English: I'd like to put on record my thanks to the education sector for the hard work that they've done in keeping schools as safe as possible. I wrote to headteachers and college leaders just yesterday, recognising the work that they have been doing. I acknowledge, as I did in my response to the previous question, that the recent times have been very challenging indeed, with numbers increasing. The interests and well-being of our young people are at the heart of every decision I take as Minister and the decisions that our Government takes. In the letter I wrote yesterday, I explained the current situation and the steps that we are taking - for example, the vaccination plan for those between 12 and 15 is to commence next week. We are continuing to monitor the situation in terms of the advice that we provide, of course, and I do understand that there are concerns about some of the regulations currently in place, and we are looking at means of communicating that more effectively so that people understand what the rules and regulations are and what the rationale behind those is. That's also important. We have confirmed that the fund continues to support supply teachers in this period, that the carbon dioxide monitors are starting to arrive in schools, or will be arriving next week, and we'll also look at what else we can do to support the test and trace system to ensure that they do their very best too. We have heard from parents and teachers about special schools and pupils with particular medical needs, and there will be further advice in those two areas issued very soon too. I'd also like to say that the context, of course, is challenging for headteachers and teachers looking at how they deal with staffing challenges, and looking at the impact that has on timetables and so on. So, I am fully aware that these decisions are challenging at the moment. We have seen in the figures published at the beginning of this week that the case rates in children under the age of nine and under the age of 19 have reduced in the past week. That is an early signal, but I hope that it's a hopeful signal for us too.
Welsh: Hoffwn i ddodi ar y record fy niolch i i'r sector addysg am y gwaith caled maen nhw wedi bod yn ei wneud i gadw'r ysgolion mor saff ag sydd yn bosib. Gwnes i ysgrifennu i brifathrawon ac i arweinwyr colegau ddoe yn cydnabod y gwaith maen nhw wedi bod yn ei wneud. Rwy'n cydnabod, fel gwnes i yn yr ateb blaenorol, fod y cyfnod diweddar yma wedi bod yn heriol iawn, gyda rhifau yn cynyddu. Mae buddiant a llesiant ein pobl ifanc ni wrth wraidd pob penderfyniad rydw i'n ei wneud fel Gweinidog ac mae ein Llywodraeth ni yn ei wneud. Yn y llythyr gwnes i ysgrifennu ddoe, roeddwn i'n esbonio'r sefyllfa ar hyn o bryd a'r camau rŷm ni yn eu cymryd - er enghraifft, bod y cynllun brechu i blant rhwng 12 ac 15 yn dechrau wythnos nesaf. Rŷm ni'n cadw i fonitro'r sefyllfa o ran y cyngor rŷm ni'n rhoi, wrth gwrs, ac rwy'n deall bod consérn ynglŷn â rhai o'r rheoliadau sydd mewn lle, ac rŷm ni'n edrych ar ffyrdd o gyfathrebu hynny yn well fel bod pobl yn deall beth yw'r rheoliadau a beth yw'r rhesymau dros y rheoliadau. Mae hynny hefyd yn bwysig. Rŷm ni wedi cadarnhau bod y gronfa yn parhau i ariannu staff cyflenwi yn y cyfnod yma, bod y monitors carbon deuocsid yn dechrau cyrraedd ysgolion yr wythnos nesaf, ac ein bod ni'n edrych ar beth mwy y gallem ni ei wneud i gefnogi'r system profi ac olrhain i sicrhau eu bod nhw'n gwneud y gorau y gallen nhw hefyd. Rŷm ni wedi clywed wrth rieni ac athrawon ynglŷn ag ysgolion arbennig a disgyblion gydag anghenion meddygol arbennig, a bydd cyngor pellach yn dod ar y ddau beth hwnnw yn fuan iawn hefyd. Hoffwn i hefyd ddweud bod y cyd-destun, wrth gwrs, yn heriol i brifathrawon ac athrawon sydd yn edrych ar sut maen nhw'n delio â'r sialensiau staffio - edrych ar beth mae hynny'n ei wneud i'r amserlen ac ati. Felly, rwy'n cydnabod yn iawn fod y penderfyniadau yma'n heriol ar hyn o bryd. Rŷn ni wedi gweld yn y ffigurau sydd wedi cael eu cyhoeddi ar ddechrau'r wythnos hon fod y cyfraddau achosion mewn plant o dan naw ac o dan 19 wedi'u lleihau yn yr wythnos diwethaf. Mae hynny'n arwydd cynnar, ond rwy'n gobeithio hefyd yn arwydd gobeithiol i ni.