M·E·L Research Appointed to Deliver Sport Wales Partner Support Insight Pilot
For the Welsh translation, see below the English article (Am y cyfieithiad Cymraeg, gweler isod yr erthygl Saesneg)
M·E·L Research has been appointed to deliver a Partner Support Insight Pilot for Sport Wales, exploring how partners experience Sport Wales’ support offer. The project will generate practical, partner-led insight while testing a proportionate, repeatable approach to gathering feedback that can inform future learning cycles.
The project will provide actionable insight into how Sport Wales’ partner support is experienced in practice, and to develop a light-touch, repeatable model that Sport Wales can use in future to understand what is working, where there is friction, and how impact can be strengthened across different partner types.
The Approach
M·E·L Research will deliver a focused programme of qualitative research, working closely with Sport Wales to ensure the findings are constructive, improvement-focused and grounded in real partner experiences.
This includes:
A collaborative kick-off and co-design phase to shape the research questions and discussion framework.
In-depth online interviews with a purposive mix of partners to enable open, candid discussion
Online focus groups bringing together different partner types to explore shared and divergent needs.
Ongoing analysis during fieldwork to identify emerging themes and sense-check direction.
Clear, practical reporting including a key findings report, executive summary and a reusable “playbook” to support future insight cycles.
Welsh-language participation will be supported throughout, with bilingual materials and Welsh-first sessions available where preferred.
Why does this project matter?
Sport Wales works with a wide and diverse range of partners, each with different needs, capacities and experiences. This project creates structured space for partners’ voices to be heard in a way that is safe, balanced and focused on learning rather than compliance.
The insights will help Sport Wales:
Identify where processes or language create unnecessary friction.
Strengthen clarity, consistency and collaboration across the system.
Embed a practical, proportionate approach to partner insight that can be repeated over time.
Ultimately, the project supports more effective partnerships, stronger relationships and better outcomes across the Welsh sport system.
“We’re really pleased to be working with Sport Wales on this important pilot. It’s a great opportunity to bring partners’ experiences to the centre of learning and improvement, and to help develop a practical approach that can be used again in future. Projects like this have the potential to make a real difference by strengthening relationships, improving clarity, and ensuring support is delivering the greatest possible impact.”
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Ymchwil M·E·L wedi’i phenodi i gyflwyno cynllun peilot mewnwelediad cymorth partner chwaraeon Cymru
Mae M·E·L Research wedi’i benodi i gyflawni Peilot Mewnwelediad Cymorth Partneriaid ar gyfer Chwaraeon Cymru, gan archwilio sut mae partneriaid yn profi cynnig cymorth Chwaraeon Cymru. Bydd y prosiect yn cynhyrchu mewnwelediad ymarferol, dan arweiniad partneriaid, wrth brofi dull cymesur y gellir ei ailadrodd o gasglu adborth i lywio cylchoedd dysgu yn y dyfodol.
Bydd y prosiect yn darparu mewnwelediad gweithredadwy i sut mae cymorth partneriaid Chwaraeon Cymru yn cael ei brofi yn ymarferol, ac yn datblygu model ysgafn, ailadroddadwy y gall Chwaraeon Cymru ei ddefnyddio yn y dyfodol i ddeall beth sy’n gweithio, ble mae rhwystrau, a sut y gellir cryfhau effaith ar draws gwahanol fathau o bartneriaid.
Y Dull
Bydd M·E·L Research yn cyflwyno rhaglen ganolog o ymchwil ansoddol, gan weithio’n agos gyda Chwaraeon Cymru i sicrhau bod y canfyddiadau’n adeiladol, yn canolbwyntio ar welliant, ac wedi’u gwreiddio mewn profiadau go iawn partneriaid.
Mae hyn yn cynnwys:
Cyfnod cychwynnol cydweithredol a chyd-ddylunio i lunio’r cwestiynau ymchwil a’r fframwaith trafod.
Cyfweliadau manwl ar-lein gyda chymysgedd bwriadol o bartneriaid i alluogi trafodaethau agored a gonest.
Grwpiau ffocws ar-lein yn dod â gwahanol fathau o bartneriaid ynghyd i archwilio anghenion cyffredin a gwahaniaethol.
Dadansoddi parhaus yn ystod y gwaith maes i nodi themâu sy’n dod i’r amlwg a gwirio cyfeiriad y gwaith.
Adroddiadau clir ac ymarferol, gan gynnwys adroddiad canfyddiadau allweddol, crynodeb gweithredol a “llyfr chwarae” y gellir ei ailddefnyddio i gefnogi cylchoedd mewnwelediad yn y dyfodol.
Bydd cyfranogiad drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yn cael ei gefnogi drwy gydol y prosiect, gyda deunyddiau dwyieithog a sesiynau Cymraeg-yn-gyntaf ar gael lle bo hynny’n well gan gyfranogwyr.
Pam mae’r prosiect hwn yn bwysig?
Mae Chwaraeon Cymru yn gweithio gydag ystod eang ac amrywiol o bartneriaid, pob un â gwahanol anghenion, galluoedd a phrofiadau. Mae’r prosiect hwn yn creu gofod strwythuredig i leisiau partneriaid gael eu clywed mewn ffordd sy’n ddiogel, yn gytbwys ac yn canolbwyntio ar ddysgu yn hytrach na chydymffurfiaeth.
Bydd y mewnwelediadau’n helpu Chwaraeon Cymru i:
Ddeall pa agweddau ar gymorth partneriaid sy’n creu gwerth gwirioneddol, ac i bwy.
Nodi ble mae prosesau neu iaith yn creu rhwystrau diangen.
Cryfhau eglurder, cysondeb a chydweithio ar draws y system.
Gwreiddio dull ymarferol a chymesur o gasglu mewnwelediad partneriaid y gellir ei ailadrodd dros amser.
Yn y pen draw, mae’r prosiect yn cefnogi partneriaethau mwy effeithiol, perthnasoedd cryfach, a chanlyniadau gwell ar draws system chwaraeon Cymru.
“Rydyn ni’n falch iawn o fod yn gweithio gyda Chwaraeon Cymru ar y peilot pwysig hwn. Mae’n gyfle gwych i roi profiadau partneriaid wrth wraidd dysgu a gwella, ac i helpu i ddatblygu dull ymarferol y gellir ei ddefnyddio eto yn y dyfodol. Mae prosiectau fel hyn yn gallu gwneud gwahaniaeth go iawn drwy gryfhau perthnasoedd, gwella eglurder, a sicrhau bod cymorth yn cyflawni’r effaith fwyaf bosibl.”
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