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English: The new curriculum has the potential to transform the learning experiences of our children and young people, but I am shocked to think that it also has the potential of failing entirely. The life of every school is very busy on a day-to-day basis and is filled chock-full with challenges, and a lot of time is spend dealing with cuts in budgets that are shrinking. Now, you've suggested that there will be one additional in-service training day per year, but surely that isn't enough to create the huge transformation required with the new curriculum. So, how do you expect schools to create the necessary space to achieve that transformation and to train their staff properly without the Government here increasing school budgets?
Welsh: Mae gan y cwricwlwm newydd y potensial i weddnewid profiadau dysgu ein plant a phobl ifanc, ond mi ydw i'n arswydo o feddwl bod ganddo fo hefyd y potensial o fethu yn llwyr. Mae bywyd pob ysgol yn hynod brysur o ddydd i ddydd ac yn llawn heriau, ac mae yna lawer o amser yn mynd ar ddelio efo toriadau yn wyneb cyllidebau sy'n crebachu. Rydych chi wedi cyhoeddi y bydd yna un diwrnod ychwanegol o hyfforddiant proffesiynol y flwyddyn, ond go brin fod hynny yn ddigon ar gyfer creu'r trawsnewid anferth sydd ynghlwm â'r cwricwlwm newydd. Sut ydych chi'n disgwyl i ysgolion greu'r gofod ar gyfer creu'r trawsnewid ac ar gyfer hyfforddi'r staff heb i'r Llywodraeth yma gynyddu cyllidebau ysgolion?
English: Well, of course, we are currently out to consultation on the proposals to provide an additional INSET day for schools in preparation for the implementation of the curriculum, which will be statutory from 2022. Of course, schools already have a number of INSET days, which they can use to help prepare for the implementation of the curriculum. With regard to resources to allow professional development to be undertaken, the Member will be aware that this Government has made available £24 million direct to headteachers' budgets for the professional development of their staff, and that's the largest single investment in professional learning in the 20 years since this institution was created.
Welsh: Wel, wrth gwrs, rydym yn ymgynghori ar hyn o bryd ar y cynigion i ddarparu diwrnod hyfforddiant mewn swydd ychwanegol i ysgolion i baratoi ar gyfer rhoi'r cwricwlwm ar waith, a fydd yn statudol o 2022 ymlaen. Wrth gwrs, mae gan ysgolion eisoes nifer o ddyddiau hyfforddiant mewn swydd, y gallant eu defnyddio i helpu i baratoi ar gyfer rhoi'r cwricwlwm ar waith. O ran adnoddau i alluogi athrawon i ymgymryd â datblygiad proffesiynol, bydd yr Aelod yn ymwybodol fod y Llywodraeth hon wedi darparu £24 miliwn yn uniongyrchol i gyllidebau penaethiaid ar gyfer datblygiad proffesiynol eu staff, a dyna yw'r buddsoddiad unigol mwyaf mewn dysgu proffesiynol yn y 20 mlynedd ers creu'r sefydliad hwn.
English: Thank you, Caroline. 'Our national mission' places well-being at the heart of our new curriculum, ensuring it permeates throughout the whole school day. The development of a whole-school approach to emotional and mental well-being will also help promote a culture where all school staff are responsible for supporting their learners.
Welsh: Diolch, Caroline. Mae 'Cenhadaeth ein Cenedl' yn sicrhau bod lles yn ganolog i'n cwricwlwm newydd, gan sicrhau ei fod yn treiddio trwy gydol y diwrnod ysgol. Bydd datblygu ymagwedd ysgol gyfan at les emosiynol a meddyliol hefyd yn helpu i hybu diwylliant lle mae holl staff yr ysgol yn gyfrifol am gefnogi eu dysgwyr.
English: Thank you, Minister. I'm not sure if you're aware, but Nottage Primary School in Porthcawl are proposing to change their school day to align with the comprehensive school. In order to achieve this, without reducing teaching time, the proposals call for reducing playtime by 40 minutes and only allowing one 10-minute comfort break. Minister, do you agree with me that reducing play and limiting toilet breaks will have an adverse effect upon the health and well-being of the children?
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog. Nid wyf yn siŵr a ydych yn ymwybodol, ond mae Ysgol Gynradd Notais ym Mhorthcawl yn bwriadu newid eu diwrnod ysgol i gyd-fynd â'r ysgol gyfun. Er mwyn cyflawni hyn, heb gwtogi'r amser addysgu, mae'r cynigion yn galw am leihau amser chwarae 40 munud a chaniatáu un amser egwyl 10 munud yn unig. Weinidog, a ydych yn cytuno â mi y bydd lleihau amser chwarae a chyfyngu ar amser i fynd i'r tŷ bach yn effeithio'n andwyol ar iechyd a lles y plant?
English: I am aware of the proposals of Nottage school in Bridgend county. The organisation of the school day, indeed, the school week, is a matter for individual headteachers and their governing bodies. But any changes to the organisation of the school day should be undertaken in full consultation with parents, and, clearly, the health and well-being needs of children should be duly considered in those changes.
Welsh: Rwy'n ymwybodol o gynigion ysgol Notais yn sir Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr. Mae trefnu'r diwrnod ysgol, yn wir, yr wythnos ysgol, yn fater i benaethiaid unigol a'u cyrff llywodraethu. Ond dylid gwneud unrhyw newidiadau i drefn y diwrnod ysgol drwy ymgynghori'n llawn â rhieni, ac yn amlwg, dylid ystyried anghenion iechyd a lles plant wrth wneud y newidiadau hynny.
English: Minister, do you agree with me that one group of children and young people in our schools who are particularly vulnerable are young carers and that they need extra time and support with appropriate staff to help them to both achieve what they can do academically, but also to have time to simply be a child? I share some of the concerns, because, for young carers, being at school is often a rest. You go to school and you can be a child, you can play. I have some concerns that the shortening of the school day, particularly for very young carers - and we know that children as young as six can be taking part in caring activities - could restrict young carers' abilities to have that time to be a child in school. There are steps that you can take, perhaps in conjunction with the Deputy Minister for social services, to ensure that, as schools are making these proposed changes, they do consider the needs of this particularly vulnerable group of children and young people.
Welsh: Weinidog, a ydych yn cytuno â mi fod gofalwyr ifanc yn un grŵp o blant a phobl ifanc yn ein hysgolion sy'n arbennig o agored i niwed a bod angen amser a chefnogaeth ychwanegol arnynt gyda'r staff priodol i'w helpu i gyflawni'r hyn y gallant ei wneud yn academaidd, ond hefyd i gael amser i fod yn blentyn? Rhannaf rai o'r pryderon, oherwydd i ofalwyr ifanc, mae bod yn yr ysgol yn aml yn seibiant. Rydych yn mynd i'r ysgol a gallwch fod yn blentyn, gallwch chwarae. Mae gennyf rai pryderon y gallai byrhau'r diwrnod ysgol, yn enwedig i ofalwyr ifanc iawn - a gwyddom y gall plant mor ifanc â chwech fod yn ymgymryd â chyfrifoldebau gofalu - gyfyngu ar allu gofalwyr ifanc i gael yr amser hwnnw i fod yn blentyn yn yr ysgol. Mae camau y gallwch eu cymryd, efallai ar y cyd â'r Dirprwy Weinidog gwasanaethau cymdeithasol, i sicrhau, wrth i ysgolion wneud y newidiadau arfaethedig hyn, eu bod yn ystyried anghenion y grŵp hwn o blant a phobl ifanc sy'n arbennig o agored i niwed.
English: Thank you, Helen Mary. You are absolutely right to draw the Chamber's attention to the specific needs of carers within our educational system and to ensuring that our educators and schools and colleges are attuned to the sometimes very simple things that they can do to make school and college easier for those young people to fully participate and reach their full potential. The issue around the organisation of school days is often associated with the issue of an asymmetric week. Members will be aware that the Public Policy Institute for Wales carried out research into the asymmetric school week, which often does lead to the curtailing, potentially, of either break times or lunch times. Actually, in those instances, it was reported that, sometimes, a shorter lunch break actually assisted the well-being of children because it cut down opportunities for bullying and some of the issues associated with long periods outside without the direct supervision of staff. But, of course, that's not necessarily applicable to the issue of carers. The Member, I'm sure, will be aware that I have asked Estyn particularly to do a strategic review into what more we can do within the education system to ensure that that group of learners reach their full potential and, as I said, that the profession know how best to support them.
Welsh: Diolch, Helen Mary. Rydych yn llygad eich lle i dynnu sylw'r Siambr at anghenion penodol gofalwyr yn ein system addysgol a sicrhau bod ein haddysgwyr a'n hysgolion a'n colegau yn ymwybodol o'r pethau syml iawn, weithiau, y gallant eu gwneud i sicrhau ei bod yn haws i'r bobl ifanc hynny gymryd rhan yn yr ysgol a'r coleg ac i gyflawni eu potensial llawn. Mae mater trefnu diwrnodau ysgol yn aml yn gysylltiedig â mater yr wythnos anghymesur. Bydd yr Aelodau'n ymwybodol fod y Sefydliad Polisi Cyhoeddus i Gymru wedi cynnal ymchwil i'r wythnos ysgol anghymesur, sy'n aml yn arwain at gwtogi, o bosibl, naill ai amser egwyl neu amser cinio. Mewn gwirionedd, yn yr achosion hynny, dywedwyd bod egwyl ginio fyrrach yn cefnogi lles plant weithiau gan fod hynny'n lleihau'r cyfleoedd i fwlio a rhai o'r problemau sy'n gysylltiedig â chyfnodau hir y tu allan heb oruchwyliaeth uniongyrchol y staff. Ond wrth gwrs, nid yw hynny o reidrwydd yn berthnasol i'r mater sy'n ymwneud â gofalwyr. Rwy'n siŵr y bydd yr Aelod yn ymwybodol fy mod wedi gofyn yn arbennig i Estyn gynnal adolygiad strategol o beth arall y gallwn ei wneud yn y system addysg i sicrhau bod y grŵp hwnnw o ddysgwyr yn cyflawni eu potensial llawn, ac fel y dywedais, fod y proffesiwn yn gwybod beth yw'r ffordd orau o'u cefnogi.
English: Minister, health and well-being goes beyond school. We also need to look at further education colleges and colleges post 16 as well, where there is not necessarily a compulsory time. But participation in competitive sport and other non-competitive physical activities can help schools and colleges to ensure that there are ample opportunities for learners to be aware of their own individual health and well-being agendas. Will you join me in congratulating Wales's FE colleges, who on the weekend achieved success in the Association of Colleges Sport National Championships in Nottingham, competing in over 14 different competitions? And perhaps you will pledge to help to ensure Sport Wales, in conjunction with Welsh Colleges Sport continue to deliver a range of new, enjoyable activities to provide health and fitness opportunities for the 45,000 post-16 learners studying in FE colleges in Wales.
Welsh: Weinidog, mae iechyd a lles yn mynd y tu hwnt i'r ysgol. Mae angen i ni edrych hefyd ar golegau addysg bellach yn ogystal â cholegau ôl-16, lle nad oes amser gorfodol o reidrwydd. Ond gall cymryd rhan mewn chwaraeon cystadleuol a gweithgareddau corfforol anghystadleuol eraill helpu ysgolion a cholegau i sicrhau bod digon o gyfleoedd ar gael i ddysgwyr fod yn ymwybodol o'u hagendâu iechyd a lles eu hunain. A wnewch chi ymuno â mi i longyfarch colegau addysg bellach Cymru ar eu llwyddiant dros y penwythnos ym Mhencampwriaethau Chwaraeon Cenedlaethol Cymdeithas y Colegau yn Nottingham, lle buont yn cystadlu mewn dros 14 o gystadlaethau gwahanol? Ac efallai y gwnewch chi ymrwymo i helpu i sicrhau bod Chwaraeon Cymru, ar y cyd â Chwaraeon Colegau Cymru, yn parhau i gynnig ystod o weithgareddau newydd, pleserus ar gyfer darparu cyfleoedd iechyd a ffitrwydd i'r 45,000 o ddysgwyr ôl-16 sy'n astudio mewn sefydliadau addysg bellach yng Nghymru.
English: Well, thank you, David, for reminding of us of that tremendous effort on behalf of the students in our FE colleges the length and breadth of Wales and their success in representing their colleges and, indeed, representing Wales in those games. I know from discussions with colleagues in FE that they are committed to providing a broad and balanced curriculum in FE colleges that allows students to pursue not only their academic or vocational studies, but to be able to participate in an entire range of extra-curricular activities, including sport, but also drama, music and creative pursuits. And, as you know, David, the FE sector is one of the strengths of the Welsh education system, and this recent sporting success just compounds what we know - that the FE colleges in Wales are performing very well indeed.
Welsh: Wel, diolch, David, am ein hatgoffa am yr ymdrech aruthrol honno ar ran y myfyrwyr yn ein colegau addysg bellach ledled Cymru, a'u llwyddiant wrth gynrychioli eu colegau, ac yn wir, wrth gynrychioli Cymru yn y gemau hynny. Gwn o drafodaethau gyda chydweithwyr addysg bellach eu bod wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu cwricwlwm eang a chytbwys mewn colegau addysg bellach sy'n caniatáu i fyfyrwyr ymgymryd nid yn unig â'u hastudiaethau academaidd neu alwedigaethol, ond hefyd i allu cymryd rhan mewn ystod lawn o weithgareddau allgyrsiol, gan gynnwys chwaraeon, ond hefyd drama, cerddoriaeth a gweithgareddau creadigol. Ac fel y gwyddoch, David, mae'r sector addysg bellach yn un o gryfderau'r system addysg yng Nghymru, ac mae'r llwyddiant diweddar hwn ym maes chwaraeon yn ategu'r hyn a wyddom - fod y colegau addysg bellach yng Nghymru yn perfformio'n dda iawn wir.
English: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. Minister, can I just begin by thanking you for facilitating the briefing on the new curriculum yesterday, which Lynne Neagle organised? I think the overriding impression I've had at this stage is that this wholesale change of philosophy and culture is going to take some time to grasp and convert into real-life lesson plans, especially as schools, of course, will have to be delivering two sets of school curricula at the same time, on squeezed budgets, for some time. But, just because it's difficult doesn't mean that we shouldn't do it, and while I might feel the same about funding formula, perhaps we can leave that for another day. I'm a one-nation Conservative, so I believe in co-production, big society and empowered individuals taking on personal responsibility as well as being under a duty to empower those around them. And so I will support the aims of a curriculum that helps raise young people who are resilient, compassionate problem solvers who recognise the imperative to contribute their talents to society as well as their taxes to the state. But they will also need a depth of subject knowledge based not just on their own experiences and choices. This is not a content-based curriculum - that was repeated a number of times yesterday - but it will have content based to a significant degree on staff and pupil choice. How will this proliferation of content be quality controlled?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Lywydd. Weinidog, a gaf fi ddechrau drwy ddiolch ichi am hwyluso'r briff ar y cwricwlwm newydd ddoe, a drefnwyd gan Lynne Neagle? Credaf mai'r argraff gyffredinol rwyf wedi'i chael ar y cam hwn yw y bydd yn cymryd peth amser i ddeall y newid mawr hwn o ran athroniaeth a diwylliant a'i droi'n gynlluniau gwersi go iawn, yn enwedig gan y bydd yn rhaid i ysgolion, wrth gwrs, ddarparu dwy set o gwricwla ysgol ar yr un pryd, ar gyllidebau cyfyngedig, am beth amser. Ond nid yw'r ffaith y bydd yn anodd yn golygu na ddylem wneud hynny, ac er fy mod yn teimlo'r un peth am y fformiwla ariannu, efallai y gallwn adael hynny at ddiwrnod arall. Rwy'n Geidwadwr un genedl, felly rwy'n credu mewn cydgynhyrchu, cymdeithas fawr a grymuso unigolion i ysgwyddo cyfrifoldebau personol yn ogystal â'r ddyletswydd i rymuso'r rhai o'u cwmpas. Ac felly, byddaf yn cefnogi nodau cwricwlwm sy'n helpu i fagu pobl ifanc gwydn sy'n ddatryswyr problemau tosturiol ac yn cydnabod yr angen i gyfrannu eu doniau i gymdeithas yn ogystal â'u trethi i'r wladwriaeth. Ond byddant hefyd angen gwybodaeth fanwl am bynciau nad yw'n seiliedig ar eu profiadau a'u dewisiadau eu hunain yn unig. Nid yw hwn yn gwricwlwm sy'n seiliedig ar gynnwys - ailadroddwyd hynny sawl gwaith ddoe - ond bydd ganddo gynnwys a fydd yn seiliedig i raddau sylweddol ar ddewis staff a disgyblion. Sut y bydd ansawdd y doreth hon o gynnwys yn cael ei reoli?
English: Let me begin my saying that life-saving skills and emergency first-aid procedures are clearly incredibly important, and I am very keen to raise awareness of those skills. I would encourage everyone to learn first aid, whether they are schoolchildren or indeed have left school. But it is for the schools themselves to decide if and how best to provide first-aid learning and those opportunities within the curriculum. As you'll be aware from the briefing yesterday, the curriculum does include the new area of learning and experience of health and well-being - an AoLE that has been broadly welcomed by all who have given feedback to date and there will be ample opportunity within that AoLE for these subjects to be taught in schools.
Welsh: Gadewch i mi ddechrau drwy ddweud bod sgiliau achub bywyd a gweithdrefnau cymorth cyntaf brys yn amlwg yn hynod o bwysig, ac rwy'n awyddus iawn i godi ymwybyddiaeth o'r sgiliau hynny. Buaswn yn annog pawb i ddysgu cymorth cyntaf, boed yn blant ysgol, neu yn wir, wedi gadael yr ysgol. Ond mater i'r ysgolion eu hunain yw penderfynu a ddylid darparu addysg cymorth cyntaf a'r cyfleoedd hynny o fewn y cwricwlwm, a sut i wneud hynny yn y ffordd orau. Fel y gwyddoch o'r briff ddoe, mae'r cwricwlwm yn cynnwys maes dysgu a phrofiad newydd iechyd a lles - MDPh sydd wedi'i groesawu at ei gilydd gan bawb sydd wedi rhoi adborth hyd yma a bydd digon o gyfle o fewn y MDPh hwnnw i'r pynciau hyn gael eu haddysgu mewn ysgolion.
English: As you may have seen over the weekend, Buzzfeed reported that the UK Government was considering abolishing home fee status for EU nationals studying in England post 2021. I understand that the current Welsh Government position protects the current situation up until 2019-20 academic year here in Wales, and we, as a party, would support that. But, just in the interest of continuity and clarity, can you confirm if the Welsh Government will not abolish home status and financial support for EU students post 2020?
Welsh: Fel y gwelsoch dros y penwythnos o bosibl, nododd Buzzfeed fod Llywodraeth y DU yn ystyried diddymu statws ffioedd cartref ar gyfer dinasyddion yr UE sy'n astudio yn Lloegr ar ôl 2021. Deallaf fod safbwynt presennol Llywodraeth Cymru yn diogelu'r sefyllfa bresennol hyd at flwyddyn academaidd 2019-20 yma yng Nghymru, a byddem ni, fel plaid, yn cefnogi hynny. Ond er budd parhad ac eglurder, a allwch gadarnhau na fydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn diddymu statws cartref a chymorth ariannol i fyfyrwyr yr UE ar ôl 2020?
English: The Member is quite correct - we have confirmed that we will continue to provide tuition fee support to students from the EU who start their studies in the 2019-20 academic year. I would like very much to clarify the position for 2020-21, but I am unable to confirm until we have a clear position from the UK Government on the provision of loans.
Welsh: Mae'r Aelod yn llygad ei lle - rydym wedi cadarnhau y byddwn yn parhau i ddarparu cymorth ffioedd dysgu i fyfyrwyr o'r UE sy'n dechrau eu hastudiaethau ym mlwyddyn academaidd 2019-20. Hoffwn yn fawr egluro'r sefyllfa ar gyfer 2020-21, ond ni allaf gadarnhau hynny hyd nes y bydd gennym safbwynt clir gan Lywodraeth y DU o ran darparu benthyciadau.
English: Okay, thank you very much for that. And if I could ask for when you think, in your deliberations with the UK Government, you will be able to get that confirmation - from a previous response that you've given, I think it was to the education committee, you said it was because of Treasury rules. So, I'm understanding that that isn't now so much of a challenge for you. And, if that isn't so much of a challenge, could you tell us if you could continue with the support for students post 2019? Because, as far as I understand it, we already have that funding in place for EU students. So, could we not therefore continue the current settlement as is - i.e., we've already got that in our budgets as part of what we've agreed here in the Assembly - because of course it's really important that European students don't choose to go to another part of the UK? For example, Scotland, they've said that they will extend it beyond 2021, and so we don't want to lose out when students will be making those decisions in the next year to decide potentially not to go to Wales and go to Scotland instead, when we need the financial backing from European students, because we are losing some of those students already because of, unfortunately, the discussions around Brexit.
Welsh: Iawn, diolch yn fawr iawn am hynny. Ac os caf ofyn pryd, yn eich trafodaethau â Llywodraeth y DU, y credwch y bydd modd i chi gael y cadarnhad hwnnw - o ymateb blaenorol a roddwyd gennych i'r pwyllgor addysg, rwy'n credu, dywedasoch fod hyn oherwydd rheolau'r Trysorlys. Felly, deallaf nad yw hynny bellach yn gymaint o her i chi. Ac os nad yw'n gymaint o her, a allech ddweud wrthym p'un a allech barhau â'r gefnogaeth i fyfyrwyr ar ôl 2019? Oherwydd, hyd y gwelaf, mae'r arian hwnnw yn ei le ar gyfer myfyrwyr yr UE eisoes. Felly, oni allem barhau â'r setliad presennol fel y mae - hynny yw, mae hynny eisoes yn ein cyllidebau fel rhan o'r hyn a gytunwyd gennym yma yn y Cynulliad - oherwydd, wrth gwrs, mae'n bwysig iawn nad yw myfyrwyr Ewropeaidd yn dewis mynd i ran arall o'r DU? Er enghraifft, yn yr Alban, maent wedi dweud y byddant yn ei ymestyn y tu hwnt i 2021, ac felly nid ydym am fod ar ein colled pan fydd myfyrwyr yn gwneud y penderfyniadau hynny yn y flwyddyn nesaf i benderfynu peidio â mynd i Gymru o bosibl, ac i fynd i'r Alban yn lle hynny, pan fydd arnom angen y gefnogaeth ariannol gan fyfyrwyr Ewropeaidd, gan ein bod yn colli rhai o'r myfyrwyr hynny eisoes, yn anffodus, oherwydd y trafodaethau ynghylch Brexit.