Translate the text from Welsh to English.



 
Rwy’n gredwr cryf yn y ffaith fod angen cydweithio er mwyn cyflawni newid effeithiol. Fe wnes i, felly, fel Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg gomisiynu arolwg genedlaethol o’r gweithlu addysg er mwyn helpu i lywio a dylanwadu ar y newidiadau sylweddol sydd yn yr arfaeth gennym ni fel llywodraeth.  
  
Heddiw, mae Cyngor y Gweithlu Addysg wedi cyhoeddi canlyniadau’r Arolwg Cenedlaethol Gweithlu Addysg.  
  
Mae’r arolwg wedi rhoi cyfle unigryw i’r gweithlu addysg edrych yn ôl ar eu profiadau a rhoi eu barn ar ystod o faterion sy’n effeithio arnynt; materion fel y cwricwlwm ac asesu, datblygu proffesiynol, rheoli perfformiad, llwyth gwaith a’r Gymraeg.  
  
Cefais siom, felly, o weld mai dim ond 14% (10,408\) o weithlu o dros 72,497 a achubodd ar y cyfle i helpu i lywio’r gwaith o ddatblygu polisi.  I’r mwyafrif, mae hyn yn gyfle sydd wedi ei golli.    
  
Er hynny, mae’r ymarfer wedi cyflawni fy mwriad o gynnal arolwg o lwyth gwaith athrawon. Mae hefyd wedi dangos y gwerth yr ydym yn ei roi ar ein gweithlu addysg a’n hymrwymiad i sicrhau bod y gweithlu hwnnw yn greiddiol i ddatblygiadau sy’n mynd i gael effaith arnynt.   
  
Nid oes atebion hawdd i’r materion amrywiol a godwyd. Wrth gwrs, mae nifer o bethau cadarnhaol wedi dod i’r amlwg, fel mynediad at ddysgu proffesiynol a’r hyder wrth gyflenwi/defnyddio TGCh.  Er hynny, rhaid i ni, fel llywodraeth, gydnabod bod rhagor o waith i’w wneud o ran sicrhau bod ein gweithlu yn teimlo eu bod yn cael y gefnogaeth orau sydd ar gael iddynt.  Fel blaenoriaeth, rwy’n benderfynol o fynd i’r afael â’r hen broblem honno, sef llwyth gwaith, a sicrhau bod gan athrawon le ac amser i addysgu hyd eithaf eu gallu, lleihau biwrocratiaeth ddiangen a sicrhau bod ein hathrawon yn cael eu cefnogi gan Gynorthwywyr Addysgu Lefel Uwch a Gweithwyr Cymorth Dysgu rhagorol.   
  
Dros y misoedd nesaf, wrth gydweithio â Chyngor y Gweithlu Addysg, byddwn yn dadansoddi’r holl ddata a ddaeth i law drwy’r arolwg hwn er mwyn ein helpu i lywio newidiadau i’r polisi.  Rwy’n benderfynol o gael system addysg sy’n perfformio i lefel uchel lle y mae ymarferwyr yn cydweithio i wella safonau addysgu ac ansawdd y dysgu.  
  
Mae copïau o’r arolwg ar gael yn llyfrgell yr aelodau ar http://www.cga.cymru.





Translation:


 
I am a strong believer that in order to deliver effective change, it is essential to work collaboratively. As Cabinet Secretary, I therefore commissioned a national survey of the education workforce to help inform and influence the significant reforms we as a government are bringing forward.  

  

The Education Workforce Council has today published the results of the National Education Workforce Survey.  

  

The survey provided a unique opportunity for the education workforce to reflect on their experiences and give their views on a range of issues which affect them; such as curriculum and assessment, professional development, performance management, workload, and the Welsh language.  

  

With this in mind, I am naturally disappointed that only 14% (10,408\) of a workforce totalling 72,497 took the chance to inform policy development.  For many this has clearly been a missed opportunity.    

  

However, the survey did deliver on my intention to undertake a teachers’ workload survey. It also demonstrated the value we place on our education workforce and our commitment to ensuring that they are at the heart of developments on matters which affect them.  

  

There isn’t a single answer to the diverse range of issues raised and there are no easy answers. There are clearly a number of positive findings, such as access to professional learning and confidence in the delivery/use of ICT.  However, we as a government must also acknowledge that there is more to do in ensuring our workforce feel they have the best possible support available.  As a priority, I remain determined to tackle the long running issue of workload and ensuring teachers have the space and time to teach to the best of their ability, reducing unnecessary bureaucracy and ensuring that they are supported by excellent Higher Level Teaching Assistants and Learning Support Workers.  

  

Over the coming months, working alongside the Education Workforce Council, we will analysing the vast amount of data found in this survey to help guide our policy reforms.  I remain committed to having a high performing education system where practitioners work together collaboratively to improve standards of teaching and the quality of learning.  

  

Copies of the survey have been placed in the Members library and are available at http://www.ewc.wales.