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English: Thank you for that. I think there's a serious point here about parental confidence, and I suppose one way that you could help improve that is by helping them understand, for example, how any adults in school hubs across Wales have been tested and with what returns, and whether there are any plans for testing asymptomatic adults in schools during the phased return, and also whether there's going to be some extra funding here for schools to implement the social distancing and hygiene measures, and for councils to provide sufficient school transport provision to comply with those same requirements. I think there's also a question about consistency of application of the existing guidance across the whole of Wales. This is something I've raised with you before. If some children are still not going to be going to school and two thirds of those who do will still be getting their learning at home, I think we could do with some reassurance really on how you've been following councils and schools over this period to ascertain that the guidance that you've provided has been followed consistently across Wales.
Welsh: Diolch am hynny. Credaf fod pwynt difrifol yma am hyder rhieni, ac mae'n debyg mai un ffordd y gallech helpu i wella hynny yw drwy eu helpu i ddeall, er enghraifft, sut y profwyd unrhyw oedolion mewn hybiau ysgol ledled Cymru a pha ganlyniadau a gafwyd, ac a oes unrhyw gynlluniau ar gyfer profi oedolion asymptomatig mewn ysgolion yn ystod y cyfnod o ddychwelyd fesul cam, a hefyd a fydd rhywfaint o gyllid ychwanegol yma i ysgolion weithredu'r mesurau cadw pellter cymdeithasol a hylendid, ac i gynghorau ddarparu digon o gludiant ysgol i gydymffurfio â'r un gofynion. Rwy'n credu bod cwestiwn hefyd ynglŷn â chysondeb y broses o weithredu'r canllawiau presennol ar draws Cymru gyfan. Mae hyn yn rhywbeth yr wyf wedi ei godi gyda chi o'r blaen. Os na fydd rhai plant yn mynd i'r ysgol o hyd, a bydd dwy ran o dair o'r rhai sy'n gwneud hynny yn dal i gael eu dysgu gartref, rwy'n credu bod angen rhywfaint o sicrwydd arnom ni mewn gwirionedd ynghylch sut yr ydych chi wedi bod yn dilyn cynghorau ac ysgolion dros y cyfnod hwn i gadarnhau y dilynwyd y canllawiau yr ydych chi wedi'u darparu yn gyson ledled Cymru.
English: It's crucial, of course, that no child is left behind and that every child gets the best possible education under the current circumstances. Our teachers have been very flexible indeed and have done excellent work, but are you confident that every child is engaging with his or her education? Does every child have a device, access to broadband, a space to work in and sufficient support in order to participate in learning? And how are you going to place robust expectations on all local authorities and all schools that remote learning does have to be a core part of our education system for the future, not just during this coronavirus period, but there will be expectations that education should change substantially in light of the new curriculum, for example, with a great deal of emphasis on using technology? So, do you believe at present that enough is being done to polish and refine remote learning, including streaming lessons live? Now, I'm not sure if that's happening consistently across Wales at the moment. If I can just turn finally to the curriculum Bill, can you confirm to us when the draft will be published? I'm given to understand that this is about to happen, but I also understand that there's some threat to the practice of immersing young children in the Welsh language because of the wording on the face of the Bill, and that would be a very grave blow to the target of a million Welsh speakers. So, can you commit to changing this clause before the publication of the draft curriculum Bill? Thank you.
Welsh: Mae hi'n hanfodol, wrth gwrs, nad oes yr un plentyn yn cael ei adael ar ôl a bod pob plentyn yn cael yr addysg orau posib o dan yr amgylchiadau presennol. Mae'n hathrawon ni wedi bod yn hyblyg iawn ac yn gwneud gwaith arbennig, ond ydych chi'n hyderus bod pob plentyn yn ymgysylltu efo'u haddysg? Oes gan bob plentyn ddyfais, band-eang, gofod i weithio ynddo fo a digon o gefnogaeth er mwyn cymryd rhan yn eu gwersi? A sut ydych chi'n mynd i osod disgwyliadau cadarn i bob awdurdod lleol a phob ysgol bod rhaid i ddysgu o bell fod yn rhan greiddiol o'n system addysg ni i'r dyfodol, ddim jest yn ystod cyfnod y coronafeirws, ond mi fydd yna ddisgwyliadau i addysg newid yn sylweddol yn sgil y cwricwlwm newydd, er enghraifft, efo llawer iawn o bwyslais ar ddefnyddio technoleg? Ydych chi'n credu ar hyn o bryd bod yna ddigon yn cael ei wneud i fireinio a datblygu dysgu o bell, gan gynnwys ffrydio gwersi'n fyw? Dydw i ddim yn siŵr ydy hwnna'n digwydd yn gyson ar draws Cymru. A gaf i jest droi'n olaf at Fil y cwricwlwm? Fedrwch chi gadarnhau wrthym ni pa bryd y bydd y drafft yn cael ei gyhoeddi? Dwi'n deall bod hyn ar fin digwydd ond dwi'n deall hefyd bod yna fygythiad i'r arfer o drochi plant ifanc yn y Gymraeg oherwydd y geiriad fydd ar wyneb y Bil, ac mi fyddai hynny'n ergyd drom iawn i'r nod miliwn o siaradwyr. Fedrwch chi ymrwymo felly i newid y cymal yma cyn cyhoeddi'r fersiwn drafft o Fil y cwricwlwm? Diolch.
English: Thank you. Darren Millar. No, sorry. We need to unmute. There you go, try again.
Welsh: Diolch. Darren Millar. Na, mae'n ddrwg gennyf. Mae angen inni droi eich meicroffon ymlaen. Dyna chi, rhowch gynnig arall arni.
English: Can I thank you for your statement today, Minister? I think many people will be very pleased that schools are going to be reopening. Can I just ask for a little bit more clarification in terms of the under-fives, and particularly those children that are nursery-aged children in school-based nurseries? What provision is going to be in place for them under these arrangements? And secondly, one area that you didn't provide an update on today was in terms of Welsh universities. Many students feel that they're getting a very rough deal from universities in return for their tuition fees at the moment. Obviously, for a significant time now, they've been doing their courses through distance learning. I took the opportunity to have a look on the Open University website today and for an equivalent of a full year's worth of education in the Open University, it would cost just over £2,000 for that, whereas Welsh universities are still charging the £9,000 rate. Is that something that you're hoping to be able to address in the future? I know that you've given financial support for universities, but you haven't for students as yet.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i chi am eich datganiad heddiw, Gweinidog? Rwy'n credu y bydd llawer o bobl yn falch iawn bod ysgolion yn ailagor. A gaf i ofyn am ychydig mwy o eglurhad o ran y plant dan bump oed, ac yn enwedig y rheini sy'n blant oedran meithrin mewn meithrinfeydd a leolir mewn ysgolion? Pa ddarpariaeth fydd ar gael iddyn nhw o dan y trefniadau hyn? Ac yn ail, un maes na wnaethoch chi roi diweddariad amdano heddiw oedd prifysgolion Cymru. Mae llawer o fyfyrwyr yn teimlo eu bod yn cael bargen wael iawn gan brifysgolion am eu ffioedd dysgu ar hyn o bryd. Yn amlwg, am gyfnod sylweddol nawr, maen nhw wedi bod yn gwneud eu cyrsiau drwy ddysgu o bell. Manteisiais ar y cyfle i gael golwg ar wefan y Brifysgol Agored heddiw ac am rywbeth sy'n cyfateb i werth blwyddyn lawn o addysg yn y Brifysgol Agored, byddai'n costio ychydig dros £2,000 am hynny, ond mae prifysgolion Cymru yn dal i godi £9,000. A yw hynny'n rhywbeth yr ydych chi'n gobeithio mynd i'r afael ag ef yn y dyfodol? Rwy'n gwybod eich bod wedi rhoi cymorth ariannol i brifysgolion, ond nid ydych chi wedi gwneud hynny ar gyfer myfyrwyr hyd yn hyn.
English: No, sorry, Helen. We're still having problems with your mike. Let's try again.
Welsh: Na, mae'n ddrwg gennyf, Helen. Rydym ni'n dal i gael problemau gyda'ch meicroffon. Gadewch i ni roi cynnig arall arni.
English: How's that?
Welsh: Beth am hwn?
English: Thank you. Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. With regard to - I'll take you to post-16 education, if I may, Minister. With regard to the arrangements for colleges of further education, can you confirm that some of those students who will be able to return will be students taking vocational courses who will need to take practical examinations in order to be able to complete their qualifications? If I can then take you to the university sector, what further discussions have you had with regard to the UK Government acting as the Government for England's decision to cap the number of students coming from English universities to Welsh universities? This will obviously have potential resource implications for universities that will already be stretched, and have you yet been able to consider how the Welsh Government might respond?
Welsh: Diolch. Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. O ran - af â chi i addysg ôl-16, os caf i, Gweinidog. O ran y trefniadau ar gyfer colegau addysg bellach, a wnewch chi gadarnhau y bydd rhai o'r myfyrwyr hynny a fydd yn gallu dychwelyd, yn fyfyrwyr sy'n dilyn cyrsiau galwedigaethol y bydd angen iddyn nhw sefyll arholiadau ymarferol er mwyn gallu cwblhau eu cymwysterau? Os gallaf fynd â chi wedyn i'r sector prifysgolion, pa drafodaethau pellach ydych chi wedi'u cael ynghylch penderfyniad Llywodraeth y DU yn gweithredu fel Llywodraeth Lloegr i roi uchafswm ar nifer y myfyrwyr sy'n dod o brifysgolion Lloegr i brifysgolion Cymru? Yn amlwg, bydd gan hyn oblygiadau posibl o ran adnoddau i brifysgolion a fydd eisoes dan bwysau, ac a ydych chi wedi ystyried eto sut tybed y byddai Llywodraeth Cymru yn ymateb?
English: Minister, I would like to welcome the pragmatism of your decision today. This is a virus that could be with us for a year or two or even more, and we simply can't deprive our young people of face-to-face education for that length of time. But this is a staggered return, which needs to be done safely, so I'd like to ask you for a little more detail on how you're working with teachers to ensure that they feel safe within the classroom environment, and also with the cleaning staff in schools as well, to ensure that they have sufficient time and sufficient resources to clean the school environment thoroughly. Secondly, I'd like to ask for a little more detail around school transport, how you intend to ensure that pupils comply with social distancing measures when they are on school transport, and also, if there will be any additional costs to local authorities in terms of putting on extra buses, how those costs are intended to be met. My final question is on free school meals, and, with this staggered return, there will obviously be some pupils who will be present in the school environment, while others are home at different times. How will you ensure that all families access the provision to free school meal entitlement, whether that is within the school setting or if they are at home?
Welsh: Gweinidog, hoffwn groesawu natur ymarferol eich penderfyniad heddiw. Mae hwn yn feirws a allai fod gyda ni am flwyddyn neu ddwy neu hyd yn oed fwy, ac ni allwn ni amddifadu ein pobl ifanc o addysg wyneb yn wyneb am gyfnod mor hir â hynny. Ond mae hwn yn ddull o ddychwelyd fesul grŵp, ac mae angen ei wneud yn ddiogel, felly hoffwn ofyn i chi am ychydig mwy o fanylion ynghylch sut yr ydych yn gweithio gydag athrawon i sicrhau eu bod yn teimlo'n ddiogel yn yr ystafell ddosbarth, a hefyd gyda'r staff glanhau mewn ysgolion yn ogystal, er mwyn sicrhau bod ganddyn nhw ddigon o amser a digon o adnoddau i lanhau amgylchedd yr ysgol yn drylwyr. Yn ail, hoffwn ofyn am ychydig mwy o fanylion ynghylch cludiant i'r ysgol, sut y bwriadwch sicrhau bod disgyblion yn cydymffurfio â mesurau cadw pellter cymdeithasol pan fyddant yn cael eu cludo i'r ysgol, a hefyd, os bydd unrhyw gostau ychwanegol i awdurdodau lleol o ran darparu bysiau ychwanegol, sut y bwriedir talu'r costau hynny. Mae a wnelo fy nghwestiwn olaf â phrydau ysgol am ddim, a gyda'r dull hwn o ddychwelyd fesul grŵp, mae'n amlwg y bydd rhai disgyblion yn bresennol yn amgylchedd yr ysgol, tra bo eraill gartref ar wahanol adegau. Sut byddwch chi'n sicrhau bod pob teulu'n cael y ddarpariaeth o brydau ysgol am ddim, boed hynny o fewn yr ysgol neu gartref?
English: Thank you. I am going to call a few more. We have come to the allotted time, but I do want now just a question from Members, and, if your question's already been asked, then please don't re-ask it. Rhianon Passmore. No, sorry - you need to unmute your mike. There you go.
Welsh: Diolch. Rwyf yn mynd i alw ychydig yn rhagor. Rydym ni wedi dod at yr amser sydd wedi'i neilltuo, ond rwyf yn dymuno cael cwestiwn gan aelodau'n awr, ac, os gofynnwyd eich cwestiwn eisoes, yna peidiwch â'i ofyn eto. Rhianon Passmore. Na, mae'n ddrwg gennyf - mae angen i chi droi eich meicroffon ymlaen. Dyna chi.
English: Right, sorry. Thank you. Will the Minister provide an update on the impact of COVID-19 on the completion of statutory assessments for children and young people with additional learning needs? Many local education authority staff continue to be vired across the different departments to provide the professional capacity to work with our most vulnerable children, so will the Minister therefore indicate her willingness to provide further guidance and support in the statutory assessment area if and when needed, and will the Minister consider further the use of virtual assessment tools in order that provisions and critical milestones are not lost, so our most vulnerable ALN children are nurtured for the future?
Welsh: Iawn, mae'n ddrwg gennyf. Diolch. A wnaiff y Gweinidog roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ynglŷn ag effaith COVID-19 ar gwblhau asesiadau statudol ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc sydd ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol? Mae llawer o staff awdurdodau addysg leol yn parhau i gael eu trosglwyddo ar draws y gwahanol adrannau er mwyn darparu'r gallu proffesiynol i weithio gyda'r plant sydd fwyaf agored i niwed, felly a wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatgan pa mor barod yw hi felly i ddarparu arweiniad a chymorth pellach yn yr ardal asesu statudol os a phan fydd angen, ac a wnaiff y Gweinidog ystyried ymhellach y defnydd o offer asesu rhithwir fel na fydd darpariaeth a cherrig milltir allweddol yn cael eu colli, fel bod ein plant ADY sydd mwyaf agored i niwed yn cael eu meithrin ar gyfer y dyfodol?
English: Deputy Presiding Officer, it's a 'yes' to both of those things, and I will report back to Rhianon Passmore as we consider the points that she's made.
Welsh: Dirprwy Lywydd, yr ateb i'r ddau beth hynny yw 'gwnaf', ac adroddaf yn ôl i Rhianon Passmore wrth i ni ystyried y sylwadau y mae wedi'u gwneud.
English: Minister, please forgive me if my question cuts across what has already been asked, but my video today has been very glitchy. I wondered if you - . First of all, I'd like to thank you for your statement, and I wondered if you could give me an outline of what will be taught in years 10 and 12. I understand that the WJEC and Qualifications Wales have said that parts of the curriculum might be dropped. Is this correct? If so, can you confirm that the integrity of the curriculum can be maintained, and that teachers in those years won't waste time teaching units that will be dropped during the phased return? And finally, could you confirm when you asked the regional consortia and local councils to undertake this monitoring work?
Welsh: Gweinidog, maddeuwch i mi os yw fy nghwestiwn yn torri ar draws yr hyn sydd wedi'i ofyn eisoes, ond rwyf wedi bod yn cael trafferthion gyda fy fideo heddiw. Roeddwn yn meddwl tybed a ydych chi - . Yn gyntaf oll, hoffwn ddiolch i chi am eich datganiad, a tybed a allech chi roi amlinelliad i mi o'r hyn a addysgir ym mlynyddoedd 10 a 12. Rwy'n deall bod CBAC a Chymwysterau Cymru wedi dweud y gallai rhannau o'r cwricwlwm gael eu gollwng. A yw hyn yn gywir? Os felly, a allwch chi gadarnhau y gellir cynnal cyfanrwydd y cwricwlwm, ac na fydd athrawon yn y blynyddoedd hynny yn gwastraffu amser yn addysgu unedau a fydd yn cael eu gollwng wrth ddychwelyd yn raddol? Ac yn olaf, a allech chi gadarnhau pryd y gwnaethoch chi ofyn i'r consortia rhanbarthol a chynghorau lleol ymgymryd â'r gwaith monitro hwn?
English: Certainly, Angela, I can confirm that Qualifications Wales and the WJEC are already beginning to try and ascertain what an ongoing period of disruption to education - the impact that that will have on the next exam series. You're right; they are actively considering what would be appropriate in terms of elements that would traditionally be carried out, and how that would impact the next year's exams - so, for instance, whether it is necessary to have all the usual levels of coursework associated with the qualification, and, rather than focusing on coursework, focusing on teaching time ready for the actual external exam at the end of it. So, those considerations are ongoing and will need to be clearly communicated to those staff and those students ahead of time, and that work is ongoing at the moment. I'm sorry, I've lost my train of thought now. What was the second question, Angela, sorry?
Welsh: Yn sicr, Angela, gallaf gadarnhau bod Cymwysterau Cymru a CBAC eisoes yn dechrau ceisio canfod beth yw cyfnod parhaus o darfu ar addysg - yr effaith a gaiff hynny ar y gyfres nesaf o arholiadau. Rydych chi yn llygad eich lle; maen nhw wrthi'n ystyried beth fyddai'n briodol o ran elfennau a fyddai'n draddodiadol yn cael eu cyflawni, a sut y byddai hynny'n effeithio ar arholiadau'r flwyddyn nesaf - felly, er enghraifft, a oes angen cael yr holl waith cwrs arferol sy'n gysylltiedig â'r cymhwyster, ac yn hytrach na chanolbwyntio ar waith cwrs, canolbwyntio ar yr amser addysgu yn barod ar gyfer yr arholiad allanol ar y diwedd. Felly, mae'r ystyriaethau hynny'n cael sylw ar hyn o bryd a bydd angen eu cyfleu'n glir i'r staff a'r myfyrwyr hynny cyn pryd, ac mae'r gwaith hwnnw'n mynd rhagddo ar hyn o bryd. Mae'n ddrwg gen i, rydw i wedi colli rhediad fy meddwl. Beth oedd yr ail gwestiwn, Angela, mae'n ddrwg gen i?
English: I wanted to know if -
Welsh: Roeddwn eisiau gwybod os -
English: Oh, the regional consortia - yes.
Welsh: O, y consortia rhanbarthol - ie.
English: - teachers will - . And the regional consortia and when they had to look at it, yes.
Welsh: - bydd athrawon - . A'r consortia rhanbarthol a phryd oedd yn rhaid iddyn nhw edrych arno, ie.
English: Yes. So, I can't remember the exact date that we gave those instructions to the regional consortia, but their first report is due to be published on 19 June.
Welsh: Ie. Felly, ni allaf gofio'r union ddyddiad y rhoesom ni'r cyfarwyddiadau hynny i'r consortia rhanbarthol, ond disgwylir i'w hadroddiad cyntaf gael ei gyhoeddi ar 19 Mehefin.
English: In relation to the question raised by Siân Gwenllian earlier on the curriculum Bill, where's the evidence that supports the fact that making English statutory on the face of the Bill in the foundation phase strengthens Welsh-medium education? Where is the evidence for that? And given the concerns that your former colleague Aled Roberts, as Welsh Language Commissioner, has raised already, will you remove the proposed clause from the Bill before bringing it forward on Friday?
Welsh: Mewn perthynas â'r cwestiwn gwnaeth Siân Gwenllian ei ofyn yn gynharach ynglŷn â'r Bil cwricwlwm, ble mae'r dystiolaeth sy'n cefnogi bod gwneud y Saesneg yn statudol ar wyneb y Bil yn y cyfnod sylfaen yn cryfhau addysg Cymraeg? Ble mae'r dystiolaeth yna? Ac o ystyried y pryderon mae'ch cyn-gydweithiwr Aled Roberts, fel Comisiynydd yr Iaith Gymraeg, wedi'u lleisio eisoes, a wnewch chi dynnu'r cymal arfaethedig allan o'r Bil cyn ei gyflwyno ddydd Gwener?
English: Well, Dai, the Bill is not structured in a way that - . English is on the face of the Bill for all stages of education, and the Bill treats English and Welsh in exactly the same way. The Bill also allows for English to be disapplied in those settings where immersion is well understood to be the appropriate way in which Welsh language skills can be acquired by our very youngest students. What I want out of our curriculum is for more of our students to leave their statutory period of education as bilingual citizens of Wales, and there is nothing in the Bill that prevents that from happening. As I said, conversely, it actually allows for a statutory underpinning of the immersion process by allowing English to be disapplied in those settings. I think there is an issue here about the content of a curriculum, the linguistic status of a school and the medium of tuition within the school. I would suggest to the Member that those are three different things, and what the curriculum Bill concentrates on is the curriculum. It does not focus on the medium of tuition, nor does it focus on the language category of an individual school.
Welsh: Wel, Dai, nid yw'r Bil wedi'i strwythuro mewn ffordd sy'n - . Mae'r Saesneg ar wyneb y Bil ar gyfer pob cyfnod addysg, ac mae'r Bil yn trin y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg yn yr un ffordd yn union. Mae'r Bil hefyd yn caniatáu i'r Saesneg gael ei datgymhwyso yn y lleoliadau hynny lle deallir yn dda bod trochi yn ffordd briodol i'n myfyrwyr ieuengaf gaffael sgiliau Cymraeg. Yr hyn y mae arnaf ei eisiau o'n cwricwlwm yw i fwy o'n myfyrwyr adael eu cyfnod addysg statudol yn ddinasyddion dwyieithog yng Nghymru, ac nid oes unrhyw beth yn y Mesur sy'n atal hynny rhag digwydd. Fel y dywedais, i'r gwrthwyneb, mae mewn gwirionedd yn caniatáu sail statudol i'r broses drochi drwy ganiatáu i'r Saesneg gael ei datgymhwyso yn y lleoliadau hynny. Rwy'n credu bod mater yma ynglŷn â chynnwys cwricwlwm, statws ieithyddol ysgol a chyfrwng yr addysgu o fewn yr ysgol. Byddwn yn awgrymu i'r aelod fod y rheini'n dri pheth gwahanol, a'r hyn y mae'r Bil cwricwlwm yn canolbwyntio arno yw'r cwricwlwm. Nid yw'n canolbwyntio ar y cyfrwng addysgu nac yn canolbwyntio ar gategori iaith ysgol unigol.
English: Thank you very much, Minister, for your excellent statement. I'm really, really pleased that we are going to be offering all students some opportunity to be in school some of the time for at least four weeks before the August break. I absolutely agree with you that vulnerable and disadvantaged students are very unlikely to turn up at anything other than their very own local school, and so this is really good news for them. Given that we haven't got over the pandemic yet, it seems to me that this ought to be a golden era of outdoor education, because this is the best way of not spreading coronavirus amongst students and staff. So I just wondered what role the regional consortia will play in promoting excellence in outdoor education and assisting those schools that don't have particularly stimulating outdoor provision to make amendments to improve on that.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Gweinidog, am eich datganiad rhagorol. Rwy'n falch iawn, iawn y byddwn yn cynnig rhywfaint o gyfle i bob myfyriwr fod yn yr ysgol peth o'r amser am o leiaf bedair wythnos cyn toriad mis Awst. Rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr â chi fod myfyrwyr difreintiedig ac sy'n agored i niwed yn annhebygol o fynychu unrhyw beth heblaw am eu hysgol leol eu hunain, ac felly mae hyn yn newyddion da iawn iddyn nhw. O gofio nad yw'r pandemig drosodd eto, mae'n ymddangos i mi y dylai hwn fod yn oes aur o addysg awyr agored, oherwydd dyma'r ffordd orau o beidio â lledaenu'r coronafeirws ymhlith myfyrwyr a staff. Felly roeddwn yn meddwl tybed pa ran fyddai i'r consortia rhanbarthol o ran hybu rhagoriaeth mewn addysg awyr agored a chynorthwyo'r ysgolion hynny nad oes ganddyn nhw ddarpariaeth awyr agored arbennig o ysgogol i wneud gwelliannau i wella ar hynny.