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Today I am publishing the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body’s (IWPRB) strategic review of the structure of teachers’ and leaders’ pay and conditions in Wales. 

In December 2021 we commissioned the IWPRB to undertake a strategic review of the current structure of teachers’ and leaders’ pay and conditions in Wales and propose opportunities for improvements to enhance our current system and help us achieve a fairer and more transparent system for all teachers. 

I am pleased to note that the Strategic Review clearly recognises the strengths of the current pay and conditions arrangements and the need to retain the positive changes introduced to the structure since 2018 when the responsibility for teachers’ pay and conditions was devolved to the Welsh Government. The comprehensive and detailed report from the IWPRB contains 26 recommendations relating mainly to pay, terms and conditions designed to strengthen these existing arrangements. 

I accept in principle all the recommendations subject to consultation with key stakeholders through our well established and effective social partnership arrangements. These wide\-ranging recommendations require detailed consideration. Key stakeholders will be invited to scrutinise the Report and provide comments on its recommendations, including implications, practicalities and timing of potential implementation, such as current pressures on all public sector budgets. 

Many of the recommendations have financial implications, therefore an important aspect of considering their impact and delivery will be affordability in the difficult financial situation faced by Welsh Government, local authorities and schools. Given these financial pressures, the implementation of any of the recommendations in the short to medium term will only occur where they can be shown to be either cost neutral or are able to be met from existing budgets.

I would like to thank the chair of the IWPRB and its members for their work over the past two years which has resulted in this comprehensive report, and to everyone who contributed evidence and views. I look forward to collaborating with the sector to enhance the current structure for teachers’ pay and conditions, building on its strengths to create a system in Wales that ensures that teachers and leaders feel valued and is both fit for purpose and fair across the whole profession.

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:


 
Heddiw, rwy'n cyhoeddi adolygiad strategol Corff Adolygu Cyflogau Annibynnol Cymru o strwythur cyflog ac amodau athrawon ac arweinwyr yng Nghymru. 

Ym mis Rhagfyr 2021, comisiynwyd Gorff Adolygu Cyflogau Annibynnol Cymru (yr IWPRB) i gynnal adolygiad strategol o strwythur presennol cyflog ac amodau athrawon ac arweinwyr yng Nghymru, a chynnig sut i wella ein system bresennol a'n helpu i greu system decach, fwy tryloyw i bob athro. 

Rwy'n falch o nodi bod yr Adolygiad Strategol yn cydnabod cryfderau'r trefniadau cyflog ac amodau presennol a'r angen i gadw'r newidiadau cadarnhaol a gyflwynwyd i'r strwythur ers 2018, pan gafodd y cyfrifoldeb dros gyflog ac amodau athrawon ei ddatganoli i Lywodraeth Cymru. Mae'r adroddiad cynhwysfawr a manwl gan yr IWPRB yn cynnwys 26 o argymhellion, yn ymwneud yn bennaf â chyflog, telerau ac amodau, sydd wedi eu cynllunio i gryfhau'r trefniadau presennol hyn. 

Rwy'n derbyn mewn egwyddor yr holl argymhellion, yn amodol ar ymgynghoriad â rhanddeiliaid allweddol drwy ein trefniadau partneriaeth gymdeithasol effeithiol sydd wedi eu hen sefydlu. Mae'r argymhellion eang hyn yn gofyn am ystyriaeth fanwl. Bydd gwahoddiad i randdeiliaid allweddol graffu ar yr Adroddiad a rhoi sylwadau ar ei argymhellion, gan gynnwys goblygiadau, ymarferoldeb ac amseriad gweithredu posibl, megis y pwysau presennol ar holl gyllidebau'r sector cyhoeddus. 

Mae i lawer o'r argymhellion oblygiadau ariannol. Un o'r elfennau pwysig wrth ystyried eu heffaith a'n gallu i'w gweithredu, felly, fydd eu fforddiadwyedd o ystyried y sefyllfa ariannol anodd sy'n wynebu Llywodraeth Cymru, awdurdodau lleol ac ysgolion. O ystyried y pwysau ariannol hyn, ni fydd unrhyw un o'r argymhellion yn cael eu gweithredu  yn y tymor byr i ganolig oni bai y gellir dangos eu bod naill ai'n niwtral o ran cost neu'n gallu cael eu gweithredu o fewn cyllidebau presennol.

Hoffwn ddiolch i gadeirydd ac aelodau'r IWPRB am eu gwaith dros y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf, sydd wedi arwain at yr adroddiad cynhwysfawr hwn. Diolch hefyd i bawb sydd wedi cyfrannu tystiolaeth a rhoi eu barn. Rwy'n edrych ymlaen at gydweithio â'r sector i wella'r strwythur presennol ar gyfer cyflog ac amodau athrawon, gan adeiladu ar y cryfderau i greu system sy'n sicrhau bod athrawon ac arweinwyr Cymru yn teimlo eu bod yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi, a bod y strwythur yn addas i'r diben ac yn deg ar draws y proffesiwn cyfan.

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.