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Andrew James Davies

@andrewjamdavies.bsky.social
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Professor of Education at Swansea University. Own views. Athro mewn Addysg ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe. Barn bersonol a geir yma.

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BERA @beranews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New: BERA Job Interview Fund We know the costs of attending a job interview can be a barrier for those on temporary contracts. BERA members can apply for up to £100 towards reasonable interview costs. Applications considered on a rolling basis! www.bera.ac.uk/funding/bera-job-int…
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Andrew James Davies @andrewjamdavies.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Dewch i glywed am y gyfrol hon ar Faes Eisteddfod y Garreg Las bore dydd Gwener nesaf (7.8.2026) am 10:30. 🙂
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Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru @gwasgprifcymru.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🎪📚Eisteddfod y Garreg Las 📚🎪 Wrth i ni droi ein golygon at yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol ymhen ychydig wythnosau, rydym yn gyffro i gyd i gyhoeddi ein rhaglen ar y maes! Eleni, bydd gennym bresenoldeb ar stondin Y Lle Llyfrau yn y Pentref Llên gyda nifer o gyhoeddwyr eraill. Fe'ch gwelwn ni chi yno!
AMSERLEN DIGWYDDIADAU EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL 2026

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Dafydd El ym Mangor
Ymunwch ag Aled Eirug wrth iddo gael ei holi gan Peredur Lynch ynglŷn â dylanwad Dafydd Elis-Thomas, a’i effaith ar Brifysgol Bangor.

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Hedd a Galanas: ymatebion Cymraeg i waith a syniadau Leo Tolstoi
Bydd Llion Wigley yn ymestyn ar bennod olaf ei gyfrol Ynysoedd Gobaith gan archwilio’n fanylach i ddylanwad syniadau Leo Tolstoi yng Nghymru hanner cyntaf yr ugeinfed ganrif. Cyflwynir y ddarlith gan Jane Aaron.

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Catrin o Ferain: Mam Cymru
Dewch i wrando ar Jason Walford Davies yn holi’r awdur Helen Williams-Ellis am ei chofiant i un o wragedd enwocaf Cymru, Catrin o Ferain. Cawn gip ar ei bywyd anturus yng Nghymru, Llundain ac ar gyfandir Ewrop, trwy graffu ar y canu barddol iddi.

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‘Canu Ecolegol y Gymraeg?’
Ymunwch mewn sgwrs rhwng Myrddin ap Dafydd a Carwyn Graves, awdur y gyfrol ddiweddar Cynefin am botensial chwyldroadol canu natur y Gymraeg. Mewn oes o drai ar fyd natur, oes rhywbeth gwydn y gallwn ei dynnu o’r traddodiad hir o ganu natur yn yr heniaith?

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Y Gelfyddyd Gymodlawn: T. Gwynn Jones a Cherddoriaeth
Sgwrs rhwng Llŷr Gwyn Lewis ac Elen Ifan, awdur y gyfrol Y Gelfyddyd Gymodlawn am ddylanwad amrywiol cerddoriaeth ar waith T. Gwynn Jones. 

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Chwarter Canrif o Addysg Ddatganoledig
Bydd trafodaeth banel gyda chyfranwyr y gyfrol amserol, Chwarter Canrif o Addysg Ddatganoledig yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys Andrew James Davies, Jeremy Griffiths ac Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones.

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Cofio Dafydd El
Dewch i wrando ar Richard Wyn Jones yn holi’r awdur Aled Eirug am ei gofiant i Dafydd Elis-Thomas, un a weddnewidiodd wleidyddiaeth ein cenedl.
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Andrew James Davies @andrewjamdavies.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Great to launch this volume and thanks to my fellow editor @profgaryb.bsky.social, the authors of each chapter, and University of Wales Press for amazing support throughout!
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Andrew James Davies @andrewjamdavies.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Pleser oedd lansio'r gyfrol hon, a diolch i'm cyd-olygydd @profgaryb.bsky.social, awduron y penodau a'r Wasg am eu cefnogaeth hynod werthfawr trwyddi draw.
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Wales Journal of Education @walesjournaled.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
As Wales marks a quarter of a century of devolved policymaking in education, 'Twenty-Five Years of Devolved Education in Wales' celebrates the successes of – and grapples critically with the ongoing challenges faced by – Wales’s education system. 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/twenty-...
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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
*OPEN ACCESS* As we mark a quarter of a century of devolved policymaking in education, this edited volume celebrates the successes of – and grapples critically with the ongoing challenges faced by – Wales’s education system. 📚 Read for free on our website: www.uwp.co.uk/app/uploads/...
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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
As Wales marks a quarter of a century of devolved policymaking in education, 'Twenty-Five Years of Devolved Education in Wales' celebrates the successes of – and grapples critically with the ongoing challenges faced by – Wales’s education system. 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/twenty-...
As Wales marks a quarter of a century of devolved policymaking in education, this edited volume celebrates the successes of – and grapples critically with the ongoing challenges faced by – Wales’s education system.
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Wales Journal of Education @walesjournaled.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
@cylchgrawnaddysg.bsky.social How does education shape a nation's identity? This piece looks at how Curriculum for Wales, grounded in the Welsh idea of cynefin—a deep connection to place and culture—is redefining teaching as a powerful act of national belonging. journal.uwp.co.uk/wje/article/...
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Andrew James Davies @andrewjamdavies.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
What does the Curriculum for Wales mean for how we understand community, nation and the world? Some thoughts at the link below ...
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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Our Autumn Winter 2025 catalogue is here! Browse exciting upcoming titles ➡️📚 bit.ly/CatAW25 Featuring books from @drtimrideout.bsky.social @madelinepotter.bsky.social @physcstudy.bsky.social @maireadcasey.bsky.social @nickalito.bsky.social @profgaryb.bsky.social @andrewjamdavies.bsky.social & more!
AUTUMN WINTER 2025 
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Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru @gwasgprifcymru.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Ymunwch â Lucy Trotter i lansio ei chyfrol newydd, ‘The Sound of Welsh Patagonia’, yn Aberystwyth nos Iau'r 10fed o Orffennaf! 📚 Bydd Lucy mewn sgwrs gyda @lucytaylor12.bsky.social a bydd cerddoriaeth fyw gan Gwilym Bowen Rhys 🎶 Mae'r gyfrol ar gael i'w darllen am ddim yma: doi.org/10.16922/sou...
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Dr Lucy Trotter X Gwilym Bowen Rhys, mewn trafodaeth gyda Dr Lucy Taylor

Ymunwch â ni am noson yn dathlu llyfr cyntaf Lucy Trotter, The Sound of Welsh Patagonia, gyda cherddoriaeth fyw gan Gwilym Bowen Rhys.

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Wales Journal of Education @walesjournaled.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
📣 NEW ISSUE 📣 Wales Journal of Education • Volume 27 • Issue 1 Read Open Access in Welsh and English ➡️ journal.uwp.co.uk/wje/issue/42...
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BERA @beranews.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
📝 NEW BLOG POST Curriculum making: A brief history and future directions By Mark Priestley, University of Stirling @markrpriestley.bsky.social @scrcm.bsky.social Part of series: 10 years of the BERA Blog #BERABLOG10 Read here: www.bera.ac.uk/blog/curricu...
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Cylchgrawn Addysg Cymru @cylchgrawnaddysg.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
'Addysg yng Nghymru ers datganoli: Tair Ton Polisi, a’r her fawr o ran gweithredu' gan Andrew James Davies (Prifysgol Abertawe), Alexandra Morgan (Prifysgol Caerdydd), Mark Connolly (Prifysgol Caerdydd), Emmajane Milton (Prifysgol Caerdydd) Mynediad Agored ➡️ journal.uwp.co.uk/wje/article/...
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Addysg yng Nghymru ers datganoli: Tair Ton Polisi, a’r her fawr o ran gweithredu
Ar achlysur 25 mlynedd ers dechrau datganoli i Gymru, mae’r erthygl hon yn archwilio’r tair ton wahanol o bolisi ac ymarfer addysg yng Nghymru sydd wedi’u nodi a’u harchwilio g...
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Wales Journal of Education @walesjournaled.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
'Education in Wales since Devolution: Three Waves of Policy, and the Pressing and Reoccurring Challenge of Implementation' by Andrew James Davies, Alexandra Morgan, Mark Connolly, and Emmajane Milton Open Access ➡️ journal.uwp.co.uk/wje/article/...
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Education in Wales since Devolution: Three Waves of Policy, and the Pressing and Reoccurring Challenge of Implementation
On the occasion of 25 years since the advent of devolution to Wales, this article explores the three distinct waves of Welsh education policy and practice which have been identified and explored by th...
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Wales Journal of Education @walesjournaled.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The Wales Journal of Education marks 25 years of devolved #education in #Wales with a comprehensive review. Explore key insights, progress, and challenges in the latest special issue. Read now journal.uwp.co.uk/wje/issue/41... #WalesJournalofEducation #Wales #EducationinWales #Education #WJE
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Wales Journal of Education @walesjournaled.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The Focus on Practice collection provides short, academically rigorous articles that can inform educational practice, with ideas from Wales and around the world. We encourage contributions from practitioners and researchers at all stages of their career. Articles: journal.uwp.co.uk/wje/issue/25...
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Andrew James Davies @andrewjamdavies.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Really pleased to have edited this with @profgaryb.bsky.social and to see it published. Lots of insightful, evaluative articles by educational research colleagues from all over Wales - all fully open access.
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Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol @colegcymraeg.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
NOSON AGORED TAR CYNRADD A TAR UWCHRADD 👩‍🏫 📅 26 Mawrth ⏰ 6.00pm – 7.30pm 📍 Tŷ Tawe, 9 Stryd Christina, Abertawe Cofrestrwch yma ⬇️ bit.ly/4364E6W #addysg #TAR #Cymraeg
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BERA @beranews.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Abstract submission closes 31st January! 🚨 For our BERA 2025 Annual Conference we make a welcome return to Brighton! 🗓️ 9-11 September 2025 📍University of Sussex #BERA2025 Find out more on how to submit an abstract: bera.ac.uk/conference/b...
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BERA @beranews.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
This week, we marked our 50th anniversary with a celebratory event alongside our AGM and Awards ceremony 🎈🎂 #BERA50 Thank you to all who joined us to celebrate half a century of BERA’s impact on educational research. Here’s to the next 50 years! 🌟 www.bera.ac.uk/news/bera-ce...
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Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru @ucac.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Am ddim i athrawon! Rhagor o wybodaeth: dysgucymraeg.cymru/dysgu/cwrs/1... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #athrawon #athrawoncymru
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Carmel Conn @cconn.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Recent publication - cross-cutting themes on emotional work of teachers, material practices, interrogation of the taken for granted and embracing diverse perspectives @bethan40.bsky.social
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Golwg360 @golwg.360.cymru · 21/11/2024
“Deffrwch!”: Neges trigolion Caerdydd i’r Cyngor tros ysgol uwchradd Gymraeg newydd Bu rhieni a phlant yn protestio tu allan i Neuadd y Ddinas yn gynnar fore heddiw (dydd Iau, Tachwedd 21) yn erbyn “esgusodion” y Cyngor ✍️ Rhys Owen
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“Deffrwch!”: Neges trigolion Caerdydd i’r Cyngor tros ysgol uwchradd Gymraeg newydd
Bu rhieni a phlant yn protestio tu allan i Neuadd y Ddinas yn gynnar fore heddiw (dydd Iau, Tachwedd 21) yn erbyn “esgusodion” y Cyngor
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