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I am pleased to announce today there will be an uplift of pay to reward our highly skilled and hardworking teachers in Wales.


I announced on the 11th June that subject to consultation with key stakeholders I agreed in principle to accept all of the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body’s recommendations for 2021/22 including:


1. Introducing a pay award from 1 September 2021 to provide for a 1\.75% uplift to all pay scales and allowances
2. Clarification and/or a review of policy in relation to certain existing terms and conditions.


I have now considered the responses to that consultation and can confirm that nothing new has emerged that warrants any significant reconsideration of the proposed pay award for teachers for 2021/22\.


Consequently, I will shortly make the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Wales) Order 2021 which gives effect to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Wales) Document 2021\.


The pay award will be backdated to 1 September 2021\.


It is the third year, since the devolution of powers over teachers’ pay and conditions, where we have been able to introduce changes to improve pay and conditions for teachers in Wales. I welcome the IWPRB’s contribution to this and I thank the members for their work.


I accept all twelve recommendations from the IWPRB, including an uplift to Teachers’ Pay of 1\.75% to all pay scales and allowances, and I welcome the opportunity to work together with stakeholders on a comprehensive review of the structure of teachers’ and leaders’ pay and conditions. This will provide us with further opportunities to develop a more distinct national system here in Wales that not only improves and enhances the system but is also fairer and more transparent for all teachers.


Given the UK Government’s decision to freeze public sector pay, the Welsh Government did not receive any additional funding through the Barnett formula to provide for public sector wide pay awards in 2021\-22, with the exception of the NHS and those on the lowest wages.


This is a decision of the UK Government’s making but has a direct consequence for Wales. It was intended that local authorities would meet any additional costs arising from this pay award from the increase in funding allocated to local authorities from the Welsh Government via the Revenue Support Grant, combined with provision from local authorities’ own revenue raising powers. Following discussions with local authority representatives on ongoing and exceptional budget pressures as a result of the pandemic this financial year, I can confirm that, in addition to the funding already provided, we will provide a further £6\.4m towards supporting the cost of the pay award in schools and sixth forms this financial year.


In announcing this Teachers’ Pay award, I recognise that negotiations between Further Education colleges and unions are ongoing. The Welsh Government has a long\-standing commitment to pay parity between teachers in school and lecturers in Further Education. Therefore, in addition to the funding already provided to the Further Education sector, we will also provide a further £1\.5m towards supporting the cost of the pay award in Further Education Institutions this financial year.


Today’s announcement shows the benefit of the Welsh Government gaining responsibility for these powers when combined with the positive approach of working in collaboration with all stakeholders. In setting teachers’ pay for the third time, we have continued to diverge from the proposals in England by awarding teachers in Wales higher pay and introducing some key changes requested by the profession. Moving forward, the longer term research and review of teachers’ pay and conditions in Wales will also help to promote teaching as a profession of choice for graduates and career changers.


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Senedd returns I would be happy to do so.







Translation:


 
Mae'n bleser gennyf gyhoeddi heddiw y bydd codiad cyflog i wobrwyo ein hathrawon hynod fedrus a gweithgar yng Nghymru.


Cyhoeddais ar 11 Mehefin, fy mod, yn amodol ar ymgynghori â rhanddeiliaid allweddol, wedi cytuno mewn egwyddor i dderbyn holl argymhellion Corff Adolygu Cyflogau Annibynnol Cymru ar gyfer 2021/22 gan gynnwys:


1. Cyflwyno codiad cyflog o 1 Medi 2021 i ddarparu ar gyfer cynnydd o 1\.75% i bob graddfa gyflog a lwfans
2. Egluro a/neu adolygu polisi mewn perthynas â thelerau ac amodau presennol penodol.


Rydw i bellach wedi ystyried yr ymatebion i'r ymgynghoriad hwnnw a gallaf gadarnhau nad oes dim byd newydd wedi dod i'r amlwg sy'n gofyn am unrhyw ailystyried sylweddol o ran y codiad cyflog arfaethedig i athrawon ar gyfer 2021/22\.


O ganlyniad, byddaf yn gwneud Gorchymyn Cyflog ac Amodau Athrawon Ysgol (Cymru) 2021 cyn bo hir, a fydd yn gwneud Dogfen Cyflog ac Amodau Athrawon Ysgol (Cymru) 2021 yn weithredol.


Caiff y codiad cyflog ei ôl\-ddyddio i 1 Medi 2021\.


Dyma'r drydedd flwyddyn, ers datganoli pwerau dros gyflog ac amodau athrawon, lle'r ydym wedi gallu cyflwyno newidiadau i wella cyflogau ac amodau i athrawon yng Nghymru. Croesawaf gyfraniad Corff Adolygu Cyflogau Annibynnol Cymru i hyn a diolchaf i'r aelodau am eu gwaith.


Derbyniaf bob un o'r deuddeg argymhelliad gan Gorff Adolygu Cyflogau Annibynnol Cymru, gan gynnwys cynnydd o 1\.75% i Gyflogau Athrawon ar bob graddfa gyflog a lwfans, ac rwy’n croesawu'r cyfle i gydweithio â rhanddeiliaid ar adolygiad cynhwysfawr o strwythur cyflog ac amodau athrawon ac arweinwyr. Bydd hyn yn rhoi cyfleoedd pellach i ni ddatblygu system genedlaethol fwy pwrpasol i ni yma yng Nghymru, sydd nid yn unig yn gwella ac yn mireinio'r system ond sydd hefyd yn decach ac yn fwy tryloyw i bob athro.


Yn sgil penderfyniad Llywodraeth y DU i rewi cyflogau'r sector cyhoeddus, ni chafodd Llywodraeth Cymru unrhyw arian ychwanegol drwy fformiwla Barnett i ddarparu ar gyfer dyfarniadau cyflog ar draws y sector cyhoeddus yn 2021\-22, ac eithrio'r GIG a'r rhai ar y cyflogau isaf.


Mae hwn yn benderfyniad a wnaed gan Lywodraeth y DU ond mae iddo ganlyniadau uniongyrchol i Gymru. Y bwriad oedd y byddai awdurdodau lleol yn talu unrhyw gostau ychwanegol sy'n deillio o'r codiad cyflog hwn o'r cynnydd yn y cyllid a ddyrennir i awdurdodau lleol o Lywodraeth Cymru drwy'r Grant Cynnal Refeniw, ynghyd â darpariaeth o bwerau codi refeniw awdurdodau lleol eu hunain. Yn dilyn trafodaethau gyda chynrychiolwyr awdurdodau lleol ar y pwysau parhaus ac eithriadol ar eu cyllidebau o ganlyniad i'r pandemig y flwyddyn ariannol hon, gallaf gadarnhau y byddwn yn darparu, yn ogystal â'r cyllid a ddarparwyd eisoes, £6\.4m arall tuag at gost y dyfarniad cyflog mewn ysgolion a'r chweched dosbarth ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol hon.


Wrth gyhoeddi'r dyfarniad cyflog hwn i athrawon, rwy’n cydnabod bod trafodaethau rhwng colegau Addysg Bellach ac undebau yn parhau. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gwneud ymrwymiad hirsefydlog i gadw cydraddoldeb rhwng cyflogau athrawon ysgol a darlithwyr Addysg Bellach. Felly, yn ogystal â'r cyllid a ddarparwyd eisoes i'r sector Addysg Bellach, byddwn hefyd yn darparu £1\.5m arall tuag at gost y codiad cyflog mewn Sefydliadau Addysg Bellach yn ystod y flwyddyn ariannol hon.


Mae cyhoeddiad heddiw yn dangos manteision y ffaith fod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ennill cyfrifoldeb dros y pwerau hyn pan gyfunir hynny â dull cadarnhaol o weithio ar y cyd â'r holl randdeiliaid. Wrth bennu cyflogau athrawon am y trydydd tro, rydym wedi parhau i ymwahanu oddi wrth y cynigion yn Lloegr drwy ddyfarnu cyflog uwch i athrawon yng Nghymru a chyflwyno rhai newidiadau allweddol y mae'r proffesiwn yn gofyn amdanynt. Wrth symud ymlaen, bydd y gwaith ymchwil ac adolygu tymor hwy sydd ar y gweill ynghylch cyflog ac amodau athrawon yng Nghymru hefyd yn helpu i hyrwyddo addysgu fel proffesiwn atyniadol i raddedigion a rhai sy'n newid gyrfa.


Caiff y datganiad ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i aelodau. Os bydd aelodau eisiau i mi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ynglŷn â hyn pan fydd y Senedd yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn hapus i wneud hynny.