English: We need between 15,000 and 18,000 additional Welsh speakers every year, over a period of 30 years, if we are to reach the aim of 1 million Welsh speakers. And that is on top of addressing the number of people who leave Welsh communities and Wales. The role of education is key in getting to that target. By now, the vast majority of people who speak Welsh have learnt it at school. Compare that with the situation in the middle of the last century and before that, when the vast majority learnt the language at home. I happen to be one of those fortunate people who acquired the language in the home as the natural first language of our family, but that is not the experience of an increasing number of people, unfortunately. Because, by now, transferring the language in the home is not as effective as it was in the past, because there are fewer families now where both parents speak Welsh. Therefore, it's clear that there is a need to increase the Welsh-medium education provision in order to produce 1 million Welsh speakers. At the moment, the percentage of children in Welsh-medium education is not increasing, and this is despite the evidence that there is significant demand for Welsh-medium education - a demand that isn't being met in the majority of places in Wales. WESPs are key in creating the massive change that is required. Since 2013 local authorities have had a legal duty to assess the demand for Welsh-medium education and to identify how the authority is going to improve the Welsh-medium provision in their area. And the Welsh Government has a central role to ensure that these plans are ambitious and robust. Unfortunately, that isn't the situation. In December 2015, the Children, Young People and Education Committee found that these plans were not effective, and 17 recommendations were made to the Government. To be completely effective, the plans need to promote Welsh-medium education as well as respond to any demand, and authorities must define in their education plans where a new school or schools will be built, and when they're going to be built. In Caerphilly County Borough Council there has been a highly laudable effort over the years to ensure that there is a sufficient number of schools to meet the demand for Welsh-medium education. There's been an increase from four Welsh primary schools to 11, but there is still increasing demand for places, particularly in the three schools in Caerphilly itself. A survey was conducted by the Parents for Welsh-medium Education group in Risca, and they found that a significant number of parents would send their children to a Welsh-medium school if that school was available locally. So, the demand is there, not only in Caerphilly but across Wales. Part of the solution is to build more schools. Therefore, the Government needs to ensure that there is funding available to local authorities that want to increase the provision of Welsh-medium schools because, as far as I know, beyond the twenty-first century schools programme, which is for a different purpose, no money is available. Also, as part of the language strategy that the Government is consulting on at the moment, the Government will have to include a detailed strategy on how many additional teachers and support staff schools in Wales will need to ensure that the education sector contributes greatly to the target of 1 million Welsh speakers. Just a quick word on the higher and further education sectors. We are proud of the success of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol that is now extending the opportunities for Welsh-medium education in our universities. I'm very pleased to see that there will be a review of the Coleg Cymraeg by the Cabinet Secretary, which will include looking at extending Welsh-medium provision to the further education sector, as well as the higher education sector, where so many of our young people are studying. By the way, we're also keen to see many more apprenticeships being offered, either through the medium of Welsh or with some activities through the medium of Welsh. Out of nearly 50,000 apprenticeships only 165, which is 0.34 per cent, included some Welsh - one Welsh activity was all that was needed to be included. Clearly, therefore, there is a need for a transformational change in every aspect of Welsh-medium education if we are going to have any hope of reaching the aim of 1 million Welsh speakers.
Welsh: Mae angen rhwng 15,000 a 18,000 o siaradwyr Cymraeg ychwanegol arnon ni bob blwyddyn, dros gyfnod o 30 mlynedd, os ydym yn mynd i gyrraedd y nod o 1 filiwn o siaradwyr. Ac mae hynny ar ben mynd i'r afael â'r nifer sy'n gadael cymunedau Cymraeg a Chymru. Mae rôl addysg yn gwbl allweddol i gyrraedd y nod. Bellach, mae mwyafrif llethol y sawl sy'n siarad Cymraeg yn ei dysgu yn yr ysgol. Cymharwch chi hynny efo'r sefyllfa yng nghanol y ganrif ddiwethaf a chyn hynny, lle mai adref yr oedd y mwyafrif llethol wedi dysgu'r Gymraeg. Rwy'n digwydd bod yn un o'r bobl ffodus yna sydd wedi caffael yr iaith ar yr aelwyd fel iaith gyntaf, naturiol ein teulu ni, ond dim dyna ydy profiad nifer cynyddol o bobl, yn anffodus. Achos, erbyn hyn, nid yw trosglwyddo'r Gymraeg yn y cartref mor effeithiol ag y bu yn y gorffennol, oherwydd bod yna lai o deuluoedd lle mae'r ddau riant yn siarad Cymraeg. Mae'n hollol amlwg, felly, fod rhaid cynyddu'r ddarpariaeth addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg er mwyn cynhyrchu 1 filiwn o siaradwyr. Ar hyn o bryd, nid yw'r ganran o blant mewn addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg yn cynyddu, ac mae hyn er gwaetha'r dystiolaeth bod galw sylweddol am addysg Gymraeg, galw sydd ddim yn cael ei ddiwallu yn y rhan fwyaf o Gymru. Mae cynlluniau strategol Cymraeg mewn addysg yn allweddol wrth greu'r newid anferth sydd ei angen. Ers 2013 mae gan awdurdodau lleol ddyletswydd gyfreithiol i asesu'r galw am addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg, a nodi sut mae'r awdurdod yn mynd i wella'r ddarpariaeth cyfrwng Cymraeg yn eu hardal. Ac mae gan Lywodraeth Cymru rôl ganolog i sicrhau bod y cynlluniau yma yn uchelgeisiol a chadarn. Yn anffodus, nid dyna'r sefyllfa. Yn Rhagfyr 2015, fe ganfu'r Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg nad oedd y cynlluniau yma yn effeithiol ac fe gyflwynwyd 17 o argymhellion i'r Llywodraeth. I fod yn gwbl effeithiol, mae'n rhaid i'r cynlluniau hyrwyddo addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg yn ogystal ag ymateb i unrhyw alw, ac mae'n rhaid i awdurdodau ddiffinio yn eu cynlluniau addysg lle bydd ysgol neu ysgolion newydd yn cael eu hadeiladu, a phryd y byddan nhw'n cael eu hadeiladu. Yng Nghyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili mae ymdrech hynod ganmoladwy wedi ei wneud dros y blynyddoedd er mwyn sicrhau bod digon o ysgolion er mwyn ymateb i'r galw am addysg Gymraeg. Gwelwyd cynnydd o bedair ysgol gynradd i 11, ac mae yna'n dal alw cynyddol yno am lefydd, yn enwedig yn y tair ysgol yng Nghaerffili ei hun. Fe gynhaliwyd arolwg gan y mudiad Rhieni dros Addysg Gymraeg yn ardal Rhisga, lle y gwnaethant ganfod y buasai nifer sylweddol o rieni yn anfon eu plant i ysgol gynradd cyfrwng Cymraeg petai'r ysgol honno ar gael yn lleol. Felly, mae'r galw yno, nid yn unig yng Nghaerffili ond ar draws Cymru. Rhan o'r ateb, yn sicr, ydy adeiladu rhagor o ysgolion, ac felly mae angen i'r Llywodraeth sicrhau bod cronfa o arian ar gael i awdurdodau lleol sydd eisiau cynyddu'r ddarpariaeth o ysgolion cyfrwng Cymraeg oherwydd, hyd y gwn i, y tu allan i'r cynllun ysgolion yr unfed-ganrif-ar-hugain, sydd i bwrpas gwahanol, nid oes arian ar gael. Yn ogystal, fel rhan o'r strategaeth iaith mae'r Llywodraeth yn ymgynghori arni ar hyn o bryd, mi fydd yn rhaid i'r Llywodraeth gynnwys strategaeth fanwl am faint o athrawon a staff ategol ychwanegol fydd ar Gymru eu hangen er mwyn gwneud yn siŵr bod y sector addysg yn gallu cyfrannu'n helaeth at y nod o 1 miliwn o siaradwyr. Gair sydyn am y sectorau addysg uwch a phellach. Rydym yn falch o lwyddiant y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, sydd rŵan yn ymestyn cyfleoedd am addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg yn ein prifysgolion. Rwy'n falch iawn o weld bod yna adolygiad yn mynd i fod o'r Coleg Cymraeg gan yr Ysgrifennydd Cabinet, a fydd yn edrych ar ymestyn y ddarpariaeth cyfrwng Cymraeg i'r sector addysg bellach, yn ogystal â'r sector addysg uwch, lle mae cymaint o'n pobol ifanc ni yn astudio. Gyda llaw, rydym hefyd yn awyddus i weld mwy o brentisiaethau yn cael eu cynnig, un ai drwy'r Gymraeg neu efo rhywfaint o weithgaredd Cymraeg ynddyn nhw. Allan o bron i 50,000 o brentisiaethau, dim ond 165, sydd yn 0.34 y cant, a oedd yn cynnwys ychydig o Gymraeg - un gweithgaredd Cymraeg a oedd angen ei gynnwys. Mae'n amlwg, felly, fod angen newid trosiannol ym mhob agwedd ar addysg Gymraeg os ydym am gael unrhyw obaith o gyrraedd y nod o 1 miliwn o siaradwyr.