What does the Curriculum for Wales mean for early years children and nursery groups? In this new series of short podcasts, Nia Parry speaks to Curriculum Specialist, Vanessa Powell, as well as Cylchoedd Meithrin staff to understand how Mudiad Meithrin is using the five development pathways of the curriculum to help the development of preschool children.Beth mae’r Cwricwlwm i Gymru yn ei olygu i blant y blynyddoedd cynnar a chylchoedd meithrin? Yn y gyfres newydd hon o bodlediadau byr, mae Nia Parry yn siarad â'r Arbenigwr Cwricwlwm, Vanessa Powell, yn ogystal â staff Cylchoedd Meithrin, i ddeall sut mae’r Mudiad Meithrin yn defnyddio’r pum llwybr datblygu'r cwricwlwm i helpu datblygiad plant cyn oed ysgol.
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Keeping children moving through physical development (00:09:55)
Physical development - encouraging children to develop their motor skills, coordination and balance - is an important part of the Curriculum for Wales. Wendy Davies, the leader of Ffrindiau Bach Tegry...
Cadw plant i symud trwy ddatblygiad corfforol (00:08:33)
Mae datblygiad corfforol - annog plant i ddatblygu eu sgiliau echddygol, cydsymud a chydbwysedd - yn rhan bwysig o Gwricwlwm Cymru.Mae Wendy Davies, arweinydd Ffrindiau Bach Tegryn yn Aberporth yn tra...
Creating a sense of belonging (00:07:27)
Belonging is a sense of happiness and feeling accepted in the environment you’re in. It is important to children’s development and is another developmental pathway in the Curriculum for Wales. Hannah ...
Creu ymdeimlad o berthyn (00:09:29)
Mae perthyn yn deimlad o hapusrwydd a theimlad eich bod yn cael eich derbyn yn eich cynefin. Mae'n bwysig i ddatblygiad plant ac mae'n llwybr datblygiadol arall yng Nghwricwlwm Cymru. Mae Hannah Rowle...
Permission to explore (00:11:29)
Children’s curiosity about the world around them helps to shape their development. The exploration step of the Curriculum for Wales focuses on this developmental pathway. Jaqueline Hooban, a Cylch Mei...
Caniatâd i archwilio (00:08:28)
Mae chwilfrydedd plant am y byd o'u cwmpas yn helpu i lunio eu datblygiad. Mae cam archwilio Cwricwlwm Cymru yn canolbwyntio ar y llwybr datblygiadol hwn. Jaqueline Hooban, arweinydd Cylch Meithrin Ll...
What effective communication looks like (00:06:49)
What does effective communication look like in a playgroup setting? Kayleigh Bickford, current Cylch Meithrin leader from Beddau and one of the authors of the Curriculum for Wales, explains what effec...
Beth yw cyfathrebu clir? (00:11:34)
Sut olwg sydd ar gyfathrebu effeithiol mewn lleoliad Cylch Meithrin?Mae Kayleigh Bickford, arweinydd presennol Cylch Meithrin Beddau ac un o awduron y Cwricwlwm i Gymru, yn egluro beth yw cyfathrebu e...
How to create a strong sense of well-being (00:09:36)
Children are influenced by adults, their environments and experiences, so a focus on well-being and how it affects them is an important part of the Curriculum for Wales.Based in Wrexham, Charlotte Thr...
Sut i greu ymdeimlad cryf o les? (00:11:36)
Mae plant yn cael eu dylanwadu gan oedolion, eu hamgylchedd a'u profiadau, felly mae canolbwyntio ar les a sut mae'n effeithio arnyn nhw yn rhan bwysig o Gwricwlwm Cymru. Wedi’i lleoli yn Wrecsam, mae...
What the Curriculum for Wales means for your child (00:11:10)
The Curriculum for Wales has been introduced to primary and secondary schools across the country, but what does it mean for early years and nursery groups?Vanessa Powell is leading on the Curriculum f...
Beth mae Cwricwlwm i Gymru yn ei olygu i'ch plentyn? (00:14:27)
Mae Cwricwlwm i Gymru wedi’i gyflwyno i ysgolion cynradd ac uwchradd ar draws y wlad, ond beth mae’n ei olygu i Gylchoedd Meithrin a meithrinfeydd dydd?Mae Vanessa Powell yn arwain ar y Cwricwlwm i Gy...
Ask Enlli (00:25:41)
What books should I get my children to read? How can I help with homework? And can my child lose their Welsh? As a finale to Series 2, our resident expert, Dr Enlli Thomas of Bangor University answers...
Sarah Coltman and Fran Rumbelow: Moving From England and Choosing Welsh For Our Children (00:36:44)
Nia is joined by two mums who were born in England and who have recently moved to Wales with their families. Sarah Coltman from Essex made to the move to her husband's beloved home city, Swansea. Fran...
Wayne and Connagh Howard: From Cylch Meithrin to Speaking Welsh On Love Island (00:32:38)
Father and son Wayne and Connagh Howard are Nia's guests on this episode. Wayne talks about the conversation with his friend that led to him and his wife sending Connagh and his sister to Cylch Meithr...
Laura McAllister and Llinos Jones: Being Custodians of the Language (00:31:30)
Academic and former Wales international footballer Laura McAllister and her partner, radio producer Llinos Jones talk about their differing relationships with the Welsh language growing up. With their...
Lucy Owen: The Gift of Giving a Child Welsh (00:33:53)
TV newsreader & presenter Lucy Owen launches series 2 of Baby Steps Into Welsh! In a lively and honest conversation with our presenter Nia Parry, Lucy talks about the decision to send her son Gabs to ...
Eluned Morgan: From the only Welsh speakers on the estate to a million by 2050 (00:30:51)
Wales’ new Health Minister, Baroness Eluned Morgan was the government minister in charge of the Welsh language from 2017 to 2021. A vicar's daughter born in a deprived area of Cardiff, and the only We...
Your Questions to Dr Sian - Part 2 (00:22:53)
Will it hinder my child's learning if I don't speak Welsh? Will my child need to attend a Cylch Meithrin if I want them to go to Welsh-medium primary school? Dr Sian Wyn Siencyn is back to answer more...
Your Questions to Dr Sian - Part 1 (00:26:30)
How do children become bilingual? What is immersion and why is it effective? Over the next two episodes, our resident expert Dr Sian Wyn Siencyn answers your questions about Welsh-medium education and...
Aran Jones and Catrin Lliar: Making Welsh Central To Your Life (00:37:54)
Aran Jones and Catrin Lliar published the first few lessons of the learning programme, Say Something in Welsh, four days before the birth of their first child and whilst living in Catrin's sister's co...
Bethan & Rahil Sayed: Bringing Our Baby Up With Three Languages (00:33:46)
Outgoing Member of the Senedd, Bethan Sayed and her husband Rahil are the proud parents of a lockdown baby. The plan is for little Idris to go to Cylch Meithrin, Welsh-medium playgroup, in order to be...
Mike & Kelly Bubbins: Schooling The Kids In A Language You Don't Speak (00:38:34)
When comedian and podcaster Mike Bubbins and his wife, deputy headteacher Kelly had kids, it was her desire to send them to a Welsh-medium nursery and school. Mike had his concerns. Neither of them sp...
Sean Fletcher and Luned Tonderai - Learning Welsh as a Family (00:46:28)
When Good Morning Britain presenter Sean Fletcher married TV producer Luned Tonderai, he vowed in his wedding speech to learn Welsh! They talk to Nia Parry about why Welsh language education was a 'no...
Welcome to Baby Steps Into Welsh (00:01:13)
Baby Steps Into Welsh is a new podcast series by Mudiad Meithrin; the main providers of Welsh-medium early years education in Wales. Presented by TV Presenter Nia Parry, the podcast provides an opport...
