English: Thank you very much, Cabinet Secretary, for your statement today. We're very happy to support quite a lot of what you're saying on this, because we recognise, of course, that Donaldson will require some major reskilling of our teachers and other support staff, hopefully, as well, with the freedom to respond more directly to the different learning styles of pupils, rather than Estyn's more prescriptive take on teaching, shall we say? Thank you also for your comments on the Children, Young People and Education Committee. I think it's a point worth making that constructive criticism is about helping this place do a good job, it's not just a 'Let's get the Government' moment, tempting though that is occasionally. I imagine that you will, of course, be looking forward to our next inquiry, which is on school funding, which, I think, actually, does speak to this statement to some degree as well. You say that the approach to this new funding on supporting teacher development has been co-constructed with a number of interested parties, including local authorities. Were they aware of your intention to earmark this very welcome new funding for this purpose in the way that you have? And are you confident that this is what it'll be used for as soon as it gets to councils? I appreciate what you say, that this is for the front line, and, obviously, as Welsh Conservatives, we support any direct funding to schools, but I'm quite curious about how you'll monitor the use of this money when you - well, obviously, you know where local authorities are on this at the moment, and there is some public sympathy for the position that they're putting forward. With regard to the specific amount of money, how did you conclude that succeeding in developing this new professional learning, to the level needed to be successful, was going to cost £24 million? Did you argue with the finance Cabinet Secretary that, actually, to get this absolutely right, you might need more, but this was all he was prepared to give you? Either way, actually, if the local authority is able - and, obviously, this is what I was after in my first question - to use some of this money slightly differently from the purpose for which you intended it, would that actually then diminish the availability of actual funds to provide the training that you think is needed in order to get the job done? I think one of the things we'd all be worried about is that, as a policy objective, this could become fragile and maybe even fail if the money that you've identified as being absolutely necessary doesn't get there. My next question is: 'What's absolutely necessary?' The £24 million - obviously, the finance Cabinet Secretary said that for next year we're talking about £15 million. Another £9 million has appeared from somewhere, so I'd like you to tell us from where that £9 million has come. I'm not saying it's unwelcome, but with just five months to go before the end of the financial year, how do you expect that £9 million to be spent meaningfully, when any national approach is only anticipated as being rolled out, really, from next year? And moreover, the development of the professional learning offer - only £5.8 million was anticipated as being necessary to develop that. So, that's already developed, effectively, so where does that £9 million fit in? Is it for roll-out? And how would you do that in five months' time? I heard from your statement that there are a range of research projects ongoing. Well, presumably, they're not going to be ready to inform how that £9 million is to be spent. Or is there something you really, really could bring forward into this year? Because if there is - and there may well be - that's obviously going to release £9 million at the other end of next year's budget. What do you anticipate spending that on? Who are the professional learning coaches and leaders that you're anticipating? I mean, are they available now, or is the anticipation that they would be stepping up and helping us roll out this good plan next year? Are the schools clear about who they would want to release, if you're able to bring a lot of this forward? I just want to make it plain, really, that I'm asking these questions not to challenge your policy objective, but bearing in mind that local authorities have been clamouring for extra money, not least for their schools budget, how was the decision made that this £9 million, which has come from somewhere, goes for this very creditable and worthy objective at the same time when schools are saying, 'Actually, we can't afford to run our schools.' So, if you could help us and explain that, I would be very grateful. Certainly, the money is welcome, it's just the immediacy of the use of it that I'm curious to know more about.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, am eich datganiad heddiw. Rydym yn hapus iawn i gefnogi cryn dipyn o'r hyn yr ydych yn ei ddweud. Rydym yn cydnabod, wrth gwrs, y bydd adroddiad Donaldson yn gofyn am ailsgilio eang ymhlith ein hathrawon a staff cymorth, gyda'r rhyddid hefyd, gobeithio, i ymateb yn fwy uniongyrchol i'r dulliau amrywiol sydd gan ddisgyblion o ddysgu, yn hytrach na'r ddealltwriaeth fwy ragnodol sydd gan Estyn o addysgu, dyweder? Diolch i chi hefyd am eich sylwadau ar y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg. Mae'n bwynt sy'n werth ei wneud bod beirniadaeth adeiladol yn ymwneud â helpu'r lle hwn i wneud gwaith da, ac nid yw'n gyfle'n unig i ddweud 'Gadewch i ni roi pwniad i'r Llywodraeth', er bod hynny'n demtasiwn ar adegau. Tybiaf y byddwch, wrth gwrs, yn edrych ymlaen at ein hymchwiliad nesaf, sydd ar gyllid ysgolion, sydd, yn fy marn i, mewn gwirionedd, yn ymwneud â thestun y datganiad hwn i ryw raddau hefyd. Rydych yn dweud bod y dull o weithredu'r cyllid newydd hwn i gefnogi datblygiad athrawon wedi cael ei lunio ar y cyd â nifer o bartïon â diddordeb, gan gynnwys awdurdodau lleol. A oedden nhw'n ymwybodol o'ch bwriad chi i glustnodi'r cyllid newydd hwn sydd i'w groesawu'n fawr iawn ar gyfer y diben hwn yn y ffordd a wnaethoch chi? A ydych yn hyderus y caiff ei ddefnyddio ar gyfer hyn cyn gynted ag y bydd y cynghorau yn ei gael? Rwy'n deall yr hyn a ddywedwch chi, fod hyn ar gyfer y rheng flaen, ac, yn amlwg, fel Ceidwadwyr Cymreig, rydym yn cefnogi unrhyw gyllid uniongyrchol i ysgolion. Ond rwy'n awyddus i wybod sut y byddwch chi'n monitro'r defnydd o'r arian hwn pan fyddwch - wel, yn amlwg, rydych chi'n gwybod am sefyllfa'r awdurdodau lleol ar hyn o bryd, a cheir peth cydymdeimlad ymhlith y cyhoedd â'r safbwynt y maen nhw'n ei gyflwyno. O ran y swm penodol o arian, sut ddaethoch chi i'r casgliad y byddai llwyddo i ddatblygu'r dysgu proffesiynol newydd hwn, i'r lefel a fyddai'n angenrheidiol iddo fod yn llwyddiannus, yn costio £24 miliwn? A wnaethoch chi ddadlau gydag Ysgrifennydd cyllid y Cabinet y gallai, er mwyn gwneud hyn yn hollol iawn, fod angen mwy arnoch, ond mai dyna'r cyfan yr oedd yn barod i'w roi i chi? Sut bynnag yr oedd hi, mewn gwirionedd, pe byddai'r awdurdod lleol yn gallu defnyddio rhywfaint o'r arian hwn mewn ffordd ychydig yn wahanol i'r diben yr oeddech chi'n ei fwriadu ar ei gyfer - ac, yn amlwg, dyma'r hyn yr oeddwn yn ei geisio yn fy nghwestiwn cyntaf - a fyddai hynny mewn gwirionedd yn lleihau'r swm gwirioneddol o arian fyddai ar gael i ddarparu'r hyfforddiant yr ydych yn credu sydd ei angen i gwblhau'r gwaith? Rwy'n credu mai un o'r pethau y byddem ni i gyd yn poeni amdano yw y gallai hyn, fel amcan polisi, ddatblygu i fod yn rhywbeth bregus a hyd yn oed fethu pe na fyddai'r arian y dywedasoch sy'n gwbl angenrheidiol yn dod i law. Fy nghwestiwn nesaf yw: 'Beth sy'n hollol angenrheidiol?' Y £24 miliwn - yn amlwg, dywedodd Ysgrifennydd cyllid y Cabinet ein bod ni'n sôn am £15 miliwn ar gyfer y flwyddyn nesaf. Mae £9 miliwn arall wedi ymddangos o rywle, felly hoffwn pe gallech ddweud wrthym o ble y daeth y £9 miliwn hwn. Nid wyf yn dweud nad oes croeso iddo, ond gyda dim ond pum mis eto cyn diwedd y flwyddyn ariannol, sut ydych yn disgwyl i'r £9 miliwn hwn gael ei wario mewn ffordd ystyrlon, pan ragwelir na fydd unrhyw ddull cenedlaethol ond yn cael ei gyflwyno, mewn gwirionedd, o'r flwyddyn nesaf ymlaen? Ac ar ben hynny, datblygiad y cynnig dysgu proffesiynol - rhagwelwyd mai dim ond £5.8 miliwn fyddai'n angenrheidiol i ddatblygu hwnnw. Mae eisoes wedi cael ei ddatblygu, i bob pwrpas, felly beth am y £9 miliwn? Ar gyfer y cyflwyno? A sut fyddech chi'n gwneud hynny ymhen pum mis? Clywais o'ch datganiad fod amrywiaeth o brosiectau ymchwil yn mynd rhagddynt. Wel, mae'n debyg na fyddan nhw'n barod i roi gwybod sut y bydd y £9 miliwn hwnnw i'w wario. Neu a oes unrhyw beth y gallech yn wirioneddol ei ddwyn ymlaen i'r flwyddyn hon? Oherwydd os oes - ac mae'n hynny'n gwbl bosibl - byddai hynny, yn amlwg, yn rhyddhau £9 miliwn ym mhen arall cyllideb y flwyddyn nesaf. Beth ydych chi'n rhagweld gwario hynny arno? Pwy yw'r hyrwyddwyr a'r arweinyddion dysgu proffesiynol yr ydych chi'n disgwyl eu gweld? Hynny yw, a ydyn nhw ar gael nawr, neu ai'r disgwyliad yw y byddan nhw'n dod i'r adwy ac yn ein helpu i gyflwyno'r cynllun da hwn y flwyddyn nesaf? A yw'r ysgolion yn glir ynghylch pwy y bydden nhw'n hoffi eu rhyddhau, os ydych yn gallu dwyn llawer o hyn yn ei flaen? Rwy'n dymuno ei gwneud yn glir, mewn gwirionedd, nad wyf yn holi'r cwestiynau hyn i herio amcan eich polisi. Ond gan gofio bod yr awdurdodau lleol wedi bod yn crochlefain am arian ychwanegol, yn enwedig ar gyfer eu cyllideb ysgolion, sut y daethpwyd i'r penderfyniad fod y £9 miliwn hwn, sydd wedi ymddangos o rywle, yn mynd i gael ei ddefnyddio ar gyfer yr amcan clodwiw a theilwng hwn ond ar yr un pryd mae'r ysgolion yn dweud, 'A dweud y gwir, nid ydym yn gallu fforddio i redeg ein hysgolion.' Felly, pe gallech ein helpu ni ac esbonio hynny, byddwn yn ddiolchgar iawn. Yn sicr, mae'r arian i'w groesawu, ond rwy'n awyddus i ddeall mwy am natur uniongyrchol y defnydd ohono.