English: What I would say, Mark, is that the description of secondary learning that you've just described is not the fault of the schools, of the local education authority or even the Welsh Government. It's the fault of the fact that different schools have been hit to different levels by positive cases. There are some schools in Wales - indeed, not an insignificant number - that thankfully to date have not had a positive case, although we know that there are other schools in Wales that have been very, very severely affected by positive COVID cases, which has led to significant disruption. Those cases where we have seen the highest levels of the disease in the community are those schools that have seen the highest levels of disruption, and that's nobody's fault. It is a product of how this disease has ravaged our country. With regard to guidance for distance learning, the Welsh Government has long-standing guidance that is very, very clear around our expectations, and I would rather be working alongside our inspectors who, as I said to Llyr Gruffydd and Mark seems to be unaware, have visited all local education authorities during the autumn term to look at the adequacy of their plans for distance learning and their support for individual schools, and headteachers were interviewed as part of that process so that they were able to give feedback. All local authorities have been given individual reports on their state of readiness and support for their school systems. I'm sure if there are gaps, those local authorities will want to address them. And overall, Estyn say that schools have made significant progress in improving their offer. There is more that we can do by working in partnership together; threatening schools will not help at this time.
Welsh: Byddwn yn dweud, Mark, nad bai'r ysgolion, yr awdurdod addysg lleol na hyd yn oed Llywodraeth Cymru yw'r disgrifiad o ddysgu uwchradd rydych newydd ei roi. Y ffaith bod gwahanol ysgolion wedi cael eu taro gan wahanol lefelau o achosion positif sydd i gyfrif am hynny. Mae rhai ysgolion yng Nghymru - yn wir, nid yw'n rhif ansylweddol - heb gael achos positif hyd yma, diolch byth, er ein bod yn gwybod bod ysgolion eraill yng Nghymru wedi'u heffeithio'n ddifrifol tu hwnt gan achosion COVID poistif, ac mae hynny wedi arwain at darfu sylweddol. Yr achosion lle rydym wedi gweld y lefelau uchaf o'r clefyd yn y gymuned yw'r ysgolion sydd wedi gweld y lefelau uchaf o darfu, ac nid oes bai ar neb am hynny. Mae'n deillio o'r ffordd y mae'r clefyd wedi anrheithio ein gwlad. Ar ganllawiau ar gyfer dysgu o bell, mae gan Lywodraeth Cymru ganllawiau hirsefydlog sy'n glir iawn ynglŷn â'n disgwyliadau, a byddai'n well gennyf fod yn gweithio ochr yn ochr â'n harolygwyr sydd, fel y dywedais wrth Llyr Gruffydd, ac mae'n ymddangos fod Mark yn anymwybodol o hyn, wedi ymweld â phob awdurdod addysg lleol yn ystod tymor yr hydref i edrych ar ddigonolrwydd eu cynlluniau ar gyfer dysgu o bell a'u cefnogaeth i ysgolion unigol, a chafodd penaethiaid eu cyfweld fel rhan o'r broses honno fel eu bod yn gallu rhoi adborth. Mae pob awdurdod lleol wedi cael adroddiadau unigol ar eu parodrwydd a'u cefnogaeth i'w systemau ysgolion. Os oes bylchau, rwy'n siŵr y bydd yr awdurdodau lleol hynny am fynd i'r afael â hwy. Ac yn gyffredinol, dywed Estyn fod ysgolion wedi gwneud cynnydd sylweddol ar wella eu darpariaeth. Mae mwy y gallwn ei wneud drwy weithio mewn partneriaeth gyda'n gilydd; ni fydd bygwth ysgolion yn helpu ar hyn o bryd.