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The Ministerial Supply Model Taskforce established in June 2016 to consider the delivery of supply teaching in schools has today published its report. I welcome this important report and thank all the members of the Taskforce, under the leadership of Sandra Jones, for their commitment and input into what has been a difficult report to produce.  

  

It is clear that the current provision for deploying supply in our schools is highly complex, partly to do with geographical constraints and the requirement to meet specific local needs. At present, there is a myriad of arrangements in place for engaging supply teachers with little planning and co\-ordination to maximise efficiencies and to support and develop our supply teachers. Provision is often variable and inconsistent. Some schools use commercial supply agencies, others employ supply staff direct, hold local authority lists, or in some areas, a combination of all three.  

  

The report has outlined 10 key recommendations broadly covering the areas of, deployment, the cost of supply, safeguarding, accurate data collection, pay and conditions, continuous professional learning opportunities and to taking a more proactive and inclusive approach to working collaboratively to meet local supply needs, whilst ensuring minimum quality standards are met. Each of the recommendations is supportive of how we can make improvements which underpin both our wider educational aspirations, but also how we support supply teachers more generally.  The Taskforce has stated that whilst the current system has its disadvantages, there is no simple ‘one size fits all’ solution that could be implemented across Wales with immediate effect.  

  

While I agree with that statement, there is clear room for improvement in the way we currently employ, manage and support the delivery of supply teachers. Therefore, I am pleased to accept now most of the report’s recommendations at this point in time.  However, further detailed work and analysis is required to establish whether all of those recommendations are legally deliverable.  In particular recommendations 6 and 8 raise complex legal and policy issues which will require further exploration. However, I fully support the notion that the issues which gave rise to those recommendations need to be addressed.  I will also take account of the views of our partners and stakeholders.  

  

The changing landscape in Wales affords us a unique opportunity to consider in detail the issues affecting the provision and deployment of supply teachers and to affect change in a tangible and sustainable way. We will consider the benefits of collaborative working for the delivery of supply in light of the planned collaborative working arrangements in the public sector announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance.  

  

Work has commenced in some key areas highlighted in the report and we have already taken steps to address important issues brought to light by the Taskforce in terms of employer responsibility for safeguarding. We have also undertaken some early work on enabling all supply teachers to be able to access professional learning opportunities, including early discussions with Consortia leads and exploring how Hwb, the Welsh government’s education learning platform, could better support supply teachers. Hwb is an integral part of teaching and learning which enables all teachers, including our supply teachers, to access and share resources to broaden their pedagogical development.  

  

These arrangements will enable supply teachers, including newly qualified teachers undertaking supply, to have full and continuing access to Hwb regardless of length of temporary placement or school. On that note, I will also be looking closely at our policy on how we can ensure our newly qualified teachers who do not obtain permanent teaching posts when completing initial teacher education can access regular professional learning opportunities and are adequately supported during their induction year.  

  

In light of a recent Estyn report and taking into account the Taskforce’s views we also propose to update and reissue guidance on ‘Managing attendance in schools’ to emphasise the good practice that schools can adopt in utilising and supporting supply teachers.  

  

I fully recognise that supply teachers form a significant and important part of the teacher workforce in Wales. We must ensure our supply teachers are an informed sector of the wider school workforce ready and able to support the wider education reforms planned. It is clear that there is a lot to do and the message from this and previous reports is that we need to ensure we fully support the supply workforce and integrate them into our plans, if we are to realise our aims for education in Wales.  

  

The further work required to consider and develop our proposals in relation to the recommendations will be taken forward as a key aspect of effective and sustainable workforce planning, a strand of the forthcoming national education improvement plan for schools.


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Translation:


 
Mae Tasglu Gweinidogol y Model Cyflenwi Athrawon, a sefydlwyd ym Mehefin 2016 i ystyried sut y mae athrawon cyflenwi yn cael eu darparu ar gyfer ysgolion, wedi cyhoeddi ei adroddiad heddiw. Rwy'n croesawu'r adroddiad pwysig hwn a hoffwn ddiolch i holl aelodau'r Tasglu, o dan arweiniad Sandra Jones, am eu hymrwymiad a'u mewnbwn i’r adroddiad, sydd wedi bod yn un anodd ei lunio.  

  

Mae'n amlwg bod y ddarpariaeth bresennol ar gyfer trefnu athrawon cyflenwi yn ein hysgolion yn gymhleth iawn, yn rhannol oherwydd cyfyngiadau daearyddol a’r gofyniad i ddiwallu anghenion lleol penodol. Ar hyn o bryd, mae trefniadau di\-rif wedi'u cymeradwyo ar gyfer cyflogi athrawon cyflenwi, gydag ychydig o waith trefnu a  chydlynu, i sicrhau’r arbedion mwyaf ac i gefnogi a datblygu ein hathrawon cyflenwi. Mae’r ddarpariaeth yn amrywiol ac yn anghyson. Mae rhai ysgolion yn defnyddio asiantaethau cyflenwi masnachol, eraill yn cyflogi staff cyflenwi yn uniongyrchol, rhai yn defnyddio rhestrau awdurdodau lleol, ac mewn rhai ardaloedd, defnyddir cyfuniad o'r tri dull.  

  

Mae'r adroddiad wedi amlinellu 10 o argymhellion allweddol sy’n cwmpasu’r meysydd canlynol yn fras: defnyddio athrawon cyflenwi, costau athrawon cyflenwi, trefniadau diogelu, casglu data cywir, tâl ac amodau, cyfleoedd dysgu proffesiynol parhaus a defnyddio dull mwy rhagweithiol a chynhwysol o gydweithio i ddiwallu anghenion cyflenwi lleol, gan sicrhau bod safonau ansawdd achrededig sylfaenol yn cael eu cadw. Mae pob un o'r argymhellion yn ceisio sicrhau gwelliannau ym maes cyflenwi, sy'n ategu ein dyheadau addysgol ehangach, ond hefyd sut rydym yn cefnogi athrawon cyflenwi yn fwy cyffredinol.  Yn ôl y Tasglu, er bod anfanteision i'r system gyfredol, nid oes un ffordd syml o ddatrys y problemau ar unwaith ar draws Cymru.  

  

Er fy mod yn cytuno â’r datganiad hwnnw, mae lle amlwg i wella mewn perthynas â sut rydym yn cyflogi, rheoli a chefnogi athrawon cyflenwi. Felly, rwy’n falch cael derbyn y rhan fwyaf o argymhellion yr adroddiad ar hyn o bryd. Fodd bynnag, mae angen gwneud rhagor o waith manwl a dadansoddi er mwyn gweld a oes modd cyflawni pob un o’r argymhellion hynny yn gyfreithlon. Mae argymhelliad 6 ac 8 yn arbennig yn codi cwestiynau cyfreithiol cymhleth ac o ran polisi, ac mae angen edrych ar rhain ymhellach. Ond, rwy’n cefnogi’n llwyr y syniad bod angen mynd i’r afael â’r materion sy’n arwain at yr argymhellion hynny. Byddaf hefyd yn rhoi ystyriaeth i safbwyntiau ein partneriaid a’n rhanddeiliaid.  

  

Mae'r tirlun yng Nghymru yn newid, ac mae hyn yn rhoi cyfle unigryw i ni ystyried yn fanwl y materion sy'n effeithio ar y broses o ddarparu a defnyddio athrawon cyflenwi, a sicrhau newid mewn ffordd sy'n weladwy ac yn gynaliadwy. Byddwn yn ystyried manteision cydweithio wrth ddarparu athrawon cyflenwi, yn sgil y cyhoeddiad gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid am drefniadau cydweithio arfaethedig yn y sector cyhoeddus.  

  

Mae gwaith wedi dechrau mewn rhai meysydd allweddol y tynnwyd sylw atynt yn yr adroddiad, ac rydym eisoes wedi cymryd camau i fynd i'r afael â materion pwysig a ddaeth i'r amlwg drwy’r Tasglu sy’n ymwneud â chyfrifoldeb cyflogwyr am drefniadau diogelu. Rydym wedi gwneud rhywfaint o waith eisoes i sicrhau bod athrawon cyflenwi yn cael mynediad at gyfleoedd dysgu proffesiynol, gan gynnwys trafodaethau cynnar gydag arweinwyr y Consortia, ac edrych ar sut y gall Hwb, sef platfform dysgu Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer addysg, wneud mwy i gefnogi athrawon cyflenwi. Mae Hwb yn rhan annatod o'r broses addysgu a dysgu sy’n galluogi pob athro, gan gynnwys ein hathrawon cyflenwi, i gael mynediad at adnoddau i ehangu eu datblygiad ym maes addysgeg, a rhannu’r adnoddau hynny.  

  

Bydd y trefniadau hyn yn galluogi pob athro cyflenwi, gan gynnwys athrawon newydd gymhwyso sy’n gwneud gwaith cyflenwi, i gael mynediad llawn a pharhaus at Hwb waeth beth fo hyd eu cyfnod cyflenwi, nac ym mha ysgol. Yn hynny o beth, byddaf yn edrych yn fanwl ar ein polisi ynghylch sut y gallwn sicrhau bod ein hathrawon newydd gymhwyso nad ydynt yn cael swyddi dysgu parhaol ar ôl cwblhau eu hyfforddiant cychwynnol athrawon, yn gallu manteisio ar gyfleoedd dysgu proffesiynol rheolaidd, ac yn cael digon o gefnogaeth yn ystod eu blwyddyn ymsefydlu.  

  

Yng ngoleuni adroddiad diweddar gan Estyn ac wrth ystyried safbwyntiau’r Tasglu, rydym hefyd yn cynnig y dylid diweddaru ac ailgyhoeddi canllawiau ar reoli presenoldeb mewn ysgolion i bwysleisio'r arferion da y gall ysgolion eu mabwysiadu wrth ddefnyddio a chefnogi athrawon cyflenwi.  

  

Rwy'n llwyr gydnabod bod athrawon cyflenwi yn rhan bwysig o'r gweithlu athrawon yng Nghymru. Mae’n rhaid i ni sicrhau bod ein hathrawon cyflenwi yn sector gwybodus yng ngweithlu ehangach yr ysgol, sy’n barod ac sydd â’r gallu i gefnogi’r diwygiadau arfaethedig ehangach i addysg. Mae'n amlwg bod llawer o waith i'w wneud, a neges yr adroddiad hwn ac adroddiadau blaenorol yw bod angen i ni roi cefnogaeth lawn i'n hathrawon cyflenwi a'u hintegreiddio i'n cynlluniau, os ydym am gyflawni ein hamcanion ar gyfer addysg yng Nghymru.  

  

Bydd y gwaith pellach sydd ei angen er mwyn ystyried a datblygu ein cynigion mewn perthynas â’r argymhellion yn cael ei wneud fel rhan allweddol o gynllunio'r gweithlu yn effeithiol ac yn gynaliadwy, sy’n elfen o’r cynllun cenedlaethol arfaethedig i ysgolion ar gyfer gwella addysg.


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