Siarter Iaith/Welsh Language Charter

The Welsh Language Charter is a project to encourage the use of Welsh socially in schools in Wales.

As part of the Charter, each individual school completes a baseline exercise to determine current language use before developing an action plan to work towards a bronze, silver or gold award. It encourages participation from every member of the school community – pupils, parents, school governors and the wider community. 

Communication is at the heart of modern life – growing up bilingual meant that children will be developing skills for life.

Mae Siarter yr Iaith Gymraeg yn brosiect i annog defnydd o’r Gymraeg yn gymdeithasol mewn ysgolion yng Nghymru.

Fel rhan o’r Siarter mae pob ysgol unigol yn cwblhau ymarfer llinell sylfaen i benderfynu ar y defnydd iaith presennol cyn datblygu cynllun gweithredu i weithio tuag at wobr efydd, arian neu aur. Mae’n annog cyfranogiad gan bob aelod o gymuned yr ysgol – disgyblion, rhieni, llywodraethwyr ysgol a’r gymuned ehangach. 

Cyfathrebu sydd wrth wraidd bywyd modern – roedd tyfu i fyny yn ddwyieithog yn golygu y bydd plant yn datblygu sgiliau am oes.

Ym mis Hydref 2024, cafwyd ymweliad gan Catrin Phillips a Mererid Francis i werthuso gwaith yr ysgol tuag at Wobr Efydd y Siarter Iaith. Yn ystod yr ymweliad, cafwyd y cyfle i wrando ar ddisgyblion y criw ‘Perthyn’ ar hyn maent hwy a holl weithlu yr ysgol wedi gwneud i ddatblygu yr ethos Gymraeg a Chymreig. Braf yw rhannu fod yr ysgol wedi llwyddo i ennill y wobr efydd. Bellach, rydym ni fel ysgol yn y broses o baratoi ar gyfer ein hymweliad nesaf i gymeradwyo y wobr Arian.

In October 2024, Catrin Phillips and Mererid Francis visited to evaluate the school’s work towards the Bronze Language Charter Award. During the visit, there was a chance to listen to students from the ‘Perthyn’ crew about what they and the whole school staff have done to develop the Welsh language the ethos. It’s great to share that the school managed to win the bronze award. Now, as a school, we are preparing for our next visit to approve the Silver award.