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English: Thank you, Jayne. We have published guidance for post-16 providers to help them operate safely at this time. Colleges and universities must carry out risk assessments to ensure that appropriate measures are put in place to manage the risks of COVID-19 transmission in their institutions.
Welsh: Diolch, Jayne. Rydym wedi cyhoeddi canllawiau ar gyfer darparwyr addysg ôl-16 i'w helpu i weithredu'n ddiogel ar yr adeg hon. Mae'n rhaid i golegau a phrifysgolion gynnal asesiadau risg i sicrhau bod mesurau priodol yn cael eu rhoi ar waith i reoli'r risg o drosglwyddo COVID-19 yn eu sefydliadau.
English: Thank you, Minister. Ensuring our young people are able to physically attend school or college is very welcome, and I know that the Minister and teachers across Wales have worked incredibly hard to ensure this has happened, and continues to happen, even in the difficult and changing circumstances we see. However, one concern that I've received from teachers and pupils is around post-16 education in schools. Those young people who are in school are more likely to work part-time and have social contacts from outside their school. However, the social distancing and guidance is the same as for 11-year-olds. There's a perception that sixth-form classes hold fewer pupils, however, I understand that, in some subjects, in some schools, there are over 30 students in a class. What discussions has the Minister had about the guidance for post-16 students in Wales and what has been learnt, following the first month, which could inform future planning?
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog. Mae sicrhau bod ein pobl ifanc yn gallu mynychu'r ysgol neu'r coleg yn gam calonogol, a gwn fod y Gweinidog ac athrawon ledled Cymru wedi gweithio'n anhygoel o galed i sicrhau bod hyn wedi digwydd, ac yn parhau i ddigwydd, hyd yn oed yn yr amgylchiadau anodd a newidiol a welwn. Fodd bynnag, mae un pryder a fynegwyd wrthyf gan athrawon a disgyblion yn ymwneud ag addysg ôl-16 mewn ysgolion. Mae'r bobl ifanc sydd yn yr ysgol yn fwy tebygol o weithio'n rhan-amser a chysylltu'n gymdeithasol â phobl y tu allan i'w hysgol. Fodd bynnag, mae'r canllawiau a'r rheolau cadw pellter cymdeithasol yr un fath â'r hyn ydynt ar gyfer plant 11 oed. Ceir canfyddiad fod dosbarthiadau chweched dosbarth yn cynnwys llai o ddisgyblion, ond mewn rhai pynciau, mewn rhai ysgolion, deallaf fod dros 30 o fyfyrwyr mewn dosbarth. Pa drafodaethau y mae'r Gweinidog wedi'u cael ynglŷn â'r canllawiau ar gyfer myfyrwyr ôl-16 yng Nghymru, a beth a ddysgwyd, yn dilyn y mis cyntaf, a allai lywio cynlluniau ar gyfer y dyfodol?
English: Thank you very much, Jayne, for that. You're right - our sixth forms come in all shapes and sizes, with class sizes that can vary considerably, but it is correct to say that, sometimes, in popular subjects in large schools, sixth-form classes can indeed have a number of pupils. We have been very clear in our guidance to both schools and colleges that we should look to minimise contacts between groups of students at this particular time, and it is really important that practitioners are able to socially distance from their class. Clearly, we are keeping under very careful review the operation of both schools and colleges, following the first month, really, of operations. I'm pleased to say that the vast majority of schools have not had a case and, where we have had cases of COVID in pupils or teachers, that's usually a single case in a single institution. We have had cases in our FE colleges, but I'm pleased to say that, working with local test, trace, protect teams, the disruption to learning has been minimised. But, clearly, we're keeping under constant review the guidance to both schools and colleges as a result of the experiences over the last four weeks, and we'll be looking to review guidance in light of what we have learned so far. What's really important to remember is that the advice to date from Public Health Wales is that there is no evidence that schools or colleges are vectors for the virus spreading, and cases that we have seen in schools are a reflection of what we're seeing in our communities.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Jayne. Rydych yn llygad eich lle - mae gennym ddosbarthiadau chwech o bob lliw a llun, a gall maint dosbarthiadau amrywio'n sylweddol, ond mae'n wir, weithiau, mewn pynciau poblogaidd mewn ysgolion mawr, y gall dosbarthiadau chweched dosbarth gynnwys nifer o ddisgyblion. Rydym wedi dweud yn glir iawn yn ein canllawiau i ysgolion a cholegau y dylem geisio lleihau cysylltiadau rhwng grwpiau o fyfyrwyr ar yr adeg hon, ac mae'n bwysig iawn fod addysgwyr yn gallu cadw pellter cymdeithasol oddi wrth eu dosbarth. Yn amlwg, rydym yn parhau i adolygu gweithrediad ysgolion a cholegau yn ofalus iawn, yn dilyn y mis cyntaf, mewn gwirionedd, o weithgarwch. Rwy'n falch o ddweud nad yw'r rhan fwyaf o ysgolion wedi cael achos, a lle rydym wedi cael achosion o COVID mewn disgyblion neu athrawon, achos unigol mewn un sefydliad ydyw fel arfer. Rydym wedi cael achosion yn ein colegau addysg bellach, ond rwy'n falch o ddweud, wrth weithio gyda thimau profi, olrhain a diogelu lleol, fod hynny wedi arwain at gyn lleied o darfu â phosibl ar ddysgu. Ond yn amlwg, rydym yn parhau i adolygu'r canllawiau i ysgolion a cholegau yn gyson o ganlyniad i'r profiadau dros y pedair wythnos ddiwethaf, ac rydym yn bwriadu adolygu'r canllawiau yng ngoleuni'r hyn rydym wedi'i ddysgu hyd yma. Yr hyn sy'n bwysig iawn i'w gofio yw mai'r cyngor hyd yn hyn gan Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru yw nad oes unrhyw dystiolaeth fod ysgolion neu golegau'n fectorau ar gyfer lledaenu'r feirws, ac mae'r achosion a welsom mewn ysgolion yn adlewyrchiad o'r hyn a welwn yn ein cymunedau.
English: Minister, can I ask you what additional support is in place for learners who have extremely vulnerable people in their households who could be susceptible to COVID? I've got a learner in my own constituency who would like to continue with her post-16 education, but unfortunately her local college has told her that she must attend the college site in order to undertake the A-levels of her choice. As a result of that, she's not able to participate in education at present. Is there advice that you've been able to give to colleges to overcome this particular barrier that some young people are now facing as a result of having siblings or others in their families who may be extremely vulnerable?
Welsh: Weinidog, a gaf fi ofyn i chi pa gymorth ychwanegol sydd ar waith i ddysgwyr a chanddynt bobl hynod agored i berygl COVID yn eu cartrefi? Mae gennyf ddysgwr yn fy etholaeth a hoffai barhau gyda'i haddysg ôl-16, ond yn anffodus mae ei choleg lleol wedi dweud wrthi fod yn rhaid iddi fynychu safle'r coleg er mwyn dilyn pynciau Safon Uwch o'i dewis. O ganlyniad i hynny, ni all gymryd rhan mewn addysg ar hyn o bryd. A ydych wedi gallu rhoi cyngor i golegau fel y gallant oresgyn y rhwystr y mae rhai pobl ifanc bellach yn ei wynebu o ganlyniad i fod â brodyr a chwiorydd neu eraill yn eu teuluoedd a allai fod yn hynod agored i berygl?
English: Thank you for that, Darren. We have had regular discussions with both schools and colleges about what reasonable adaptations can be made to support students who may themselves be very vulnerable or feel very vulnerable at this time. It would be important for that student to have a discussion with her college, but if, Darren, you would like to write to me about that particular case, I will make further investigations.
Welsh: Diolch, Darren. Rydym wedi cael trafodaethau rheolaidd gydag ysgolion a cholegau ynghylch pa addasiadau rhesymol y gellir eu gwneud i gefnogi myfyrwyr a allai fod yn agored iawn i niwed neu'n teimlo'n agored iawn i niwed ar hyn o bryd. Byddai'n bwysig i'r myfyriwr dan sylw gael trafodaeth gyda'i choleg, ond os hoffech ysgrifennu ataf, Darren, am yr achos penodol hwnnw, fe wnaf ymchwiliadau pellach.
English: Questions now from party spokespeople. The Conservative spokesperson, Suzy Davies. If you could turn your microphone on, Suzy Davies - okay, try again.
Welsh: Cwestiynau nawr gan lefarwyr y pleidiau. Llefarydd y Ceidwadwyr yn gyntaf, Suzy Davies. Os gallech chi roi eich meicroffon ymlaen, Suzy Davies - iawn, dechreuwch eto.
English: Sorry about that.
Welsh: Sori am hynny.
English: Yes, Minister, I was listening to your response to Jayne Bryant there and that observation that schools and colleges aren't vectors for the spread of COVID. Yet we've seen considerable numbers being sent home from some schools - 200 in one case, and over 400 in another. You say you're monitoring what's happening at the moment, but have you learnt anything yet about why further education colleges seem to be doing a better job of minimising face-to-face teaching? They're losing fewer students than schools. Why is that?
Welsh: Ie, Weinidog, roeddwn yn gwrando ar eich ymateb i Jayne Bryant a'r sylw hwnnw nad yw ysgolion a cholegau yn fectorau ar gyfer lledaeniad COVID. Serch hynny, rydym wedi gweld niferoedd sylweddol yn cael eu hanfon adref o rai ysgolion - 200 mewn un achos, dros 400 mewn un arall. Rydych yn dweud eich bod yn monitro'r hyn sy'n digwydd ar hyn o bryd, ond a ydych wedi dysgu unrhyw beth eto ynglŷn â pham yr ymddengys bod colegau addysg bellach yn gwneud yn well o ran sicrhau llai o addysg wyneb yn wyneb? Maent yn colli llai o fyfyrwyr nag ysgolion. Pam hynny?
English: Thank you, Suzy. As you said, we are keeping in close touch with our local education authorities and our directors of education. And in the case you've just mentioned - 400 pupils leaving a school - I myself have spoken to the headteacher in those circumstances to understand why that situation arose. That's why, as I said in answer to Jayne Bryant, we are learning the lessons of these four weeks, where schools have worked incredibly hard to operationalise the guidance that we've made available to them. But clearly, in the light of those experiences, we need to understand what more we can do, how we can improve our guidance in schools, so that they can limit the number of direct contacts, and what other support we can give schools from our TTP teams, to be able to help them make decisions around which students can safely remain in school and not disrupt their education, and which students will, indeed, need to isolate. So, we're looking to review our guidance and, as I said, work closely with our colleagues in Public Health Wales and TTP to ensure that the advice given to headteachers is as good as it needs to be and that we have consistency across TTP teams in Wales.
Welsh: Diolch, Suzy. Fel y dywedoch chi, rydym yn cadw mewn cysylltiad agos â'n hawdurdodau addysg lleol a'n cyfarwyddwyr addysg. Ac yn yr achos y sonioch chi amdano - 400 o ddisgyblion yn gadael ysgol - rwyf wedi siarad â'r pennaeth yn yr amgylchiadau hynny i ddeall pam y cododd y sefyllfa honno. Fel y dywedais yn fy ymateb i Jayne Bryant, dyna pam ein bod yn dysgu gwersi'r pedair wythnos hyn, lle mae ysgolion wedi gweithio'n anhygoel o galed i roi'r canllawiau rydym wedi eu darparu iddynt ar waith. Ond yn amlwg, yng ngoleuni'r profiadau hynny, mae angen inni ddeall beth arall y gallwn ei wneud, sut y gallwn wella ein canllawiau mewn ysgolion, fel y gallant gyfyngu ar nifer y cysylltiadau uniongyrchol, a pha gymorth arall y gallwn ei roi i ysgolion drwy ein timau profi, olrhain a diogelu, er mwyn gallu eu helpu i wneud penderfyniadau i sicrhau y gall myfyrwyr aros yn yr ysgol yn ddiogel, a pheidio ag amharu ar eu haddysg, a pha fyfyrwyr, yn wir, fydd yn gorfod ynysu. Felly rydym yn awyddus i adolygu ein canllawiau, ac fel y dywedais, i weithio'n agos gyda'n cydweithwyr yn Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru a'r timau profi, olrhain a diogelu i sicrhau bod y cyngor a roddir i benaethiaid cystal ag y mae angen iddo fod, a bod gennym gysondeb ar draws y timau profi, olrhain a diogelu yng Nghymru.
English: Thank you for that. I think it would be helpful as well if colleges within a certain area might be prepared to speak to some of the headteachers in schools within their area about some of the good ideas that they've had. Further education and higher education have both received over £20 million each from the Welsh Government COVID pot, despite a projected funding gap of more than £400 million for higher education. You signalled in the Welsh Conservative debate last week that that's one of the reasons why you don't support a partial reduction in fees for students who've lost out on the experience they've paid for. But, as we've heard, some students are having to stay in their expensive rooms to log in when they could have done that in a more familiar and cheaper environment at home - a home that many students will be leaving for the first time. None of the £27 million for HE is ring-fenced for student support. What are universities in Wales telling you now about how much of that money is going to unanticipated and speedy emotional and mental well-being support for students, and will they be coming to you for a top-up to the £27 million because of that?
Welsh: Diolch. Credaf y byddai'n ddefnyddiol hefyd pe bai colegau mewn ardal benodol yn barod i siarad â rhai o'r penaethiaid mewn ysgolion yn eu hardal ynglŷn â rhai o'r syniadau da y maent wedi'u cael. Mae addysg bellach ac addysg uwch wedi derbyn dros £20 miliwn yr un o bot COVID Llywodraeth Cymru, er gwaethaf y bwlch cyllido a ragwelir o fwy na £400 miliwn ar gyfer addysg uwch. Nodwyd gennych yn nadl y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig yr wythnos diwethaf mai dyna un o'r rhesymau pam nad ydych yn cefnogi gostyngiad rhannol mewn ffioedd i fyfyrwyr sydd wedi colli peth o'r y profiad y maent wedi talu amdano. Ond fel y clywsom, mae rhai myfyrwyr yn gorfod aros yn eu hystafelloedd drud i fewngofnodi pan allent fod wedi gwneud hynny mewn amgylchedd mwy cyfarwydd a rhatach gartref - cartref y bydd llawer o fyfyrwyr yn ei adael am y tro cyntaf. Nid oes ceiniog o'r £27 miliwn ar gyfer addysg uwch wedi'i neilltuo ar gyfer cymorth i fyfyrwyr. Beth y mae prifysgolion yng Nghymru yn ei ddweud wrthych yn awr ynglŷn â faint o'r arian hwnnw sy'n cael ei ddarparu ar gyfer cymorth annisgwyl a chymorth emosiynol a lles meddyliol amserol i fyfyrwyr, ac a fyddant yn gofyn i chi ychwanegu at y £27 miliwn oherwydd hynny?
English: Suzy, you'll be aware that the £27 million additional money that we've made available to the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales will be delivered to our institutions by the funding council. I met with the chair and the chief executive of our funding council just yesterday. And in my remit letter to them, emotional and mental health support for students is a priority for me, and I would expect part of that £27 million to be used to support universities deliver robust mental health and well-being support to students at this time, and also, potentially, to use some of that funding to ensure that financial distress that some students may experience is also taken into consideration. Obviously, Welsh students who are residing in Wales and studying - well, wherever they study - are entitled to our support programme. But I recognise that many students would usually supplement their income with part-time jobs, which may prove more difficult to come by at this particular time. So, both financial support and mental health support are a priority for me and a priority for the funding council, and we await bids from Welsh institutions to that pot of money, to ensure that that support is available.
Welsh: Suzy, fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol y bydd y £27 miliwn o arian ychwanegol rydym wedi'i roi i Gyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru yn cael ei ddarparu i'n sefydliadau gan y cyngor cyllido. Cyfarfûm â chadeirydd a phrif weithredwr ein cyngor cyllido ddoe ddiwethaf. Ac yn fy llythyr cylch gwaith atynt, mae cymorth iechyd meddwl ac emosiynol i fyfyrwyr yn flaenoriaeth i mi, a byddwn yn disgwyl i beth o'r £27 miliwn hwnnw gael ei ddefnyddio i gynorthwyo prifysgolion i ddarparu cymorth iechyd meddwl a lles cadarn i fyfyrwyr ar yr adeg hon, a hefyd, o bosibl, i ddefnyddio peth o'r cyllid hwnnw i sicrhau bod y trallod ariannol y gallai rhai myfyrwyr ei wynebu hefyd yn cael ei ystyried. Yn amlwg, mae gan fyfyrwyr o Gymru sy'n byw yng Nghymru ac sy'n astudio - wel, ble bynnag y maent yn astudio - hawl i'n rhaglen gymorth. Ond rwy'n cydnabod y byddai llawer o fyfyrwyr fel arfer yn ychwanegu at eu hincwm drwy swyddi rhan-amser, a allai fod yn anoddach i'w cael ar yr adeg hon. Felly, mae cymorth ariannol a chymorth iechyd meddwl yn flaenoriaeth i mi, ac yn flaenoriaeth i'r cyngor cyllido, ac rydym yn aros am gynigion gan sefydliadau Cymru i'r pot hwnnw o arian, er mwyn sicrhau bod y cymorth hwnnw ar gael.
English: Thank you for that. That's a good, strong message there to universities, so I certainly hope they're picking that up, because, at some point down the line, of course, we'll be scrutinising you on the spend of that £27 million, and I'm sure you will want that reassurance in the reports that you get back from universities in due course. On a related matter - you'll know this - concerns have been raised with me, in my region and elsewhere, regarding some confusion about students living in large, off-campus houses in multiple occupation. Now, some set-ups are clearly single-person households in one building, but others can legitimately say that they're one genuine household of friends, sharing all facilities and costs like a family. This will impact on how the occupants of those buildings can respond to lockdown, and those in the latter situation are certainly at an advantage. I accept that this applies to non-students as well. But can you tell us how far down the road Welsh Government is to allowing solitary students to have a limited extended household in order to keep them sane? And, more generally, what concerns have you brought to the attention of the Minister for Housing and Local Government about what is understood by students to constitute an extended household, bearing in mind that they all have their own families, who may be happy to accept their own child in a bubble but not a whole household of friends?
Welsh: Diolch. Mae honno'n neges dda a chryf i brifysgolion, felly rwy'n sicr yn gobeithio eu bod yn ei chlywed, oherwydd ar ryw adeg, wrth gwrs, byddwn yn craffu arnoch mewn perthynas â gwariant y £27 miliwn hwnnw, ac rwy'n siŵr y byddwch am gael y sicrwydd hwnnw yn yr adroddiadau a gewch yn ôl gan brifysgolion maes o law. Ar fater cysylltiedig - fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol o hyn - mynegwyd pryderon wrthyf, yn fy rhanbarth ac mewn mannau eraill, yn ymwneud â dryswch ynglŷn â myfyrwyr sy'n byw mewn tai amlfeddiannaeth mawr, oddi ar y campws. Nawr, mae peth eiddo yn amlwg yn aelwydydd un person mewn un adeilad, ond gall eraill ddweud yn gwbl onest eu bod yn un cartref dilys o ffrindiau, a'u bod yn rhannu'r holl gyfleusterau a'r costau fel teulu. Bydd hyn yn effeithio ar sut y gall deiliaid yr adeiladau hynny ymateb i gyfyngiadau symud, ac mae'n sicr fod gan y rhai yn y sefyllfa ddiwethaf fantais. Rwy'n derbyn bod hyn yn berthnasol i bobl nad ydynt yn fyfyrwyr hefyd. Ond a allwch ddweud wrthym pa mor bell y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn mynd o ran caniatáu i fyfyrwyr unigol gael cartref estynedig cyfyngedig er lles eu hiechyd meddwl? Ac yn fwy cyffredinol, pa bryderon rydych wedi eu dwyn i sylw'r Gweinidog Tai a Llywodraeth Leol ynglŷn â dealltwriaeth myfyrwyr ynghylch beth yw ystyr aelwyd estynedig, gan gofio bod gan bob un ohonynt eu teuluoedd eu hunain, a allai fod yn fwy na pharod i dderbyn eu plentyn eu hunain mewn swigen ond nid aelwyd gyfan o ffrindiau?
English: Plaid Cymru spokesperson, Helen Mary Jones.
Welsh: Llefarydd ar ran Plaid Cymru nawr. Helen Mary Jones.
English: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd. Yesterday, Minister, the First Minister said in response to a question from Adam Price regarding students returning home for Christmas that he wouldn't treat students differently from anyone else. Now, I'm very glad to hear what you've just said to Suzy Davies - that you won't treat them less favourably - but I would suggest to the Government that this is a very distinct group of citizens. There can't be many other groups of citizens that will be moving in such large numbers from one community to another at particular times. If a student is in a situation that they are in a university at Christmastime that is subject to a lockdown, does that mean that they can't go home? Everything that you've just been saying to Suzy Davies about the welfare of students and their mental and emotional well-being is very encouraging, but I would suggest to the Government that students do need to be treated differently, and perhaps what we need is a system whereby all students can be tested before they return home for Christmas, so that they could socially isolate when they get back home, if that's what they need to do - if they get a positive test. Otherwise, we will face, potentially, groups of young people or young people on their own over the Christmas holidays, and I know that you would not want to see that any more than I would.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Lywydd. Ddoe, Weinidog, dywedodd y Prif Weinidog mewn ymateb i gwestiwn gan Adam Price ynglŷn â myfyrwyr yn dychwelyd adref dros y Nadolig na fyddai'n trin myfyrwyr yn wahanol i unrhyw un arall. Nawr, rwy'n falch iawn o glywed yr hyn rydych newydd ei ddweud wrth Suzy Davies - na fyddwch yn eu trin yn llai ffafriol - ond byddwn yn awgrymu i'r Llywodraeth fod hwn yn grŵp unigryw iawn o ddinasyddion. Ni all fod llawer o grwpiau eraill o ddinasyddion a fydd yn symud mewn niferoedd mor fawr o un gymuned i'r llall ar adegau penodol. Os bydd myfyriwr mewn sefyllfa lle byddant mewn prifysgol o dan gyfyngiadau symud dros y Nadolig, a yw hynny'n golygu na allant fynd adref? Mae popeth rydych newydd ei ddweud wrth Suzy Davies am les myfyrwyr a'u llesiant meddyliol ac emosiynol yn galonogol iawn, ond byddwn yn awgrymu i'r Llywodraeth fod angen trin myfyrwyr yn wahanol, ac efallai mai'r hyn sydd ei angen arnom yw system lle gellir profi pob myfyriwr cyn iddynt ddychwelyd adref ar gyfer y Nadolig, fel y gallent ynysu'n gymdeithasol ar ôl cyrraedd adref, os mai dyna fydd angen iddynt ei wneud - os cânt brawf positif. Fel arall, byddwn yn wynebu'r posibilrwydd o grwpiau o bobl ifanc neu bobl ifanc ar eu pen eu hunain dros wyliau'r Nadolig, a gwn na fyddech am weld hynny fwy nag y byddwn i.