English: Thank you, Llywydd. I'm very pleased to contribute to this Stage 1 debate to outline the Children, Young People and Education Committee's main conclusions and recommendations in relation to the curriculum and assessment Bill. I want to begin by stating that our committee supports the general principles of this Bill. The evidence we received made it clear that improvements are needed to the curriculum to enable our children to lead happy, successful and enriched lives, and to help them to make a full contribution to Welsh society and beyond. We've been particularly struck by the call for change from children and young people themselves. They want to see a new curriculum that enables them to develop the skills they need to begin their journey into adulthood. So, we welcome the emphasis on life skills and preparation for adulthood that runs throughout the new curriculum for Wales. Furthermore, we agree with the Welsh Government that the current curriculum is not fit for a modern Wales. The opportunity this Bill presents for schools to shape their own curriculum, based on pupils' needs, is bold and ambitious. It has the potential to make a significant difference if implemented successfully. Nevertheless, Members who have seen our detailed report and 66 recommendations will know that I have more to say about this Bill and the legislative framework it aims to create. As a committee, we are clear that, while we support the Bill's general principles, there are still issues to be addressed. Our concerns are around the practicalities of how this curriculum will be rolled out effectively, whether there is enough time to train staff to deliver it, particularly in the context of COVID-19, and whether the Welsh Government is sufficiently clear about how it will ensure this legislation contributes to raising standards as well as providing pupils with the same opportunities and experiences from their education. With only eight minutes, I can't discuss all elements of our report, so I will give a brief outline of the headline issues and some of the solutions we would like to see. But before I go into that detail, I'd like to pause to thank all of those who contributed to our scrutiny. This is the first Stage 1 to be conducted in a wholly virtual context. More importantly, it's the first Stage 1 to be undertaken in a global pandemic. We're enormously grateful to all those who took the time to share their views and expertise with us in recent months. We know that so many of them have been on the front line, managing the impact of the coronavirus, and ensuring that our children and young people continue to receive care, support and education in Wales. So, I would like to give them my heartfelt thanks for helping us to ensure that, despite the challenges of the pandemic, our scrutiny has been as robust and as comprehensive as any piece of primary legislation rightly demands. I also want to thank our clerk, Llinos Madeley, our researcher, Michael Dauncey, as well as Lisa Salkeld and Rhiannon Lewis from the legal team for all their hard work on this Stage 1. I've said before that the committee is blessed to have such a brilliant team supporting us, and this report is further evidence of that.
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Rwy'n falch iawn o gyfrannu at y ddadl Cyfnod 1 hon i amlinellu prif gasgliadau ac argymhellion y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg yn gysylltiedig â'r Bil cwricwlwm ac asesu. Rwyf eisiau dechrau drwy ddweud bod ein pwyllgor yn cefnogi egwyddorion cyffredinol y Bil hwn. Roedd y dystiolaeth a gawsom yn ei gwneud yn glir bod angen gwelliannau i'r cwricwlwm i alluogi ein plant i fyw bywydau hapus, llwyddiannus a chyfoethog, ac i'w helpu i wneud cyfraniad llawn i gymdeithas Cymru a thu hwnt. Mae'r alwad am newid gan blant a phobl ifanc eu hunain wedi gwneud argraff arbennig arnom ni. Maen nhw eisiau gweld cwricwlwm newydd sy'n eu galluogi i ddatblygu'r sgiliau y mae eu hangen arnyn nhw i ddechrau eu taith i fod yn oedolion. Felly, rydym ni'n croesawu'r pwyslais ar sgiliau bywyd a pharatoi ar gyfer bod yn oedolyn sy'n rhedeg drwy'r cwricwlwm newydd i Gymru. At hynny, rydym yn cytuno â Llywodraeth Cymru nad yw'r cwricwlwm presennol yn addas ar gyfer Cymru fodern. Mae'r cyfle y mae'r Bil hwn yn ei gynnig i ysgolion lunio eu cwricwlwm eu hunain, yn seiliedig ar anghenion disgyblion, yn feiddgar ac yn uchelgeisiol. Mae ganddo'r potensial i wneud gwahaniaeth sylweddol os caiff ei weithredu'n llwyddiannus. Serch hynny, bydd Aelodau sydd wedi gweld ein hadroddiad manwl a'n 66 argymhelliad yn gwybod bod gennyf fwy i'w ddweud am y Bil hwn a'r fframwaith deddfwriaethol y mae'n bwriadu ei greu. Fel pwyllgor, rydym ni'n glir, er ein bod yn cefnogi egwyddorion cyffredinol y Bil, fod materion i fynd i'r afael â nhw o hyd. Mae ein pryderon ynghylch ymarferoldeb sut y caiff y cwricwlwm hwn ei gyflwyno'n effeithiol, a oes digon o amser i hyfforddi staff i'w gyflawni, yn enwedig yng nghyd-destun COVID-19, ac a yw Llywodraeth Cymru yn ddigon clir ynghylch sut y bydd yn sicrhau bod y ddeddfwriaeth hon yn cyfrannu at godi safonau yn ogystal â darparu'r un cyfleoedd a phrofiadau o'u haddysg. Gyda dim ond wyth munud, ni allaf drafod pob elfen o'n hadroddiad, felly fe wnaf roi amlinelliad byr o'r prif faterion a rhai o'r atebion yr hoffem ni eu gweld. Ond cyn i mi fanylu ar hynny, hoffwn oedi i ddiolch i bawb a gyfrannodd at ein gwaith craffu. Dyma'r Cyfnod 1 cyntaf i gael ei gynnal mewn cyd-destun cwbl rithiol. Yn bwysicach na hynny, dyma'r Cyfnod 1 cyntaf i gael ei gynnal mewn pandemig byd-eang. Rydym ni'n hynod ddiolchgar i bawb a roddodd o'u hamser i rannu eu barn a'u harbenigedd gyda ni yn ystod y misoedd diwethaf. Gwyddom fod cynifer ohonyn nhw wedi bod ar y rheng flaen, yn rheoli effaith y coronafeirws, ac yn sicrhau bod ein plant a'n pobl ifanc yn parhau i dderbyn gofal, cymorth ac addysg yng Nghymru. Felly, hoffwn ddiolch o galon iddyn nhw am ein helpu i sicrhau, er gwaethaf heriau'r pandemig, fod ein gwaith craffu wedi bod mor gadarn ac mor gynhwysfawr ag y mae unrhyw ddarn o ddeddfwriaeth sylfaenol yn gofyn amdano. Hoffwn ddiolch hefyd i'n clerc, Llinos Madeley, ein hymchwilydd, Michael Dauncey, yn ogystal â Lisa Salkeld a Rhiannon Lewis o'r tîm cyfreithiol am eu holl waith caled ar y Cyfnod 1 hwn. Rwyf wedi dweud o'r blaen fod y pwyllgor yn lwcus i fod â thîm mor wych yn ein cefnogi, ac mae'r adroddiad hwn yn dystiolaeth bellach o hynny.