English: Thank you very much, acting Presiding Officer. I'd like to start by thanking Jayne for bringing forward this debate today and for describing the fantastic practice of her local schools. It always gives me a huge amount of pleasure to hear from Assembly Members of the fantastic work that our teachers and support staff are doing every day in communities the length and breadth of Wales. As has already been said, this is a hugely important issue, and one that I believe we are making good progress upon, particularly since the publication of the Children, Young People and Education Committee's 'Mind over matter' report last April. Like Jayne, I'd like to thank all Members of that committee for their work in this area, and in particular to acknowledge Lynne Neagle's contribution in pushing this agenda forward. We all have a role and responsibility to promote mental well-being and build young people's resilience. Schools are very much on the front line of this issue, and that's why school staff need the skills, the knowledge and the understanding to support our children. Now, that does not mean school staff becoming experts in psychology or psychiatry, but what it does mean is that they're able to see when a child is struggling emotionally, they recognise the signs of distress, and, crucially, have access to the support they need to enable a young person to continue to engage in their education. Our national mission action plan sets out how we intend to improve the school system by developing a transformational curriculum and assessment arrangements that will place well-being at the heart of our education system. Our new curriculum for Wales is the anchor for our commitment to emotional well-being, supporting young people to become healthy, confident individuals, building their mental and emotional well-being by developing their self-esteem, their resilience and empathy.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Lywydd dros dro. Hoffwn ddechrau drwy ddiolch i Jayne am gyflwyno'r ddadl hon i ni heddiw ac am ddisgrifio arferion gwych ei hysgolion lleol. Mae'n rhoi pleser mawr bob amser i mi glywed gan Aelodau'r Cynulliad am y gwaith gwych y mae ein hathrawon a'n staff cymorth yn ei wneud bob dydd mewn cymunedau ar hyd a lled Cymru. Fel y dywedwyd eisoes, mae hwn yn fater eithriadol o bwysig, ac yn un y credaf ein bod yn gwneud cynnydd da arno, yn enwedig ers cyhoeddi adroddiad 'Cadernid Meddwl' y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg fis Ebrill diwethaf. Fel Jayne, hoffwn ddiolch i holl Aelodau'r pwyllgor hwnnw am eu gwaith yn y maes hwn, a chydnabod yn arbennig gyfraniad Lynne Neagle i wthio'r agenda hon yn ei blaen. Mae gennym oll rôl a chyfrifoldeb i hybu lles meddyliol a meithrin gwytnwch pobl ifanc. Mae ysgolion yn bendant ar y rheng flaen yn y mater hwn, a dyna pam y mae angen y sgiliau, yr wybodaeth a'r ddealltwriaeth ar staff ysgol i gefnogi ein plant. Nawr, nid yw hynny'n golygu bod staff ysgol yn dod yn arbenigwyr mewn seicoleg neu seiciatreg, ond mae'n golygu y gallant weld pan fydd plentyn yn cael trafferth yn emosiynol, gallant adnabod arwyddion trallod ac yn hollbwysig, gallant gael mynediad at y cymorth sydd ei angen arnynt i alluogi person ifanc i barhau i gael addysg. Mae ein cynllun gweithredu cenhadaeth ein cenedl yn nodi sut y bwriadwn wella'r system ysgolion drwy ddatblygu cwricwlwm trawsnewidiol a threfniadau asesu a fydd yn gosod lles yn ganolog yn ein system addysg. Ein cwricwlwm newydd i Gymru yw'r angor i'n hymrwymiad i les emosiynol, er mwyn cefnogi pobl ifanc i ddod yn unigolion iach, hyderus, gan adeiladu eu lles meddyliol ac emosiynol drwy ddatblygu eu hunan-barch, eu gwytnwch a'u hempathi.