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Hoffwn ddiolch i bawb sy’n gweithio yn y sector addysg ac awdurdodau lleol sy’n parhau i weithio’n gyflym ers i Adran Addysg Llywodraeth y DU gyhoeddi ei hasesiad risg diwygiedig ynghylch RAAC.


Ddydd Llun, 4 Medi, cadarnhawyd y byddai dwy ysgol ar Ynys Môn, sydd â RAAC yn eu hadeiladau, yn cau dros dro er mwyn gallu cynnal archwiliadau diogelwch pellach. Yn dilyn camau rhagweithiol ar ran y ddau bennaeth, mae Ysgol David Hughes wedi ailagor yn ddiogel i bob dysgwr, ac mae Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi wedi gallu agor yn rhannol i ddisgyblion, gan ddarparu gwersi wyneb yn wyneb i bedwar grŵp blwyddyn ar y tro, am yn ail â’i gilydd, ochr yn ochr â thri grŵp ysgol a a fydd yn cael gwersi ar\-lein.


Drwy gydol yr wythnos hon, mae pob awdurdod lleol wedi bod yn parhau i adolygu eu hystâd ysgolion er mwyn dod o hyd i unrhyw rannau a allai gynnwys RAAC. O ganlyniad i’r gwaith hwn, nodwyd dau achos pellach o RAAC mewn rhannau o ysgolion yng Nghymru.


Ddydd Mercher, 13 Medi, gwnaeth Cyngor Sir Conwy y penderfyniad i gau Ysgol Maes Owen dros dro fel mesur rhagofalus tra bo peirianwyr strwythurol yn cynnal ymchwiliad pellach o’r RAAC a nodwyd yn yr ysgol.


Ddydd Iau, 14 Medi, daethpwyd o hyd i RAAC mewn rhannau o do fflat yn Ysgol Trefnant yn Sir Ddinbych yn dilyn arolygiad manwl. Fel mesur rhagofalus, gwnaeth Cyngor Sir Ddinbych y penderfyniad i gau’r ysgol dros dro tra bo ymchwiliadau pellach yn cael eu cynnal. 


Wrth i gam cyntaf ein proses i ddod o hyd i RAAC dynnu i ben, gallwn gadarnhau ein bod wedi cael yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf gan yr holl awdurdodau lleol. Nid oes RAAC wedi’i nodi mewn unrhyw ysgolion eraill. Mae ail gam y broses eisoes ar y gweill, ac mae swyddogion Llywodraeth Cymru wrthi’n craffu ar yr wybodaeth er mwyn gweithio gydag awdurdodau lleol i nodi unrhyw ddata neu arolygon pellach neu waith tebyg sy’n ofynnol, ac er mwyn trefnu i gyflawni’r gwaith hwnnw.


Fel y nodwyd yn flaenorol, bydd hyn yn cael ei weithredu ar unwaith ac yn cael ei gwblhau erbyn diwedd mis Rhagfyr. Rwy’n deall yn llawn y pryderon fu gan rieni, gofalwyr a staff dros yr ychydig wythnosau diwethaf, ac rwyf am roi sicrwydd ichi bod y broses rydym yn ei dilyn fesul cam yn un fanwl a thrylwyr.


Mae ColegauCymru hefyd wedi bod yn gweithio gyda cholegau addysg bellach er mwyn inni gael gwybodaeth ynghylch p’un a oes RAAC wedi’i nodi o fewn ystâd colegau. Dim ond mewn un coleg y daethpwyd o hyd i RAAC hyd yma, mewn rhan fach iawn o un adeilad ar ystad Coleg Caerdydd a’r Fro, ac mae hyn yn cael ei reoli yn unol â’r canllawiau a gyhoeddwyd gan Sefydliad y Peirianwyr Strwythurol. Mae’r sefydliadau addysg bellach eraill wedi cadarnhau nad oes unrhyw le sy’n destun pryder ar hyn o bryd, a’u bod yn cymryd camau i fwrw ymlaen ag ail gam y broses o asesu RAAC.


Rydym hefyd yn gweithio’n agos gyda CCAUC a Phrifysgolion Cymru i gael darlun llawn o effaith RAAC yn y sector addysg uwch. Fel y nodwyd yn flaenorol, mae prifysgolion yn trefnu asesiadau, gan weithio gyda Chymdeithas Cyfarwyddwyr Ystadau Prifysgolion (AUDE), sy’n cynnal arolwg o sefydliadau, a byddant yn rhoi’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf maes o law. Hyd yma, ac eithrio Prifysgol Caerdydd a Phrifysgol Bangor, ni nodwyd RAAC mewn unrhyw sefydliadau eraill. Yng Nghaerdydd mae’r ardal dan sylw wedi’i gau ac mae gwaith lliniaru yn mynd rhagddo, ynghyd ag arolygon pellach. Ym Mangor, nid yw’r ardal dan sylw yn agored i fyfyrwyr na’r cyhoedd, ac mae wedi’i chau dros dro i’r staff.


Rydym yn parhau i argymell defnyddio canllawiau presennol Sefydliad y Peirianwyr Strwythurol i ymchwilio i bresenoldeb RAAC mewn adeiladau cyhoeddus a’i asesu. Mae ei ganllawiau atodol, a gyhoeddwyd eleni, yn cynnwys cyngor ar asesu risg, gwaith cyweirio a rheoli’r sefyllfa pan ganfyddir RAAC.







Translation:


 
I would like to thank everyone working in the education sector and local authorities who continue to work at pace since the UK Government’s Department for Education published its revised risk assessment for RAAC.


On Monday 4 September, we confirmed that two schools in Ynys Mon, which have RAAC present in their buildings, would close temporarily to enable further safety inspections to be carried out. Following proactive management by both headteachers, Ysgol David Hughes has safely reopened to all learners and Ysgol Uwchradd Caergybi has been able to partially open for pupils with face\-to\-face lessons for four school year groups, alternating with three school groups, with the group not at school on any one day receiving online learning.


Throughout this week, all local authorities have been continuing to review their school estate to identify any areas suspected of containing RAAC. As a result of this work, two further cases of RAAC have been identified in parts of schools in Wales.


On Wednesday 13 September, Conwy County Council took the decision to temporarily close Ysgol Maes Owen as a precautionary measure whilst structural engineers carried out further investigation of the RAAC identified at the school.


On Thursday 14 September, RAAC was identified in areas of a flat roof in Ysgol Trefnant in Denbighshire following a detailed inspection. Denbighshire County Council as a precautionary measure took the decision to temporarily close the school whilst further investigations are undertaken. 


As stage one of our RAAC identification process draws to a close, we can confirm that we have received updates from all local authorities. No other schools have been identified as containing RAAC. Stage two of the process is already underway with Welsh Government officials scrutinising the returns to identify with local authorities any further data and survey or similar work which is required and so that arrangements can be made for those to be undertaken. 


As previously stated, this work will be progressed immediately and will be completed in December. I fully understand the concerns that parents, carers, and staff have had over past weeks and I want to assure you that the staged process we are undertaking is a detailed and robust one. 


CollegesWales has also been working with Further Education colleges to provide us with information on whether RAAC has been identified in the college estate. RAAC has only been identified in one college so far in a very small part of one building across the Cardiff and Vale College estate and this is being managed in accordance with the published guidance from the Institution of Structural Engineers.  The remaining further education institutions have confirmed that there are no immediate areas of concern, and that they are all actively progressing stage two of the RAAC assessment process. 


We are also working closely with HEFCW and Universities Wales to get a full picture of the impact of RAAC in the higher education sector. As previously indicated, universities are arranging assessments, working with the Association of University Estates Directors (AUDE), which is conducting a survey of institutions and will provide updates in due course. To date, no institutions other than Cardiff University and Bangor University have identified any potential areas of RAAC. In Cardiff the affected area has been closed and mitigation works are being implemented along with further surveys. In Bangor, the affected area is not accessible to students or the public and has been temporarily cordoned off to staff.


We continue to recommend that existing guidance from the Institution of Structural Engineers is used to investigate and assess the presence of RAAC in public buildings. Its supplementary guidance, which was published this year, includes advice on assessing risk, remediation and management when RAAC is found to be present.