English: Presiding Officer, sorry, I must have been mistaken, because I thought that the Children, Young People and Education Committee that made their No. 1 commitment around resulting professional development for the curriculum was a unanimous report that was signed off by all members of the committee and the last I remember Michelle Brown was a member of that committee, so she was well aware of the discussions surrounding that. I have never, ever, ever said that we would not need to invest in the professional learning development of our teaching staff. I have never said that. I know better than anyone that, if we are to have the education system that I want for my children and, indeed, every child in Wales, it is a quality education workforce that will deliver it. Now, the Member says 'Why now?', and that is a legitimate question to ask. We're making this announcement now because the research has been done, the work has been done, to identify what professional learning opportunities and requirements are arising out of our curriculum changes. That's why it's important to make this announcement now, because we have the research - we've done the research with our universities, we have consulted with our teaching profession, we have looked at the impact of curriculum changes in other nations and what they have done to make sure that their curriculum reforms have been successful. That work is now completed, our pioneer schools have fed back, and we're in a position to ensure that that national approach is taken forward. Now, Michelle Brown says, 'Do the public really want us to spend this money?' Well, I would argue - I would argue - [ Interruption.] I would argue that the public do expect this Government to invest in the teachers up and down this country who stand in front of their children day in, day out, delivering not only the current curriculum but the future curriculum - a curriculum that, with the exception of UKIP, it has been acknowledged that we need here in Wales. And to give it its best chance of success and not to set our teachers up for failure, we need to invest in them. The Member says, 'Which is it? Is it an investment in our teaching staff or is it an investment in our curriculum?' Well, you can't have one without the other. This is about valuing our teaching profession; it is about saying that we will prioritise their learning and development. We will not just talk about it, we will fund it, and we will give them the very best chance of making the exciting new curriculum for Wales a reality for them, but, more importantly, a reality for our learners.
Welsh: Llywydd, mae'n flin gennyf, mae'n rhaid fy mod i wedi camgymryd, oherwydd roeddwn i'n credu bod y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg a wnaeth ei ymrwymiad Rhif 1 ynghylch datblygiad proffesiynol o ganlyniad i'r cwricwlwm yn adroddiad unfrydol a gafodd ei gymeradwyo gan bob aelod o'r pwyllgor. Cyn belled ag y cofiaf i roedd Michelle Brown yn aelod o'r pwyllgor hwnnw, felly roedd hi'n gwbl ymwybodol o'r trafodaethau am hynny. Nid wyf i erioed, ddim erioed wedi dweud na fyddai angen inni fuddsoddi yn natblygiad dysgu proffesiynol ein staff addysgu. Ni ddywedais i hynny erioed. Gwn yn well na neb, os ydym eisiau cael y system addysg yr wyf i'n ei dymuno i'm plant i, ac yn wir, i bob plentyn yng Nghymru, yna gweithlu addysg o ansawdd da fydd yn ei chyflawni. Nawr, mae'r Aelod yn dweud 'Pam nawr?', ac mae hwnnw'n gwestiwn dilys i'w ofyn. Rydym yn gwneud y cyhoeddiad hwn nawr gan fod y gwaith ymchwil wedi dod i ben, mae'r gwaith wedi cael ei wneud, i nodi pa gyfleoedd a gofynion dysgu proffesiynol sy'n deillio o'r newidiadau i'n cwricwlwm. Dyna pam mae'n bwysig inni wneud y cyhoeddiad hwn nawr, oherwydd mae'r ymchwil gyda - rydym wedi gwneud y gwaith ymchwil gyda'n prifysgolion, rydym wedi ymgynghori â'n proffesiwn addysgu, rydym wedi edrych ar effaith y newidiadau i'r cwricwlwm mewn gwledydd eraill a'r hyn y maen nhw wedi ei wneud i sicrhau bod y diwygiadau i'w cwricwlwm nhw wedi bod yn llwyddiannus. Mae'r gwaith wedi cael ei gwblhau bellach, mae ein hysgolion arloesi wedi bwydo nôl, ac rydym mewn sefyllfa i sicrhau y bydd y dull gweithredu cenedlaethol yn cael ei ddwyn yn ei flaen. Nawr, mae Michelle Brown yn dweud, 'A yw'r cyhoedd mewn gwirionedd yn dymuno i ni wario'r arian hwn?' Wel, byddwn i'n dadlau - byddwn i'n dadlau - [ Torri ar draws.] Byddwn i'n dadlau bod y cyhoedd yn disgwyl i'r Llywodraeth hon fuddsoddi mewn athrawon ledled y wlad hon sydd yn sefyll o flaen eu plant o ddydd i ddydd, yn darparu nid yn unig y cwricwlwm presennol ond gwricwlwm y dyfodol - cwricwlwm y cydnabyddir, ac eithrio gan UKIP, fod ei angen arnom ni yma yng Nghymru. Ac er mwyn rhoi'r cyfle gorau iddo lwyddo a pheidio â thynghedu ein hathrawon i fethiant, mae angen inni fuddsoddi ynddyn nhw. Mae'r Aelod yn dweud, 'Pa un o'r ddau ydyw? Buddsoddiad yn ein staff addysgu neu fuddsoddiad yn ein cwricwlwm?' Wel, ni allwch gael un heb y llall. Mae'n ymwneud â gwerthfawrogi ein proffesiwn addysgu; mae'n ymwneud â dweud y byddwn yn blaenoriaethu eu dysgu a'u datblygiad nhw. Nid siarad am y peth yn unig fyddwn ni, byddwn yn ei ariannu, a byddwn yn rhoi iddyn nhw'r cyfle gorau posibl i wireddu'r cwricwlwm newydd cyffrous i Gymru ar eu cyfer nhw, ond, yn bwysicach na hynny, ar gyfer ein dysgwyr.