English: Thank you to the Minister for the statement. I'm very pleased to contribute to this important debate on behalf of Plaid Cymru. This is such a crucial aspect of the new curriculum, and an aspect that we have been consistently supportive of throughout the journey of the new curriculum through the Senedd, as it will hopefully lead to a historic opportunity to nurture attitudes and respect for equality in our society in relation to sex, gender and sexuality. I'm very pleased to note that RSE has received widespread support from practitioners and teachers alike, as well as public bodies and parents. Those who responded to the consultation on the draft code were generally supportive of the general approach to dealing with RSE, with positive responses to the approach taken steered by various different viewpoints. Many of those who responded understood that providing relationships and sexuality education would be effective in supporting the well-being of children and young people and in promoting the rights of the child, and that the provision reflects or builds on current teaching practice in schools. In terms of the well-being of children and young people, it was recognised that appropriate provision would provide opportunities for them to develop their information, their skills and their confidence in examining their social spheres confidently, and would safeguard their emotional and physical health. Ultimately, the aim, of course, is that it will enable children and young people to find their way confidently and safely within a society that is continually changing - a society that is very different to the one that we were brought up in, as the Minister said. In addition, relationships and sexuality education was considered crucial in providing an understanding and appreciation of relationships based on respect, and in providing balanced, unbiased information that can protect and empower young people - an idea that is further supported by the added emphasis on the rights of the child within these proposals, which emerge from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Following the consultation on the draft code, changes have been made, and these have been outlined partially by the Minister. So, I would hope that the Minister could provide more detail on these changes, the rationale behind the changes to the code and how he believes these changes will have a positive impact or will strengthen the provision of relationship and sexuality education.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog am y datganiad. Rwy'n falch iawn o allu cyfrannu at y ddadl bwysig hon ar ran Plaid Cymru. Mae hon yn agwedd mor allweddol o'r cwricwlwm newydd, ac yn agwedd rŷn ni wedi bod yn gyson gefnogol ohoni drwy gydol taith y cwricwlwm newydd drwy'r Senedd, gan y bydd, gobeithio, yn arwain at gyfle hanesyddol i feithrin agweddau a dealltwriaeth o gydraddoldeb yn ein cymdeithas o ran ymagwedd at y rhywiau, rhywedd a rhywioldeb. Rwy'n hynod o falch o nodi bod addysg cydberthynas a rhywioldeb wedi derbyn cefnogaeth eang gan ymarferwyr a dysgwyr fel ei gilydd, yn ogystal â chyrff cyhoeddus a rhieni. Roedd y rhai a ymatebodd i'r ymgynghoriad ar y cod drafft yn gefnogol ar y cyfan i'r dull cyffredinol o ymdrin ag addysg cydberthynas a rhywioldeb, gydag agweddau cadarnhaol tuag at y dull a gymerwyd yn cael eu llywio gan wahanol safbwyntiau. Roedd cymaint o'r rhai wnaeth ymateb yn deall y byddai darparu addysg cydberthynas a rhywioldeb yn effeithiol wrth gefnogi lles plant a phobl ifanc ac wrth hyrwyddo hawliau'r plentyn, a bod y ddarpariaeth honno'n adlewyrchu neu'n adeiladu ar arferion addysgu presennol mewn ysgolion. O ran lles plant a phobl ifanc, roedd yn cael ei gydnabod y byddai darpariaeth briodol yn darparu cyfleoedd iddynt ddatblygu eu gwybodaeth, eu sgiliau a'u hyder i archwilio eu bydoedd a'u sfferau cymdeithasol yn ddiogel ac yn hyderus, ac yn diogelu eu lles emosiynol a chorfforol. Yn y pen draw, y gobaith, wrth gwrs, yw y bydd yn galluogi plant a phobl ifanc i ganfod eu ffordd yn hyderus ac yn ddiogel o fewn cymdeithas sy'n newid yn barhaus - cymdeithas wahanol iawn, fel dywedodd y Gweinidog, i'r un y gwnaethon ni gael ein magu ynddi. Yn ogystal, ystyriwyd bod addysg cydberthynas a rhywioldeb yn hanfodol wrth ddarparu dealltwriaeth a gwerthfawrogiad o berthnasoedd sydd â pharch wrth eu craidd, ac wrth ddarparu gwybodaeth gytbwys a diduedd a all amddiffyn a grymuso plant a phobl ifanc - syniad sy'n cael ei gefnogi ymhellach gan y pwyslais pellach ar hawliau'r plentyn oddi mewn i'r cynigion sy'n deillio o Gonfensiwn y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar Hawliau'r Plentyn. Erbyn hyn, ers yr ymgynghoriad ar y cod drafft, gwnaed newidiadau i'r cod, ac mae'r rhain wedi'u hamlinellu'n rhannol gan y Gweinidog. Felly, byddwn yn gobeithio y gallai'r Gweinidog ddarparu mwy o fanylion am y newidiadau, y rhesymeg y tu ôl i newid y cod a sut mae'n credu y bydd y newidiadau hyn yn effeithio'n gadarnhaol neu'n cryfhau darpariaeth addysg cydberthynas a rhywioldeb.