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Yn dilyn cyhoeddiad y Prif Weinidog y bydd Cymru’n symud i Lefel Rhybudd Sero 28 Ionawr, rwyf am roi’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am drefniadau gweithredol mewn ysgolion.


Fel llywodraeth, rydym yn gwbl glir, ar gyfer lles a dysgu, ei bod yn hanfodol bod plant a phobl ifanc yn yr ysgol. Rwy’n nodi heddiw, os yw’r dystiolaeth yn ei gefnogi, y byddwn yn cadarnhau yn yr adolygiad tair wythnos nesaf ar 10 Chwefror y dylai ysgolion ddychwelyd i wneud penderfyniadau lleol ar gamau liniaru yn unol â’r Fframwaith Penderfyniadau Rheoli Heintiau Lleol erbyn dechrau’r hanner tymor newydd ar 28 Chwefror. Bydd gorchuddion wyneb yn parhau mewn lle mewn mewn ysgolion am y tro, yn union fel y mae eu hangen yn y rhan fwyaf o fannau cyhoeddus, ar Lefel Rhybudd Sero.


Wrth baratoi, dylai ysgolion weithio gyda'u hawdurdodau lleol a chynghorwyr iechyd y cyhoedd i benderfynu ar y mesurau y gall fod angen iddynt eu rhoi ar waith, yn seiliedig ar eu hamgylchiadau lleol.


Mae cyfran fach o ysgolion wedi gwneud defnydd o ddatgymhwyso Rheoliadau Newid Amserau Sesiynau Ysgol (Cymru) 2009 a roddwyd ar waith ar gyfer dychwelyd dysgwyr ar ddechrau’r tymor hwn er mwyn rhoi hyblygrwydd i ysgolion newid eu hamseroedd sesiynau ysgol dros dro. Bydd y trefniadau hyn, sydd wedi bod yn arbennig o ddefnyddiol i Ysgolion Arbennig, yn cael eu hymestyn tan gwyliau yr hanner tymor, ac wedi hynny bydd gofyn i bob ysgol ddychwelyd i'w hamserlen arferol.


Er mwyn rheoli a gwella awyru mewn ystafelloedd dosbarth, mae monitorau CO2 wedi’u darparu ar gyfer pob ystafell ddosbarth yng Nghymru, a £95m wedi’i ddarparu i gefnogi gwaith cynnal a chadw fel atgyweirio ffenestri neu ailosod ffilteri aer mewn unedau trin aer lle mae ysgolion yn wynebu heriau. Bydd cyngor gan ein Grŵp Cynghori Technegol ar bwysigrwydd awyru a defnyddio dyfeisiau glanhau aer o dan amgylchiadau penodol yn cael ei gyhoeddi yn y dyddiau nesaf, gan gynnig arweiniad i awdurdodau lleol ar ddefnyddio’r dyfeisiau yn y nifer fach o achosion lle mae eu hangen.


Ein ffocws o hyd yw cynyddu dysgu i'r eithaf a lleihau ar unrhyw darfu. Rydw i am ailadrodd wrth ddysgwyr, ysgolion a cholegau y bydd arholiadau ac asesiadau eleni yn mynd yn eu blaen, oni bai bod sefyllfa iechyd y cyhoedd yn ei gwneud yn amhosibl iddynt gael eu cynnal \- rhywbeth nad ydym yn ei ragweld. Mae addasiadau i gynnwys arholiadau wedi’u rhoi ar waith i gydnabod yr aflonyddwch a wynebwyd dros y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf, fel bod asesiadau mor deg â phosibl, ac a fydd yn galluogi athrawon i ganolbwyntio eu hamser ar y meysydd dysgu allweddol. Gan weithio ar y cyd â Cymwysterau Cymru, rydym yn gweithio gyda cholegau i sicrhau bod dysgwyr sy'n dilyn cymwysterau galwedigaethol hefyd yn gallu cael mynediad at addasiadau priodol eleni. Rwy’n annog pob dysgwr ym mlynyddoedd arholiadau i siarad â’u hysgolion a’u colegau am ba gymorth a hyblygrwydd ychwanegol a allai fod ar gael eleni, i’w helpu i symud yn eu blaen yn hyderus.







Translation:


 
Following the First Minister’s announcement that Wales will be moving to Alert Level 0 on 28 January, I want to provide an update on operational arrangements in schools.


As a government, we are absolutely clear that, for wellbeing and learning, it is vital that children and young people are in school. I am signalling today that, if the evidence supports it, we will confirm at the next three\-week review point on 10 February that schools should return to making local decisions on mitigations in line with the Local Infection Control Decision Framework by the beginning of the new half term on 28 February. Face coverings will remain in schools for the time being, just as they are required in most public places, at alert level 0\.


In preparation, schools should work with their local authorities and public health advisors to determine the measures they may need to put in place, based on their local circumstances.


A small proportion of schools have made use of the disapplication of the Changing of School Session Times (Wales) Regulations 2009 put in place for the return of learners at the start of this term providing flexibility for schools to temporarily change their school session times. These arrangements have been particularly useful to Special Schools, so will be extended until the half\-term break, after which all schools will be required to revert to their normal timetable.


To manage and improve ventilation in classrooms, CO2 monitors have been provided for every classroom in Wales, and £95m has been provided to support maintenance work such as such as repairing windows or replacing air filters in air handling units where schools face challenges. Advice from our Technical Advisory Group on the importance of ventilation and on the use of air cleaning devices in specific circumstances will be published in the coming days, offering guidance to local authorities on the use of the devices in the small number of cases where they are needed.


Our focus remains to maximise learning and minimise disruption. I wish to reiterate to learners, schools and colleges that exams and assessments this year will go ahead, unless the public health situation makes it impossible for them to physically run – which we do not envisage. The intention to adjust grade boundaries to reflect disruption has already been set out.  Adaptations to exam content have been put in place as well as prior notification of areas of examination. , so that assessments are as fair as possible, and which will enable teachers to focus their time on the key areas for learning. Working collaboratively with Qualifications Wales, we are working with colleges to ensure learners undertaking vocational qualifications are also able to access appropriate adaptations this year. I encourage all learners in exam years to talk to their schools and colleges about what additional support and flexibility might be available this year, to help them progress with confidence.