English: I want to use this opportunity to thank the Children's Commissioner for Wales for this report, and welcome the new commissioner, Rocio Cifuentes, to her role. I look forward to seeing the work that Rocio achieves through engaging with young people, making Wales the best place to grow up as a young person. It is great to see how the Children's Commissioner for Wales has engaged with youth-led groups in my own community of Bridgend. The report mentions being engaged with Bridgend inclusive youth club and Bridgend YMCA, and I've worked with young people in the clubs to develop resources and materials that are relevant to their needs, and the needs of children and young people with learning disabilities. The report also mentions Project Vote that saw 16-year-olds voting for the first time in our recent local government elections. Students at Cynffig Comprehensive School in my constituency were able to participate in a pilot scheme that allowed them to vote in school across three days. It was great to see them representing young voter voices in The Guardian, where they spoke about how important it was to them to be able to vote and about ways to make voting more accessible. The report also mentions the work that the commissioner is doing regarding the learner travel review. I have met with the previous commissioner regarding this issue, and pupils in Cornelly who are campaigning for improved access to school transport. The change in three-mile to two-mile criteria for access to a bus pass has really impacted the young people getting to and from school, including their mental health and uptake of musical instruments. This winter, there will be children as young as 11 walking to school in the rain and then sitting in soaking wet clothes all day. As the report states, this is an issue that is impacting on pupils across Wales, and I agree with the report that the Welsh Government must set out clearly and with urgency timescales to achieve positive change by the end of the Senedd's term, and young people's views must feed into the next stage of that work. The report explores the whole-school approach to mental health, and I have spoken with the commissioner about my own experiences of anorexia after sharing here in the Chamber. So, it's great to hear about TERMS, the technology-enabled remote monitoring in schools project by the Royal College of Psychiatrists that has been co-designed with pupils of Brynteg Comprehensive School in Bridgend, where the project is now being piloted. This project came after pupils were asked directly what area of mental health they wanted to explore. Eating disorders was raised as the key area that they wanted to have more research around. And then, lastly, I'd like to highlight the recognition of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - the tools that underpin all policies and legislation that impact young people. Since being elected, I have been working with school councils and Bridgend youth council, as well as Pippa King from Biometrics in schools and Jen Persson from Defend Digital Me, on the increasing use of biometric data being collected and used in schools. In 2021, I was made aware of local schools in Bridgend introducing technology to collect and use fingerprints of children for lunchtime meals. Technologies once used by state intelligence agencies are now being used on our children for monetary transactions. Consent letters sent to parents framed the use of fingerprint data collection as safer for children, and I am pleased that the Welsh Government has updated guidance, clarifying that it is always up to the child to make the decision on whether or not to hand over their data. However, when speaking to young people in my community, they are not aware of this, and they think it is up to their parents. Fundamentally, when somebody has a password, it is something that you can change or reset; a fingerprint is something that you are - it is part of you. Once that data is compromised, it is compromised for life. And these technologies are also not immune to data leaks and exploitation, just as we saw in schools across Wales that youth apps - the US app, Seesaw - had been hacked into - the system - and sent explicit images to children. Article 16 of the UNCRC states that all young people have the right to privacy, and yet, what we are seeing is that intrusive technologies are being rolled out in schools and without the information for young people to understand who is collecting their personal data and how it is being used now and in the future. So, I would therefore welcome the opportunity to discuss these concerns raised with me by young people, with the commissioner, and the potential impact of digital technologies being used in educational settings across Wales. Diolch.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddefnyddio'r cyfle hwn i ddiolch i Gomisiynydd Plant Cymru am yr adroddiad hwn, a chroesawu'r comisiynydd newydd, Rocio Cifuentes, i'w rôl. Rwy'n edrych ymlaen at weld y gwaith mae Rocio'n ei gyflawni drwy ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc, gan wneud Cymru'r lle gorau i dyfu i fyny fel person ifanc. Mae'n wych gweld sut mae Comisiynydd Plant Cymru wedi ymgysylltu â grwpiau dan arweiniad ieuenctid yn fy nghymuned fy hun ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr. Mae'r adroddiad yn sôn am ymgysylltu â chlwb ieuenctid cynhwysol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr ac YMCA Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, ac rydw i wedi gweithio gyda phobl ifanc yn y clybiau i ddatblygu adnoddau a deunyddiau sy'n berthnasol i'w hanghenion, ac anghenion plant a phobl ifanc sydd ag anableddau dysgu. Mae'r adroddiad hefyd yn sôn am Brosiect Pleidlais a welodd pobl ifanc 16 mlwydd oed yn pleidleisio am y tro cyntaf yn ein hetholiadau llywodraeth leol diweddar. Roedd modd i fyfyrwyr Ysgol Gyfun Cynffig yn fy etholaeth i gymryd rhan mewn cynllun treialu a oedd yn caniatáu iddyn nhw bleidleisio yn yr ysgol dros dridiau. Roedd hi'n wych eu gweld nhw'n cynrychioli lleisiau pleidleiswyr ifanc yn The Guardian, lle roedden nhw'n siarad am ba mor bwysig oedd hi iddyn nhw allu pleidleisio ac am ffyrdd o wneud pleidleisio'n fwy hygyrch. Mae'r adroddiad hefyd yn sôn am y gwaith mae'r comisiynydd yn ei wneud o ran yr adolygiad teithio gan ddysgwyr. Rwyf wedi cwrdd â'r comisiynydd blaenorol ynglŷn â'r mater hwn, a disgyblion yng Nghorneli sy'n ymgyrchu dros wella mynediad i drafnidiaeth ysgol. Mae'r newid mewn meini prawf tair milltir i ddwy filltir ar gyfer mynediad at bàs bws wedi effeithio'n fawr ar y bobl ifanc yn cyrraedd ac yn gadael yr ysgol, gan gynnwys eu hiechyd meddwl a'r nifer sy'n chwarae offerynnau cerdd. Y gaeaf hwn, bydd plant mor ifanc ag 11 mlwydd oed yn cerdded i'r ysgol yn y glaw ac yna'n eistedd mewn dillad gwlyb socian drwy'r dydd. Fel y dywed yr adroddiad, mae hwn yn fater sy'n cael effaith ar ddisgyblion ledled Cymru, ac rwy'n cytuno gyda'r adroddiad bod yn rhaid i Lywodraeth Cymru nodi amserlenni yn glir a gyda brys i sicrhau newid cadarnhaol erbyn diwedd tymor y Senedd, a rhaid i farn pobl ifanc gyfrannu at gam nesaf y gwaith hwnnw. Mae'r adroddiad yn archwilio'r dull ysgol gyfan o ymdrin ag iechyd meddwl, ac rwyf i wedi siarad â'r comisiynydd am fy mhrofiadau fy hun o anorecsia ar ôl rhannu yma yn y Siambr. Felly mae'n wych clywed am TERMS, prosiect monitro o bell wedi'i alluogi gan dechnoleg mewn ysgolion gan Goleg Brenhinol y Seiciatryddion sydd wedi'i gyd-gynllunio gyda disgyblion Ysgol Gyfun Brynteg ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr, lle mae'r prosiect nawr yn cael ei dreialu. Daeth y prosiect hwn yn dilyn gofyn yn uniongyrchol i ddisgyblion pa faes o iechyd meddwl yr oedden nhw am ei archwilio. Cafodd anhwylderau bwyta ei godi fel y maes allweddol yr oedden nhw am gael mwy o ymchwil mewn cysylltiad ag ef. Ac yna, yn olaf, hoffwn dynnu sylw at gydnabod Confensiwn y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar Hawliau'r Plentyn - yr offer sy'n sail i bob polisi a deddfwriaeth sy'n effeithio ar bobl ifanc. Ers cael fy ethol, rydw i wedi bod yn gweithio gyda chynghorau ysgol a chyngor ieuenctid Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, yn ogystal â Pippa King o Biometrics in schools a Jen Persson o Defend Digital Me, ar y defnydd cynyddol o ddata biometreg sy'n cael ei gasglu a'i ddefnyddio mewn ysgolion. Yn 2021, cefais wybod am ysgolion lleol ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr yn cyflwyno technoleg i gasglu a defnyddio olion bysedd plant ar gyfer prydau bwyd amser cinio. Mae technolegau oedd yn cael eu defnyddio unwaith gan asiantaethau cudd-wybodaeth y wladwriaeth bellach yn cael eu defnyddio ar ein plant ar gyfer trafodiadau ariannol. Fe wnaeth llythyrau caniatâd a anfonwyd at rieni fframio'r defnydd o gasglu data olion bysedd fel rhywbeth mwy diogel i blant, ac rwy'n falch bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi diweddaru canllawiau, gan egluro mai mater i'r plentyn bob amser yw gwneud y penderfyniad ar roi eu data ai peidio. Ond wrth siarad â phobl ifanc yn fy nghymuned i, dydyn nhw ddim yn ymwybodol o hyn, ac maen nhw'n meddwl mai mater i'w rhieni yw hynny. Yn y bôn, pan fydd gan rywun gyfrinair, mae'n rhywbeth y gallwch chi ei newid neu ei ailosod; mae ôl bys yn rhywbeth yr ydych chi - mae'n rhan ohonoch chi. Pan fydd y data hwnnw'n cael ei beryglu, mae'n cael ei beryglu am oes. Ac nid yw'r technolegau hyn ychwaith yn ddiogel rhag gollyngiadau ac ecsbloetio data, yn union fel y gwelsom mewn ysgolion ledled Cymru gydag apiau ieuenctid - yr ap o'r Unol Daleithiau, Seesaw - pan gafodd ei system ei hacio ac anfonwyd delweddau o natur rywiol i blant. Mae Erthygl 16 o'r CCUHP yn dweud bod gan bob person ifanc yr hawl i breifatrwydd, ac eto, yr hyn rydyn ni'n ei weld yw bod technolegau ymwthiol yn cael eu cyflwyno mewn ysgolion a heb y wybodaeth i bobl ifanc ddeall pwy sy'n casglu eu data personol a sut mae'n cael ei ddefnyddio nawr ac yn y dyfodol. Felly, byddwn yn croesawu'r cyfle felly i drafod y pryderon hyn a godwyd gyda mi gan bobl ifanc, gyda'r comisiynydd, ac effaith bosibl technolegau digidol sy'n cael eu defnyddio mewn lleoliadau addysgol ledled Cymru. Diolch.