English: Thank you. I come from a family of teachers - my mum, my dad, my sister - I was the only one who didn't become a schoolteacher, but I was an university teacher instead, so these things are very close to my heart. I wanted to just identify a few recommendations that chimed with me from the discussions we had in committee and from the experiences that I've had myself. Recommendation 1, with regard to undertaking 'work as a matter of urgency to ensure that the whole workforce is prepared', I think is linked to recommendation 4, which is to 'consider promoting greater use of peer to peer learning, and to encourage more development and training within the classroom'. I think those two things go very well together, and I think if you're going to achieve preparation, it's got to be classroom based. I feel myself if learning takes place, it takes place through experience, and sitting in a big lecture room being delivered, 'This is how you do it', is less useful than actually doing it. Recommendation 2 urges the Cabinet Secretary to 'ensure that learning from pioneer schools is shared more widely across the education profession as a whole, to help ensure that the education workforce is fully aware of developments and prepared for the reforms on the way.' There's an 'accept in principle' there. One thing I'd say: I've had dialogue with the headteachers in the Caerphilly borough. They meet regularly, and I met with them to talk about those who were pioneer schools and those who weren't, and I was a little concerned that the sharing of knowledge at the stage I spoke to them last year - I admit this was a year ago - they weren't at that point at which they were sharing knowledge as widely and as quickly as I would like to see. I know that the Cabinet Secretary has given assurances to committee since then that that has improved and things are changing, and I think it's something where the regional consortia are essential in ensuring that these things are happening effectively, linked again to recommendation 4 on peer-to-peer learning. I'd like to talk about recommendation 18, which says that 'the Cabinet Secretary should consider further the complexity and accessibility of the standards to ensure that all those across the profession have access to the standards in format that is best for them, and in a way that makes the use of the standards simple to incorporate'. Again, that was accepted - I think it was accepted in principle. If I just get to the right page -
Welsh: Diolch. Rwy'n dod o deulu o athrawon - fy mam, fy nhad, fy chwaer - fi oedd yr unig un i beidio â mynd yn athro, ond roeddwn yn athro prifysgol yn lle hynny, felly mae'r pethau hyn yn agos iawn at fy nghalon. Roeddwn eisiau nodi ychydig o'r argymhellion roeddwn yn cytuno â hwy o'r trafodaethau a gawsom yn y pwyllgor ac o'r profiadau rwyf wedi'u cael fy hun. Rwy'n credu bod argymhelliad 1, mewn perthynas â chynnal 'gwaith ar fyrder i sicrhau y paratoir y gweithlu cyfan', yn gysylltiedig ag argymhelliad 4, sef 'ystyried hybu rhagor o ddysgu arferion ymhlith cydweithwyr, ac annog mwy o gyfleoedd datblygu a hyfforddi o fewn yr ystafell ddosbarth'. Credaf fod y ddau argymhelliad yn cyd-fynd yn dda iawn, ac rwy'n credu, os ydych am gyflawni'r gwaith paratoi, fod yn rhaid iddo fod yn seiliedig ar yr ystafell ddosbarth. Rwy'n teimlo, fy hun, os yw dysgu'n digwydd, ei fod yn digwydd drwy brofiad, ac mae eistedd mewn darlithfa fawr a chlywed, 'Dyma sut rydych yn ei wneud', yn llai defnyddiol na'i wneud go iawn. Mae argymhelliad 2 yn annog Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet i 'sicrhau bod cyfleoedd dysgu gan ysgolion arloesi yn cael eu rhannu'n ehangach ar draws y proffesiwn addysg yn gyffredinol, i helpu i sicrhau bod y gweithlu addysg yn gwbl ymwybodol o ddatblygiadau ac yn barod ar gyfer y diwygiadau sydd i ddod.' Mae hwnnw wedi cael ei 'dderbyn mewn egwyddor'. Un peth y buaswn yn ei ddweud: rwyf wedi yn cael sgwrs â'r penaethiaid ym mwrdeistref Caerffili. Maent yn cyfarfod yn gyson, a chyfarfûm â hwy i siarad am yr ysgolion arloesi a'r rhai nad ydynt yn ysgolion arloesi, ac roeddwn ychydig yn bryderus bod rhannu gwybodaeth pan siaradais â hwy y llynedd - rwy'n cyfaddef bod hyn flwyddyn yn ôl - nid oeddent wedi cyrraedd y pwynt lle roeddent yn rhannu gwybodaeth mor eang ac mor gyflym ag y buaswn wedi hoffi ei weld. Gwn fod Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi rhoi sicrwydd i'r pwyllgor ers hynny fod hynny wedi gwella a bod pethau'n newid, a chredaf ei fod yn rhywbeth lle mae'r consortia rhanbarthol yn hanfodol i sicrhau bod y pethau hyn yn digwydd yn effeithiol, yn gysylltiedig unwaith eto ag argymhelliad 4 ar ddysgu arferion ymhlith cydweithwyr. Hoffwn sôn am argymhelliad 18, sy'n dweud y 'dylai Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet roi ystyriaeth bellach i gymhlethdod a hygyrchedd y safonau i sicrhau bod pawb ar draws y proffesiwn yn gallu cael mynediad at y safonau yn y fformat gorau iddyn nhw, ac mewn modd sy'n ei gwneud yn hawdd ymgorffori'r safonau yn eu harferion gwaith'. Unwaith eto, cafodd hwnnw ei dderbyn - rwy'n credu ei fod wedi cael ei dderbyn mewn egwyddor. Os gallaf ddod o hyd i'r dudalen gywir -