English: I'm grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate on Estyn's annual report. It is important that the Assembly has the opportunity to scrutinise the work of the chief inspector, both in this annual debate and in committee. The Children, Young People and Education Committee is itself taking evidence from the chief inspector on the annual report next week, and I'm sure that what has been said in the debate today will give the committee much food for thought ahead of that session. This annual report has been written at the end of Estyn's seven-year reporting cycle and reflects on that period. As the report sets out, a lot has changed in education over that time. However, as we are all aware, some of the most significant changes are yet to come. One of the key messages in the report, which has been highlighted in the Plaid Cymru amendment, is that ensuring the quality of teaching is crucial as we move forward with curriculum reform. Estyn's report also states that 'Improving teaching requires better support, professional learning and staff development'. The preparedness of the teaching profession for curriculum reform was one of the main concerns raised by the Children, Young People and Education Committee during its recent inquiry into teachers' professional learning and education. The committee's report makes a number of recommendations to help ensure that the teaching profession is prepared for the forthcoming changes. Our report also contains some key recommendations about improvements that could be made to the delivery of professional learning and development for the education workforce, all of which we believe will help ensure better quality of teaching and a better learning experience for children and young people. It is clear that urgent action is required to give our teaching professionals every opportunity to thrive through their careers, creating cultures of personal development and returning esteem to a profession that so vitally needs it. On 14 March, the committee will hold its Plenary debate on our report into teachers' professional learning and education. I look forward to working with the Cabinet Secretary to help deliver the improvements needed in teachers' professional learning, a concern that is clearly shared by Estyn.
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar am y cyfle i gyfrannu at y ddadl am adroddiad blynyddol Estyn. Mae'n bwysig bod y Cynulliad yn cael cyfle i graffu ar waith y prif arolygydd, yn y ddadl flynyddol hon ac yn y pwyllgor. Mae'r Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg ei hun yn cymryd tystiolaeth gan y prif arolygydd am yr adroddiad blynyddol yr wythnos nesaf, ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd yr hyn a ddywedwyd yn y ddadl heddiw'n rhoi llawer i'r pwyllgor feddwl amdano cyn y sesiwn hwnnw. Mae'r adroddiad blynyddol hwn wedi'i ysgrifennu ar ddiwedd cylch adrodd saith mlynedd Estyn ac mae'n adlewyrchu ar y cyfnod hwnnw. Fel mae'r adroddiad yn ei nodi, mae llawer wedi newid ym maes addysg dros y cyfnod hwnnw. Fodd bynnag, fel yr ydym ni i gyd yn gwybod, mae rhai o'r newidiadau mwyaf arwyddocaol eto i ddod. Un o'r negeseuon allweddol yn yr adroddiad, a gafodd sylw yng ngwelliant Plaid Cymru, yw bod sicrhau ansawdd addysgu'n hollbwysig wrth inni symud ymlaen â diwygio'r cwricwlwm. Dywed adroddiad Estyn hefyd 'I wella addysgu, mae angen gwella cymorth, dysgu proffesiynol a datblygiad staff'. Parodrwydd y proffesiwn addysgu i ddiwygio'r cwricwlwm oedd un o'r prif bryderon a godwyd gan y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg yn ystod eu hymchwiliad diweddar i ddysgu ac addysgu proffesiynol athrawon. Mae adroddiad y pwyllgor yn gwneud nifer o argymhellion i helpu i sicrhau bod y proffesiwn addysgu'n barod am y newidiadau sydd i ddod. Mae ein hadroddiad hefyd yn cynnwys argymhellion allweddol ynglŷn â gwelliannau y gellid eu gwneud i ddarparu dysgu proffesiynol a datblygiad i'r gweithlu addysg, ac rydym yn credu y bydd hyn i gyd yn helpu i sicrhau gwell ansawdd addysgu a gwell profiad dysgu i blant a phobl ifanc. Mae'n amlwg bod angen gweithredu ar frys i roi pob cyfle i'n gweithwyr addysgu proffesiynol i ffynnu drwy eu gyrfa, gan greu diwylliannau o ddatblygiad personol a dychwelyd hunan-barch i broffesiwn y mae ei angen mor ddybryd arno. Ar 14 Mawrth, bydd y Pwyllgor yn cynnal eu dadl Cyfarfod Llawn ar ein hadroddiad ar ddysgu ac addysgu proffesiynol athrawon. Rwy'n edrych ymlaen at weithio gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet i helpu i gyflawni'r gwelliannau angenrheidiol i ddysgu proffesiynol athrawon - mae'n amlwg bod Estyn yn rhannu'r pryder hwn.