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I am pleased to announce a programme of capital investment in school buildings across Wales that will amount to £1\.4 billion.


This represents the first wave of a long\-term programme of investment.


Following the statement I made last July, local authorities have re\-assessed their Strategic Outline Programmes and prioritised their investment proposals based on local needs and local circumstances. These priorities of investment seek to address not only the poor condition and surplus capacity in the schools estate, but also any investment requirement for additional learning needs, Welsh\-medium education and faith based school provision.


The 21st Century Schools Programme is being developed as a partnership between Welsh Government, the Welsh Local Government Association, Diocesan Directors of the Voluntary Aided Sector and CollegesWales. It is through this partnership working that a programme has been agreed that will ensure that all 22 local authorities will receive Welsh Government capital support in total of £700 million over a seven year period.


This investment will build upon the £415 million of capital investment that is already being provided by the Welsh Government from the Transitional Funding programme. This programme, a precursor to 21st Century Schools, is nearing completion and will dovetail into this new programme which is currently planned to start in 2014\-15\. It is essential that local authorities start planning their projects now. The Welsh Government, with the support of the 21st Century Schools Programme Board, will seek to accelerate the programme and bring forward individual schools projects as and when additional capital funds become available.


Information on the allocations to local authorities is attached at Annex A. I must emphasise that these projects are at Outline Stage, which means the detail may be subject to further change as the proposals are further developed, go through the school statutory consultation process (where required) and assessed through further business case submissions. This is good practice.


I am encouraged that local authorities have signalled their commitment and intent to the development of this programme.  However, I do have concerns that not all local authorities are clear in meeting the Welsh Government’s policy of All Age Transformation, and some local authorities will be subject to further challenge on the cohesiveness of their programmes at the next stage of development.


By 2014\-15, the Welsh Government’s capital budget will be almost 50% lower in real terms than in 2009\-10, so inevitably the Twenty First Century Schools Programme Board has had to prioritise within available resources.


I will continue to work with the Finance Minister on the issue of securing additional capital including the development of alternative sources of funding.  Collaboration across the Welsh public sector is essential to ensure we deliver the strategic projects and programmes that will have the greatest impact on the Welsh economy both in terms of direct employment and educating our future workforce.


This announcement of nearly £1\.4 billion is an important contribution to the Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan, identifying and prioritising our investment into the schools estate through the 21st Century Schools programme. 


I would also like to signal my intent today to develop an investment plan for the Further Education sector that is aligned with the 21st Century Schools Programme. I have asked my officials to contact all Further Education Institutions to discuss their investment priorities. 


Securing capital investment in these difficult economic times is essential, not only for better education outcomes, but also for improving the economy of our communities. My announcement today underlines the Welsh Government’s absolute commitment to improving the lives of people in Wales.





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Translation:


 
Mae’n bleser gen i gyhoeddi rhaglen o fuddsoddiad cyfalaf mewn adeiladau ysgolion ledled Cymru a fydd yn werth £1\.4 biliwn. 

 Dyma gam cyntaf rhaglen fuddsoddi ar gyfer yr hirdymor. 

 Yn dilyn y datganiad a gyflwynais ym mis Gorffennaf, mae awdurdodau lleol wedi ailasesu eu Rhaglenni Amlinellol Strategol ac wedi blaenoriaethu eu cynigion ar gyfer buddsoddiad ar sail anghenion ac amgylchiadau lleol. Y bwriad yw rhoi blaenoriaeth i’r angen i wella cyflwr adeiladau a mynd i’r afael â nifer y lleoedd gwag mewn ysgolion. Bwriedir hefyd fuddsoddi arian i ateb gofynion ar gyfer anghenion dysgu ychwanegol, addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg a darpariaeth ar gyfer addysg ffydd.  

 Mae’r Rhaglen Ysgolion ar gyfer yr 21ain Ganrif yn ffrwyth partneriaeth rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru, Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru, Cyfarwyddwyr Esgobaethol y Sector Ysgolion Gwirfoddol a Gynorthwyir a CholegauCymru. Mae holl aelodau’r bartneriaeth wedi cytuno ar raglen a fydd yn sicrhau bod holl awdurdodau lleol Cymru yn derbyn cymorth cyfalaf gwerth cyfanswm o £700 miliwn oddi wrth Lywodraeth Cymru dros gyfnod o saith mlynedd.  

 Bydd y buddsoddiad hwn yn ychwanegol at y buddsoddiad cyfalaf gwerth £415 miliwn y mae Llywodraeth Cymru eisoes yn ei ddarparu drwy’r rhaglen Arian Pontio. Mae’r rhaglen hon, a ragflaenodd Ysgolion ar gyfer yr 21ain Ganrif, yn tynnu at ei therfyn a bydd yn dod yn rhan o’r rhaglen newydd hon a fydd yn dod i rym yn 2014\-15\. Mae’n hanfodol fod awdurdodau lleol yn dechrau cynllunio eu prosiectau nawr. Bydd Llywodraeth Cymru, gyda chymorth Bwrdd y Rhaglen Ysgolion ar gyfer yr 21ain Ganrif, yn ceisio sicrhau bod y rhaglen yn cael ei gweithredu’n gynt a mynd i’r afael â phrosiectau ysgolion unigol pan fydd cyllid cyfalaf ychwanegol ar gael.    

 Mae Atodiad A yn cynnwys gwybodaeth am y dyraniadau i’r awdurdodau lleol. Mae’n rhaid pwysleisio mai prosiectau amlinellol yw’r rhain ar hyn o bryd, a gallai eu manylion gael eu newid ymhellach wrth i’r cynigion gael eu datblygu, wrth iddynt wynebu’r broses statudol o ymgynghori ag ysgolion (lle y bo angen) ac wrth iddynt gael eu hasesu ymhellach pan gyflwynir achosion busnes. Dyma arfer da ar waith.  

 Mae’r ffaith bod awdurdodau lleol wedi datgan eu hymrwymiad i’r rhaglen a’u bwriad i’w datblygu yn galonogol iawn. Mae gen i bryderon, fodd bynnag, nad yw pob awdurdod lleol yn bodloni polisi Llywodraeth Cymru o ran Trawsnewid Pob Oed. Bydd cydlyniant rhaglenni rhai awdurdodau lleol yn cael ei herio ymhellach yn ystod y cam datblygu nesaf. 

 Erbyn 2014\-15 bydd cyllideb gyfalaf Llywodraeth Cymru bron 50% yn is mewn termau real o’i chymharu â 2009\-10\. Canlyniad anochel hyn yw fod yn rhaid i Fwrdd y Rhaglen Ysgolion ar gyfer yr 21ain Ganrif flaenoriaethu ar sail yr adnoddau sydd ganddi.  

 Byddaf yn parhau i gydweithio â’r Gweinidog Cyllid er mwyn ceisio sicrhau rhagor o arian cyfalaf, a gallai hyn gynnwys datblygu ffynonellau cyllid gwahanol. Mae’n hanfodol fod cyrff y sector cyhoeddus yng Nghymru yn cydweithio fel y gallwn gyflawni’r prosiectau a’r rhaglenni strategol a fydd yn cael yr effaith fwyaf ar economi Cymru, o ran cyflogaeth uniongyrchol ac addysgu gweithlu’r dyfodol.  

 Mae’r £1\.4 biliwn rwy’n ei gyhoeddi heddiw yn gyfraniad pwysig at y Cynllun Buddsoddi mewn Seilwaith i Gymru, ac mae’n pennu ac yn blaenoriaethu ein buddsoddiad mewn ysgolion drwy’r rhaglen Ysgolion ar gyfer yr 21ain Ganrif.  

 Hoffwn hefyd nodi fy mwriad heddiw i ddatblygu cynllun buddsoddi ar gyfer y sector Addysg Bellach sy’n cyd\-fynd â’r Rhaglen Ysgolion ar gyfer yr 21ain Ganrif. Rwyf wedi gofyn i’m swyddogion gysylltu â phob Sefydliad Addysg Bellach er mwyn trafod eu blaenoriaethau o ran buddsoddi.  

 Yn yr hinsawdd economaidd sydd ohoni mae’n hanfodol sicrhau buddsoddiad cyfalaf, fel y gallwn sicrhau gwell deilliannau addysgol, a hefyd wella economi ein cymunedau. Mae cyhoeddiad heddiw’n pwysleisio ymrwymiad llwyr Llywodraeth Cymru i wella bywydau pobl Cymru.   






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