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In March 2017, I established the Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) Expert Panel to explore opportunities and issues regarding the ability of schools to provide high quality learning regarding healthy relationships and sex education. In December 2017, the panel published 11 recommendations regarding steps to improve delivery of this subject within the current curriculum and the new curriculum for Wales.


Following consideration of the Expert Panel’s recommendations, I announced that I would be supporting their implementation. One of these recommendations was that updated guidance should be issued for the current curriculum, that the name of this subject area should change from SRE to Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) and that it should be statutory in the new curriculum.


In the recently published white paper, 'Our national mission: a transformational curriculum – proposals for a new legislative framework', we are proposing that RSE should be statutory in the new curriculum. We are not waiting, however, for the introduction of our new arrangements to start the process of improving the quality of RSE. We want to ensure that support for schools and practitioners to plan effective RSE provision is made available as soon as possible.


That is why I am announcing today, the launch of a public consultation into our updated curriculum guidance document – Relationships and Sexuality Education in Schools. This guidance is intended to provide schools with additional advice and support regarding


implementing a whole school approach to RSE, aligned to the evidence put forward by the expert panel. The public consultation on this guidance has been published today and I would encourage practitioners from all settings to let us know their thoughts on what we are proposing. The consultation can be accessed at:


https://beta.gov.wales/draft\-guidance\-relationships\-and\-sexuality\-education


The curriculum, whilst important, is not the only area through which we are providing greater support for RSE. Improving professional learning opportunities is also a key component in helping schools deliver high quality learning in this area. Last year, I provided £200,000 to consortia to start the process of identifying professional learning needs around RSE. I am pleased with the work that this funding has enabled, with each consortia working with their schools and practitioners to understand the needs of learners in their locality and target support accordingly.


I would like to thank the SRE expert panel and their chair, Professor Emma Renold, for their support. Professor Renold has continued to work with my officials and pioneer schools to develop and embed the statutory requirement for RSE across all of its areas of learning and experience in the new curriculum.


I know there is still much to be done to better secure the good physical, mental and emotional health of young people in Wales. I will continue to work, in partnership with schools, practitioners and stakeholders to ensure that we build upon these achievements as we move forward with the reform of our education system.







Translation:


 
Ym mis Mawrth 2017, sefydlais y Panel Arbenigwyr Addysg Rhyw a Pherthnasoedd er mwyn ymchwilio i’r cyfleoedd a’r materion ynglŷn â gallu ysgolion i ddarparu dysgu o ansawdd uchel ar berthnasoedd iach ac addysg rhyw. Ym mis Rhagfyr 2017, cyhoeddodd y panel 11 argymhelliad ar y camau y dylid eu cymryd er mwyn gwella’r ffordd y caiff y pwnc hwn ei gyflwyno yn y cwricwlwm cyfredol a’r cwricwlwm newydd yng Nghymru.


Yn dilyn ystyriaeth o argymhellion y Panel Arbenigwyr, cyhoeddais y byddwn o blaid eu gweithredu. Un o’r argymhellion hyn oedd y dylai’r canllawiau diwygiedig gael eu cyhoeddi ar gyfer y cwricwlwm cyfredol, y dylai’r enw ar gyfer y maes pwnc hwn newis o Addysg Rhyw a Pherthnasoedd i Addysg Cydberthynas a Rhywioldeb ac y dylai fod yn statudol yn y cwricwlwm newydd.


Yn y papur gwyn a gyhoeddwyd yn ddiweddar, 'Cenhadaeth ein Cenedl: cwricwlwm gweddnewidiol \- cynigion am fframwaith deddfwriaethol newydd', rydym yn cynnig y dylai Addysg Cydberthynas a Rhywioldeb fod yn statudol yn y cwricwlwm newydd. Nid ydym, fodd bynnag, yn disgwyl i’n trefniadau newydd gael eu cyflwyno er mwyn cychwyn y broses o wella ansawdd Addysg Cydberthynas a Rhywioldeb. Rydym am sicrhau bod cymorth ar gael ar gyfer ysgolion ac ymarferwyr i gynllunio darpariaeth Addysg Cydberthynas a Rhywioldeb effeithiol cyn gynted â phosibl.


Dyna pam rydw i’n cyhoeddi heddiw lansiad cyhoeddus ein dogfen ddiwygiedig o ganllawiau’r cwricwlwm \- 'Addysg Cydberthynas a Rhywioldeb mewn Ysgolion'. Nod y canllawiau hyn yw rhoi i ysgolion gyngor a chymorth ychwanegol ynglŷn â gweithredu dull ysgol gyfan ar gyfer 'Addysg Cydberthynas a Rhywioldeb'*,* sy’n cyd\-fynd â’r dystiolaeth agyflwynwyd gan y panel arbenigwyr. Mae’r ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus ar y canllawiau hyn wedi’i gyhoeddi heddiw a byddwn yn annog ymarferwyr o bob lleoliad i roi gwybod i ni beth yw eu meddyliau ar yr hyn rydym yn ei gynnig. Mae’r ymgynghoriad ar gael yn:


https://beta.llyw.cymru/canllawiau\-drafft\-ar\-addysg\-cydberthynas\-rhywioldeb


Er bod y cwricwlwm yn bwysig, nid dyma’r unig faes rydym yn darparu mwy o gymorth Addysg Cydberthynas a Rhywioldeb ar ei gyfer. Mae gwella cyfleoedd dysgu proffesiynol yn elfen allweddol hefyd o ran helpu ysgolion i sicrhau dysgu o ansawdd uchel yn y maes hwn. Y llynedd, darparwyd £200,000 i gonsortia i gychwyn y broses o nodi anghenion dysgu proffesiynol mewn perthynas ag Addysg Cydberthynas a Rhywioldeb. Rydw i’n hapus gyda’r gwaith sy’n bosib diolch i’r cyllid hwn, ac mae pob consortia’n cydweithio’n uniongyrchol â’u hysgolion a’u hymarferwyr er mwyn deall anghenion dysgwyr yn lleol a thargedu cymorth yn unol â hynny.


Hoffwn ddiolch i banel arbenigwyr Addysg Rhyw a Pherthnasoedd a’u cadeirydd, yr Athro Emma Renold, am eu cymorth. Mae’r Athro Renold wedi parhau i gydweithio â’m swyddogion a chydag ysgolion arloesi er mwyn datblygu a sefydlu’r gofyniad statudol ar gyfer Addysg Cydberthynas a Rhywioldeb ar draws ei holl feysydd o ran dysgu a phrofiadau yn y cwricwlwm newydd.


Gwn fod yna lawer o waith i’w wneud eto er mwyn sicrhau bod gan bobl ifanc yng Nghymru iechyd corfforol, meddwl ac emosiynol da. Byddaf yn parhau i weithio, mewn partneriaeth ag ysgolion, ymarferwyr a rhanddeiliaid er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn adeiladu ar y llwyddiannau hyn wrth i ni symud ymlaen i ddiwygio ein system addysg.