English: Can I thank Siân Gwenllian, Deputy Presiding Officer, again for her kind comments about Meilyr Rowlands? She highlighted one of his particular passions, which is a community-focused education, which has been a real driver behind Meilyr's work. When Meilyr talks about a community-focused school, he is not talking about a school that leases out its school hall; he is talking about a school that is deeply embedded, is deeply understanding of the community it serves and looks outward, beyond the circumference of its school playing fields or yard and actively engages all members of the community in the life of the school, and in doing so, greatly enriches the educational opportunities afforded to the children within the school. He has been always very keen to champion that aspect of Welsh education. The Member talks about many of the issues that Suzy Davies also raised, so I won't repeat the answers to that. All I would say is that, when the Member talks about a post-COVID recovery plan, my goodness me, we're still very much in the middle of COVID, and a plan that would've been written just a couple of weeks ago would not have anticipated the wholescale closure that we're facing at the moment. What is really important is that that £29 million has been deployed. I know that regional consortia are now working with their schools to understand how the original plans for that money can be adapted to support the current situation that we find ourselves in, but I and the finance Minister, whom I see is listening intently to the statement this afternoon, are well aware of the challenges that are facing our education system. That's why we have identified funds within the education budget itself to continue to assist schools, and why the Government as a whole has prioritised local authority funding.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i Siân Gwenllian, Dirprwy Lywydd, eto am ei sylwadau caredig am Meilyr Rowlands? Tynnodd hi sylw at un o'i ddiddordebau penodol, sef addysg sy'n canolbwyntio ar y gymuned, sydd wedi bod yn ysgogiad gwirioneddol y tu ôl i waith Meilyr. Pan fydd Meilyr yn sôn am ysgol sy'n canolbwyntio ar y gymuned, nid yw'n sôn am ysgol sy'n llogi neuadd yr ysgol; mae'n sôn am ysgol sydd wedi'i gwreiddio'n ddwfn, sy'n â dealltwriaeth ddofn o'r gymuned y mae'n ei gwasanaethu ac sy'n edrych tuag allan, y tu hwnt i amgylchedd ei chaeau chwarae neu iard ysgol ac sy'n ymgysylltu'n weithredol â phob aelod o'r gymuned ym mywyd yr ysgol, ac wrth wneud hynny, yn cyfoethogi'n fawr y cyfleoedd addysgol sy'n cael eu cynnig i'r plant yn yr ysgol. Mae ef bob amser wedi bod yn awyddus iawn i hyrwyddo'r agwedd honno ar addysg yng Nghymru. Mae'r Aelod yn sôn am lawer o'r materion y mae Suzy Davies wedi'u codi hefyd, felly ni wnaf ailadroddaf yr atebion i'r rheini. Y cyfan y byddwn i'n ei ddweud yw, pan fydd yr Aelod yn sôn am gynllun adfer ar ôl COVID, mawredd mawr, rydym ni yn dal i fod yng nghanol COVID, ac ni fyddai cynllun a fyddai wedi'i ysgrifennu ychydig wythnosau'n ôl wedi rhagweld yr holl gau ar y fath raddfa yr ydym ni'n ei wynebu ar hyn o bryd. Yr hyn sydd wir yn bwysig yw bod y £29 miliwn hwnnw wedi'i ddefnyddio. Rwy'n gwybod bod consortia rhanbarthol bellach yn gweithio gyda'u hysgolion i ddeall sut y mae modd addasu'r cynlluniau gwreiddiol ar gyfer yr arian hwnnw i gefnogi'r sefyllfa bresennol yr ydym ni'n ei chael ein hunain ynddi, ond yr wyf i a'r Gweinidog Cyllid, ac rwy'n ei weld yn gwrando'n astud ar y datganiad y prynhawn yma, yn ymwybodol iawn o'r heriau sy'n wynebu ein system addysg. Dyna pam ein bod wedi nodi arian o fewn y gyllideb addysg ei hun i barhau i gynorthwyo ysgolion, a pham mae'r Llywodraeth gyfan wedi blaenoriaethu cyllid awdurdodau lleol.