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English: Thank you, Helen Mary, for that. I want to assure the Chamber and, indeed, I want to assure students and parents that it is a priority for me, and a priority for this Government, to ensure that students who are residing and studying at Welsh universities will be able to return home for Christmas. I say that as a Minister, and I say that as a mum who has just sent my eldest daughter to university on Sunday evening. Believe me, she might have views about coming home for Christmas, but I desperately want her home for Christmas with me. So, we will be working with our health Minister, working with our individual institutions and, indeed, working with the UK Government to ensure that the circumstances can be put in place to allow that to happen. SAGE, in their advice to the UK Government, is very, very clear that this needs to be worked out on a UK-wide basis because of the student flows across our borders. Individual students will be wanting to cross county and country borders, so, therefore, Governments need to work together on creating the circumstances that will allow that to happen. I discussed this matter with the universities Minister in the UK Government yesterday. I will discuss it again tomorrow with Gavin Williamson, and we are determined to ensure that students, when they want to, will be able to return home. But, clearly, we need to put the circumstances in place where they can do that safely.
Welsh: Diolch, Helen Mary. Hoffwn roi sicrwydd i'r Siambr, ac yn wir, hoffwn roi sicrwydd i fyfyrwyr a rhieni fod sicrhau y bydd myfyrwyr sy'n preswylio ac yn astudio ym mhrifysgolion Cymru yn gallu dychwelyd adref ar gyfer y Nadolig yn flaenoriaeth i mi, ac yn flaenoriaeth i'r Llywodraeth hon. Dywedaf hynny fel Gweinidog, a dywedaf hynny fel mam sydd newydd anfon fy merch hynaf i'r brifysgol nos Sul. Credwch fi, efallai fod ganddi ei barn ei hun ynglŷn â dod adref ar gyfer y Nadolig, ond rwy'n hynod o awyddus iddi fod gartref gyda mi dros y Nadolig. Felly, byddwn yn gweithio gyda'n Gweinidog iechyd, yn gweithio gyda'n sefydliadau unigol, ac yn wir, yn gweithio gyda Llywodraeth y DU i sicrhau y gellir rhoi'r amgylchiadau ar waith i ganiatáu i hynny ddigwydd. Mae SAGE, yn eu cyngor i Lywodraeth y DU, wedi dweud yn glir iawn fod angen mynd i'r afael â hyn ledled y DU gyfan oherwydd llif y myfyrwyr ar draws ein ffiniau. Bydd myfyrwyr unigol yn dymuno croesi ffiniau siroedd a gwledydd, felly mae angen i Lywodraethau weithio gyda'i gilydd i greu'r amgylchiadau a fydd yn caniatáu i hynny ddigwydd. Trafodais y mater hwn gyda'r Gweinidog prifysgolion yn Llywodraeth y DU ddoe. Byddaf yn ei drafod eto yfory gyda Gavin Williamson, ac rydym yn benderfynol o sicrhau y bydd myfyrwyr yn gallu dychwelyd adref pan fyddant yn dymuno gwneud hynny. Ond yn amlwg, mae angen inni roi'r amgylchiadau ar waith er mwyn iddynt allu gwneud hynny'n ddiogel.
English: I have allocated funding of £400,000 to local authorities this year to provide support to home-educating families in recognition of the additional costs that these families may incur when providing resources and opportunities that are typically available free in school. This provision of funding is unique to Wales.
Welsh: Rwyf wedi dyrannu £400,000 o gyllid i awdurdodau lleol eleni i roi cymorth i deuluoedd sy'n darparu addysg yn y cartref, gan gydnabod y costau ychwanegol y gallai'r teuluoedd hyn eu hwynebu wrth ddarparu adnoddau a chyfleoedd sydd fel arfer ar gael am ddim yn yr ysgol. Mae'r ddarpariaeth hon o gyllid yn unigryw i Gymru.
English: I'm very grateful for that response, Minister, and very grateful for the funding that has been made available for home-educated young people. One of the challenges that many of those who have been home educated have faced over the past examination period is that obviously they're not at centres whereby grades could have been provided to them, and as a result, many are having to face the prospect, potentially, of examinations next year. Can you tell us what assurances you can give to the parents of home-educated learners that there will be an opportunity for them to sit their exams next year, so that they won't have to lose out when compared to their peers in terms of being able to have access to the grades that they believe they should have secured this year?
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn am eich ymateb, Weinidog, ac yn ddiolchgar iawn am yr arian sydd ar gael i bobl ifanc sy'n derbyn eu haddysg yn y cartref. Un o'r heriau y mae llawer o'r rheini sy'n derbyn eu haddysg yn y cartref wedi eu hwynebu dros y cyfnod arholi diwethaf, yn amlwg, yw nad ydynt mewn canolfannau lle gallai graddau fod wedi cael eu rhoi iddynt, ac o ganlyniad, mae llawer yn gorfod wynebu'r posibilrwydd o arholiadau y flwyddyn nesaf. A allwch ddweud wrthym pa sicrwydd y gallwch ei roi i rieni dysgwyr sy'n derbyn eu haddysg gartref y byddant yn cael cyfle i sefyll eu harholiadau y flwyddyn nesaf, fel na fydd yn rhaid iddynt fod ar eu colled o gymharu â'u cyfoedion o ran gallu cael y graddau y credant y dylent fod wedi'u cael eleni?
English: Thank you, Darren, for the recognition of the financial resources that have been made available. As I said in answer to earlier questions, it is my sincere hope that examinations will be able to go ahead next year. However, we know that this virus and the pandemic is unpredictable, so we do need to have other provision in place, and we will need to ensure this time - because we have more time to plan - that the specific needs of children who are not attached to a specific centre have the opportunity to be awarded a grade. So, I know that this is under consideration at the moment.
Welsh: Diolch, Darren, am gydnabod yr adnoddau ariannol sydd wedi'u darparu. Fel y dywedais wrth ateb cwestiynau cynharach, fy ngobaith yw y bydd modd cynnal arholiadau y flwyddyn nesaf. Fodd bynnag, gwyddom fod y feirws hwn a'r pandemig yn anrhagweladwy, felly mae angen inni gael darpariaeth arall ar waith, a bydd angen inni sicrhau y tro hwn - gan fod gennym fwy o amser i gynllunio - fod anghenion penodol plant nad ydynt yn gysylltiedig â chanolfan benodol yn cael cyfle i gael gradd. Felly, gwn fod hyn dan ystyriaeth ar hyn o bryd.
English: Minister, home education can be an informed and positive choice for families and children, so the additional funding from Welsh Government is really welcome. But in June, you announced that due to the pressures of responding to the COVID crisis, it wouldn't be possible to proceed with the proposals set out in the consultation on home education statutory guidance and draft database regulations. You wrote reassuringly to the Protecting Home Education Wales organisation explaining that you hoped they would be taken forward by the next Government at the earliest opportunity, and that new or revised proposals would be subject to public consultation. So, could I ask, Minister, would that consultation also take into account any further representations by the Children's Commissioner for Wales or by child and safeguarding organisations on how these proposals - recognising they're primarily focused on educational support - can also assist child safeguarding in Wales?
Welsh: Weinidog, gall addysg yn y cartref fod yn ddewis gwybodus a chadarnhaol i deuluoedd a phlant, felly mae'r cyllid ychwanegol gan Lywodraeth Cymru i'w groesawu'n fawr. Ond ym mis Mehefin, fe gyhoeddoch chi, yn sgil pwysau ymateb i argyfwng COVID, na fyddai modd bwrw ymlaen â'r cynigion a nodwyd yn yr ymgynghoriad ar ganllawiau statudol ar gyfer addysg yn y cartref a rheoliadau drafft y gronfa ddata addysg. Fe ysgrifennoch chi at sefydliad Diogelu Addysg yn y Cartref Cymru i'w darbwyllo eich bod yn gobeithio y byddai'r Llywodraeth nesaf yn bwrw ymlaen â hwy ar y cyfle cyntaf, ac y byddai cynigion newydd neu ddiwygiedig yn destun ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus. Felly, a gaf fi ofyn, Weinidog, a fyddai'r ymgynghoriad hwnnw hefyd yn ystyried unrhyw sylwadau pellach gan Gomisiynydd Plant Cymru neu gan sefydliadau plant a diogelu ar sut y gall y cynigion hyn - gan gydnabod eu bod yn canolbwyntio'n bennaf ar gymorth addysgol - gynorthwyo gwaith diogelu plant yng Nghymru yn ogystal?
English: Huw, I can give you that assurance that any further consultation on these proposals will indeed take into consideration the views of everybody that has something that they feel that they can contribute. It is disappointing that we have found ourselves in the position where we cannot proceed in the way I had intended; it is regrettable indeed. But I should stress that despite the inability at this time, due to pressures of COVID, not to proceed with new legislation, local education authorities still remain under the legal obligation to ensure that all children are in receipt of a suitable education, wherever that education is delivered, and that hasn't changed. We issued guidance to local authorities earlier in the year about how they could continue to fulfil that function and support home-educating families during the pandemic, and we're looking to spread good practice across local authorities in that regard, so that where improvements can happen, and need to happen, there are examples of how that can be achieved.
Welsh: Huw, gallaf roi'r sicrwydd i chi y bydd unrhyw ymgynghoriad pellach ar y cynigion hyn yn ystyried barn pob un a chanddynt rywbeth y maent yn teimlo y gallant ei gyfrannu. Mae'n siomedig ein bod mewn sefyllfa lle na allwn fwrw ymlaen yn y ffordd roeddwn wedi bwriadu; mae'n anffodus iawn. Ond er gwaethaf yr anallu ar hyn o bryd, oherwydd pwysau COVID, i fwrw ymlaen â deddfwriaeth newydd, dylwn bwysleisio bod awdurdodau addysg lleol yn dal i fod dan rwymedigaeth gyfreithiol i sicrhau bod pob plentyn yn cael addysg addas, ni waeth ble y darperir yr addysg honno, ac nid yw hynny wedi newid. Fe gyhoeddwyd canllawiau gennym i awdurdodau lleol yn gynharach eleni ynglŷn â sut y gallent barhau i gyflawni'r swyddogaeth honno a chefnogi teuluoedd sy'n darparu addysg yn y cartref yn ystod y pandemig, ac rydym yn awyddus i rannu arferion da ar draws awdurdodau lleol yn hynny o beth, er mwyn sicrhau, lle gall gwelliannau ddigwydd, a lle mae angen iddynt ddigwydd, fod enghreifftiau i'w cael o sut y gellir cyflawni hynny.
English: I have remitted HEFCW to work with partners in the HE sector to address student mental health and well-being. To support this work, I allocated HEFCW £3.5 million last year to support well-being and health in higher education, including student mental health.
Welsh: Rwyf wedi nodi y dylai cylch gwaith CCAUC gynnwys gweithio gyda phartneriaid yn y sector addysg uwch i fynd i'r afael ag iechyd meddwl a lles myfyrwyr. Er mwyn cefnogi'r gwaith hwn, dyrannais £3.5 miliwn i CCAUC y llynedd i gefnogi iechyd a lles mewn addysg uwch, gan gynnwys iechyd meddwl myfyrwyr.
English: Thank you, Minister. I know that you are very well aware that I share the concerns raised by other Members about the mental health of higher education students at this very difficult time, and also that the committee has written to all vice-chancellors in Wales to seek assurances about support for students. But what I wanted to ask about today was specifically suicide prevention. I was very grateful to you for meeting with me and James Murray, whose son Ben tragically died by suicide at Bristol university two years ago. Can I ask, following that meeting, what update there is in terms of encouraging universities to embed Papyrus's excellent 'Suicide-safer Universities' guide in their work? Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog. Gwn eich bod yn ymwybodol iawn fy mod yn rhannu'r pryderon a godwyd gan Aelodau eraill ynghylch iechyd meddwl myfyrwyr addysg uwch ar yr adeg anodd hon, a hefyd fod y pwyllgor wedi ysgrifennu at bob is-ganghellor yng Nghymru i ofyn am sicrwydd ynghylch cymorth i fyfyrwyr. Ond yr hyn roeddwn am ofyn amdano'n benodol heddiw oedd atal hunanladdiad. Roeddwn yn ddiolchgar iawn i chi am gyfarfod â mi a James Murray, y bu farw ei fab Ben mewn amgylchiadau trasig drwy hunanladdiad ym mhrifysgol Bryste ddwy flynedd yn ôl. A gaf fi ofyn, yn dilyn y cyfarfod hwnnw, pa ddiweddariad sydd i'w gael o ran annog prifysgolion i ymgorffori canllawiau rhagorol Papyrus, 'Suicide-safer Universities', yn eu gwaith? Diolch.
English: Thank you for that question, Lynne, and also thank you for the opportunity to meet with yourself and Mr Murray, whose testimony was powerful indeed. He outlined, very clearly, the steps that all institutions can take to make them as safe as possible for young people. As you're aware, I gave a commitment, during that meeting, that we would be pursing the issue of Papyrus's advice, to see what steps universities were taking to implement that advice. I would like to reassure all Members that each university, prior to the start of the academic year, have been asked to prepare COVID plans, and one of the questions that we were asking in those plans is what steps they were going to take to support mental health at this time. So, whilst COVID brings new challenges, it is a particularly important aspect of universities' work at this time, recognising that people could feel additional vulnerabilities and additional isolation, worries and anxieties on top of what we would usually see at the start of the academic year. We will continue to monitor their progress via the funding council, and indeed with my regular meetings with NUS Wales.
Welsh: Diolch am eich cwestiwn, Lynne, a diolch hefyd am y cyfle i gyfarfod â chi a Mr Murray, ac roedd ei dystiolaeth yn bwerus iawn. Amlinellodd yn glir iawn y camau y gall pob sefydliad eu cymryd i sicrhau eu bod mor ddiogel â phosibl i bobl ifanc. Fel y gwyddoch, gwneuthum ymrwymiad yn y cyfarfod hwnnw y byddem yn mynd i'r afael â mater cyngor Papyrus, i weld pa gamau roedd prifysgolion yn eu cymryd i weithredu'r cyngor hwnnw. Hoffwn sicrhau pob Aelod ein bod wedi gofyn i bob prifysgol baratoi cynlluniau COVID cyn dechrau'r flwyddyn academaidd, ac un o'r cwestiynau roeddem yn eu gofyn yn y cynlluniau hynny yw pa gamau y byddant yn eu cymryd i gefnogi iechyd meddwl ar yr adeg hon. Felly, er bod COVID yn peri heriau newydd, mae'n agwedd arbennig o bwysig ar waith prifysgolion ar hyn o bryd, gan gydnabod y gallai pobl deimlo'n fwy agored i niwed ac yn fwy ynysig, a wynebu pryderon yn ychwanegol at yr hyn y byddem fel arfer yn ei weld ar ddechrau'r flwyddyn academaidd. Byddwn yn parhau i fonitro eu cynnydd drwy'r cyngor cyllido, ac yn wir, drwy fy nghyfarfodydd rheolaidd ag Undeb Cenedlaethol Myfyrwyr Cymru.
English: Minister, in earlier questions you said that this has to be a UK-wide approach to get students home for Christmas, and I'd agree on that basis, given the cross-border flows that happen with students. The education Minister - the Secretary of State for Education I should say, sorry, in London, highlighted to the House of Commons yesterday that he could see that there'll be a formal suspension of face-to-face lecture time and tutorials, and everything would move online so that a two-week period of isolation could be undertaken by students before they left their universities to head home before Christmas. Is that a course of action you subscribe to?
Welsh: Weinidog, mewn cwestiynau cynharach, fe ddywedoch chi fod yn rhaid i hwn fod yn ddull DU gyfan o sicrhau bod myfyrwyr yn cyrraedd adref ar gyfer y Nadolig, a byddwn yn cytuno ar y sail honno, o ystyried y llif trawsffiniol sy'n digwydd gyda myfyrwyr. Fe wnaeth y Gweinidog addysg - yr Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros Addysg, dylwn ddweud, mae'n ddrwg gennyf, yn Llundain, ddweud wrth Dŷ'r Cyffredin ddoe y gallai weld y bydd amser darlithoedd a thiwtorialau wyneb yn wyneb yn cael eu hatal yn ffurfiol, ac y byddai popeth yn symud ar-lein fel y gallai myfyrwyr ynysu am bythefnos cyn iddynt adael eu prifysgolion i fynd adref cyn y Nadolig. A yw hwnnw'n gam gweithredu rydych yn cytuno ag ef?
English: Andrew, as you say, it's important that we have a UK approach, if at all possible; that is what has been recommended by SAGE. And, as you said, there are significant cross-border flows of students - Welsh students into England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and vice versa, and therefore a co-ordinated approach, I believe, is best. I will be discussing a range of options with Gavin Williamson when I meet him later this week.
Welsh: Andrew, fel y dywedwch, mae'n bwysig fod gennym ddull ar gyfer y DU gyfan, os oes modd; dyna sydd wedi'i argymell gan SAGE. Ac fel y dywedoch chi, ceir llif trawsffiniol sylweddol o fyfyrwyr - myfyrwyr o Gymru i mewn i Loegr, yr Alban a Gogledd Iwerddon, a'r ffordd arall, ac felly dull cydgysylltiedig sydd orau yn fy marn i. Byddaf yn trafod ystod o opsiynau gyda Gavin Williamson pan fyddaf yn cyfarfod ag ef yn ddiweddarach yr wythnos hon.
English: I published learning guidance in the summer, which set out our priorities for all scenarios, including blended learning. I have also announced a Recruit, Recover and Raise Standards programme and extra support for A-level students, and I have modified the curriculum requirements to take pressure off schools.
Welsh: Cyhoeddais ganllawiau dysgu yn yr haf a oedd yn nodi ein blaenoriaethau ar gyfer pob senario, gan gynnwys dysgu cyfunol. Rwyf hefyd wedi cyhoeddi rhaglen Recriwtio, Adfer a Chodi Safonau a chymorth ychwanegol i fyfyrwyr Safon Uwch, ac rwyf wedi addasu gofynion y cwricwlwm i leddfu'r pwysau ar ysgolion.
English: Thank you, Minister. Unfortunately, in recent weeks we have discovered just how hard it is to keep coronavirus in check. Future outbreaks are sadly inevitable. What we have to do is ensure that those outbreaks do not disrupt a single day of education. Minister, we have seen entire year groups sent home as a result of infections, and while we do everything possible to prevent the infections and stop such actions being necessary, we also have to prepare for the worst. Minister, what actions can you take to ensure a seamless transition from in-person to online learning, and will you ensure that schools are equipped to deliver classes virtually as opposed to providing self-paced learning?
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog. Yn anffodus, yn ystod yr wythnosau diwethaf, rydym wedi darganfod pa mor anodd yw cadw rheolaeth ar y coronafeirws. Yn anffodus, mae rhagor o achosion yn y dyfodol yn anochel. Yr hyn y bydd yn rhaid inni ei wneud yw sicrhau nad yw'r achosion hynny'n tarfu ar un diwrnod o addysg. Weinidog, rydym wedi gweld grwpiau blwyddyn cyfan yn cael eu hanfon adref o ganlyniad i heintiau, ac er ein bod yn gwneud popeth a allwn i atal yr heintiau ac i atal camau o'r fath rhag bod yn angenrheidiol, mae'n rhaid inni hefyd baratoi ar gyfer y gwaethaf. Weinidog, pa gamau y gallwch eu cymryd i sicrhau trosglwyddiad di-dor o ddysgu wyneb yn wyneb i ddysgu ar-lein, ac a wnewch chi sicrhau bod ysgolion yn barod i ddarparu dosbarthiadau rhithwir yn hytrach na bod y dysgwyr yn dysgu ar eu cyflymder eu hunain?
English: Can I thank the Member for the supplementary question? Can I make it absolutely clear to the Member that whilst we have indeed seen disruption to education this term, 1,299 Welsh state schools have not suffered a COVID case to date? So, I think we just need to remember that, and give thanks to those teachers, support staff, governing bodies and local education authorities that are doing everything possible to minimise disruption to children at this time. The Member will be aware that we have invested significantly in recent years in digital learning, both in terms of the infrastructure for individual schools, the provision of additional pieces of equipment for individual students and connectivity for students who don't have it at home. Just to give you an example of how schools are preparing to deal with disruption, during the month of September so far, since schools started back, we have seen the establishment of 25,000 Google classrooms; that is more Google classrooms set up in the period of one month than we have seen over a period of years. Teachers and schools are taking all steps necessary to be able to move to seamless synchronous and asynchronous learning should disruption happen to an individual group of students so that they can keep learning at this time.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei chwestiwn atodol? Er ein bod wedi gweld tarfu ar addysg y tymor hwn, a gaf fi ddweud yn gwbl glir wrth yr Aelod nad oes 1,299 o'r ysgolion gwladol yng Nghymru wedi cael achos o COVID hyd yn hyn? Felly, credaf fod angen inni gofio hynny, a diolch i'r athrawon, staff cymorth, cyrff llywodraethu ac awdurdodau addysg lleol sy'n gwneud popeth a allant i sicrhau cyn lleied o darfu â phosibl ar blant ar yr adeg hon. Bydd yr Aelod yn ymwybodol ein bod wedi buddsoddi'n sylweddol yn y blynyddoedd diwethaf mewn dysgu digidol, o ran y seilwaith ar gyfer ysgolion unigol, darparu darnau ychwanegol o offer ar gyfer myfyrwyr unigol a chysylltedd i fyfyrwyr nad oes cysylltedd ganddynt gartref. Un enghraifft i chi o sut y mae ysgolion yn paratoi i ymdopi â tharfu yw ein bod wedi gweld, ym mis Medi hyd yma, ers i'r ysgolion ailgychwyn, 25,000 o ystafelloedd dosbarth Google yn cael eu sefydlu; mae hynny'n fwy o ystafelloedd dosbarth Google wedi'u sefydlu mewn cyfnod o fis nag a welsom dros gyfnod o flynyddoedd. Mae athrawon ac ysgolion yn rhoi pob cam angenrheidiol ar waith i allu newid i ddysgu di-dor cydamserol ac anghydamserol os ceir tarfu ar grŵp unigol o fyfyrwyr fel y gallant barhau i ddysgu ar yr adeg hon.
English: Minister, good afternoon. I'm sure you'll join me in recognising the courage and resilience of our children as they return to school in what is a very worrying time for them and their parents. What thoughts have you given to providing more pastoral support and care to children in Wales, particularly in primary schools and nurseries at this time? In recent years, there's been an increasing demand for counselling services amongst schoolchildren, often discussed in this Chamber. Particularly now the COVID-19 pandemic is with us, we are seeing further disrupted children. So, how are you planning to increase counselling capacity in our schools, build resilience and support children?
Welsh: Weinidog, prynhawn da. Rwy'n siŵr y gwnewch chi ymuno â mi i gydnabod dewrder a gwytnwch ein plant wrth iddynt ddychwelyd i'r ysgol mewn cyfnod sy'n peri cryn ofid iddynt hwy a'u rhieni. Pa ystyriaeth rydych wedi'i rhoi i ddarparu mwy o gymorth a gofal bugeiliol i blant yng Nghymru, yn enwedig mewn ysgolion cynradd a meithrinfeydd ar yr adeg hon? Yn ystod y blynyddoedd diwethaf, cafwyd galw cynyddol am wasanaethau cwnsela ymhlith plant ysgol, mater a drafodir yn aml yn y Siambr hon. Yn enwedig gan ein bod bellach yn wynebu pandemig COVID-19, rydym yn gweld rhagor o darfu ar addysg plant. Felly, sut rydych yn bwriadu cynyddu capasiti cwnsela yn ein hysgolion, meithrin gwytnwch a chefnogi plant?