Voices from the Field: Bryony Evett Hackfort

Bryony Evett Hackfort Director of Learning, Teaching, Technology and Skills for Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion Bryony Evett Hackfort is the Director of Learning, Teaching, Technology and Skills for Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion in South West Wales. Bryony is extremely proud of the Further Education (FE) sector in Wales and feels passionately about the need to amplify its voice. Bryony started her FE journey in 2006 within the Performing Arts department and made the move into the leadership of teaching and learning in 2018. Since that time, Bryony has made the most of every opportunity to learn about the FE community and establish links, networks and projects driven to support the FE sector. Bryony aspires to be a future leader for FE and be part of helping to shape its direction. As a leader, Bryony wants to enable and support those around her to recognise their own strength, value, potential and voice within their organisation and externally. Bryony has demonstrated a commitment to this approach through the creation and implementation of the Action Research programme and the development of Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion’s ‘Culture of Curiosity’. Action Research and the wider FE speaks movement, is about showing staff that they are able to shape and influence not only their organisation but the sector as whole in order to give our learners the best possible experience and opportunity to reach their potential. This programme has achieved national recognition through the Princess Royal Training Award 2022 and has already had a significant impact on the confidence and value that many of our academic staff are now starting to place on their own work and capabilities. Part of the National Academy for Educational Leadership Wales’ Leading from the Middle: Middle Leaders in Wales conference 30 March 2023. ___________________________ Bryony Evett Hackfort Cyfarwyddwr Dysgu, Addysgu, Technoleg a Sgiliau i Goleg Sir Gâr a Choleg Ceredigion Bryony Evett Hackfort yw Cyfarwyddwr Dysgu, Addysgu, Technoleg a Sgiliau Coleg Sir Gâr a Choleg Ceredigion yn Ne-orllewin Cymru. Mae Bryony yn hynod falch o'r sector Addysg Bellach (AB) yng Nghymru ac yn teimlo'n angerddol am yr angen i chwyddo ei lais. Dechreuodd Bryony ei thaith AB yn 2006 o fewn yr adran Celfyddydau Perfformio a gwnaeth y symudiad i arweinyddiaeth addysgu a dysgu yn 2018. Ers hynny, mae Bryony wedi gwneud y gorau o bob cyfle i ddysgu am y gymuned AB a sefydlu cysylltiadau, rhwydweithiau a phrosiectau sy'n cael eu gyrru i gefnogi'r sector AB. Mae Bryony yn dyheu am fod yn arweinydd addysg bellach yn y dyfodol a bod yn rhan o helpu i lywio ei gyfeiriad. Fel arweinydd, mae Bryony eisiau galluogi a chefnogi'r rhai o'i chwmpas i gydnabod eu cryfder, eu gwerth, eu potensial a'u llais eu hunain o fewn eu sefydliad ac yn allanol. Mae Bryony wedi dangos ymrwymiad i'r dull hwn drwy greu a gweithredu'r rhaglen Ymchwil Weithredu a datblygu 'Diwylliant Chwilfrydedd' Coleg Sir Gâr a Choleg Ceredigion. Mae Action Research a'r AB ehangach, yn ymwneud â dangos i staff eu bod yn gallu siapio a dylanwadu nid yn unig ar eu sefydliad ond y sector yn ei gyfanrwydd er mwyn rhoi'r profiad a'r cyfle gorau posibl i'n dysgwyr gyrraedd eu potensial. Mae'r rhaglen hon wedi sicrhau cydnabyddiaeth genedlaethol drwy Wobr Hyfforddiant y Dywysoges Frenhinol 2022 ac mae eisoes wedi cael effaith sylweddol ar yr hyder a'r gwerth y mae llawer o'n staff academaidd bellach yn dechrau ei roi ar eu gwaith a'u galluoedd eu hunain. Rhan o gynhadledd Arwain o’r Canol: Arweinwyr Canol Yng Nghymru yr Academi Genedlaethol ar gyfer Arweinyddiaeth Addysgol Cymru ar 30 Mawrth 2023.