for a minimum of Welsh education.

The ex-First Minister, who is responsible for the language, said all schools should be given a category and provide at least 10%, 50% or 80% of teaching in Welsh by September 2030.

Prof Drakeford told the Senedd he expects “relatively few” schools to need extra time to reach the 10% minimum target, with an extension available until 2036 at the latest.

He said the next step will be to develop a code to describe levels of Welsh language ability based on the common European framework of reference for languages or CEFR.

The Welsh language secretary said this year will also see a review of the trajectory toward reaching a million Welsh speakers and doubling daily use of the language by 2050.

Prof Drakeford explained a target of 50% of learners in Welsh-medium education by 2050 would form part of a consultation on a revised “Cymraeg 2050” strategy in 2026.

In a statement on Tuesday (October 21), he said the National Institute for Learning Welsh, or Athrofa, would be established by August 2027 to support learners of all ages.

The Athrofa will have responsibility for research and helping the education workforce, taking over and expanding on the work of the National Centre for Learning Welsh.

The Conservatives’ Tom Giffard welcomed a detailed timeline for implementation of the Act but expressed disappointment about the lack of an education workforce plan in place.

He said Lynne Neagle, Wales’ education secretary, announced a strategic plan in a written statement at the start of the school year which contained little detail on Welsh teaching.

Prof Drakeford said the Athrofa will build on the success of the National Centre for Learning Welsh which received £4.8m this year and has now trained more than 2,000 practitioners.

Plaid Cymru’s Cefin Campbell echoed concerns about staff shortages as he called for a national plan setting out the next steps to recruit, train and retain teachers.

Mr Campbell, who was involved in developing the then-bill as part of the since-collapsed cooperation deal, said the Act’s success will depend on targets, staffing, and equal access.

He was concerned about some schools being given an extra six years to hit the 10% target.

The former lecturer said: “In Plaid Cymru’s view, that should be a far shorter period because it will give too many schools an excuse not to commit to delivering that target.”

His party colleague Heledd Fychan warned: “It means that a child could be born now, depending on their postcode, who may not see any difference whatsoever, having seen this legislation passed, until they leave primary school.”

Prof Drakeford said including an extension was a response to concerns raised by schools in south-east Wales about a lack of Welsh speaking staff and time for implementation.

“I don’t want to see more schools than necessary having more time,” he told the Senedd, but added it was important to give schools confidence to “come along on this journey with us”.

The former first minister concluded: “The impact of the Act goes far beyond education: it is about culture, identity and community, it is about making the language part of everyday life.”