English: Diolch, Lywydd. Today, particularly, I want to pay tribute to the efforts of the teachers and the governors, and the young people in my local school, some of whom achieved record GCSE results earlier this year. And I say that because PISA is important, but to pretend that it is the only indicator of success is wholly wrong. Now, I commend the Cabinet Secretary on her frank recognition of the continuing challenges for education in Wales laid out in the PISA report, but also on accepting the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's view that we must continue steadfastly with the reforms we've already set in place to get the results we need, and we need to be ambitious for our young people. The centrality of excellence in teaching has been cited by the OECD authors of the PISA report, as well as the correlation between the best results and the reach of science into lessons. Could I therefore commend to the Cabinet Secretary the work of those like the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, engaging between schools and colleges and industrial partners, providing applied work experience for school pupils, and, through their insight programme, providing opportunities for teachers to learn more about the real world of engineering in different sectors, showcased at an event today hosted by Hefin David, my colleague, and running events to inspire pupils in engineering such as the one that I was pleased to speak at only recently in Techniquest, just across the other side of the bay? This is only one of the organisations doing great work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects, opening the eyes of young people to the world of careers available to them and boosting their academic attainment at the same time. So, would the Cabinet Secretary encourage schools in Wales to engage with partners like these, like the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and others, so that we can boost the educational attainment of our young people, help them access exciting potential careers, and contribute towards rising school performance as well?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Heddiw, yn arbennig, hoffwn dalu teyrnged i ymdrechion yr athrawon a'r llywodraethwyr, a'r bobl ifanc yn fy ysgol leol; cyflawnodd rai ohonynt y canlyniadau TGAU gorau erioed yn gynharach eleni. Ac rwy'n dweud hynny oherwydd bod PISA yn bwysig, ond mae cymryd arnom mai dyma'r unig ddangosydd o lwyddiant yn gwbl anghywir. Nawr, rwy'n cymeradwyo Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am gydnabod yn onest yr heriau parhaus i addysg yng Nghymru a nodir yn yr adroddiad PISA, ond hefyd am dderbyn barn y Sefydliad ar gyfer Cydweithrediad a Datblygiad Economaidd bod yn rhaid i ni barhau'n ddiysgog â'r diwygiadau yr ydym eisoes wedi'u rhoi ar waith i gael y canlyniadau sydd eu hangen arnom, ac mae angen inni fod yn uchelgeisiol ar gyfer ein pobl ifanc. Mae canologrwydd rhagoriaeth mewn addysgu wedi ei nodi gan awduron yr adroddiad PISA o'r OECD, ynghyd â'r gydberthynas rhwng y canlyniadau gorau a chyrhaeddiad gwyddoniaeth i mewn i wersi. A gaf i, felly, gymeradwyo i'r Ysgrifennydd Cabinet waith gan bobl fel Sefydliad y Peirianwyr Mecanyddol, sy'n ymgysylltu rhwng ysgolion a cholegau a phartneriaid diwydiannol, gan ddarparu profiad gwaith cymhwysol i ddisgyblion ysgol, a, thrwy eu rhaglen mewnwelediad, yn darparu cyfleoedd i athrawon ddysgu mwy am fyd go iawn peirianneg mewn gwahanol sectorau, a ddangoswyd mewn digwyddiad heddiw a gynhaliwyd gan Hefin David, fy nghydweithiwr, a chynnal digwyddiadau i ysbrydoli disgyblion mewn peirianneg fel yr un yr oeddwn yn falch o gael siarad ynddo dim ond yn ddiweddar yn Techniquest, ar yr ochr arall i'r bae? Dim ond un o'r sefydliadau sy'n gwneud gwaith gwych mewn pynciau gwyddoniaeth, technoleg, peirianneg a mathemateg yw hwn, gan agor llygaid pobl ifanc i'r byd o yrfaoedd sydd ar gael iddyn nhw a rhoi hwb i'w cyrhaeddiad academaidd ar yr un pryd. Felly, a wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet annog ysgolion yng Nghymru i ymgysylltu â phartneriaid fel y rhain, fel Sefydliad y Peirianwyr Mecanyddol ac eraill, fel y gallwn roi hwb i gyrhaeddiad addysgol ein pobl ifanc, eu helpu i gael mynediad at yrfaoedd cyffrous posibl, a chyfrannu tuag at godi perfformiad ysgolion hefyd?