English: I'm sure the Cabinet Secretary will agree with me that today's PISA results are disappointing - for the Government, parents, and, most importantly, the children of Wales. The 2006 results showed that Wales was below average in maths and reading; 2009 revealed that we had performed lower in all areas compared to 2006; 2012 results showed that we had fallen further in maths and science, and although the score had increased in reading, it was still lower than the figures for 2006. Now, we have the 2015 results, and despite a slight improvement in mathematics, Wales trails behind Northern Ireland, Scotland and England in all three areas. It is particularly disappointing that Wales has fallen further still in reading and science. And, again, I'm sorry to add, Wales falls behind its own record in 2006. Furthermore, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are above the OECD average in all three areas, but Wales falls below average in every single category. Some might draw the conclusion that consecutive Welsh Governments have failed and, more worryingly, that this Government is continuing to do so. Other countries are improving, so why can't Wales? It strikes me that not only should the Welsh Government go back to the drawing board, or at least think about it and consider the future for children in Wales, but while it does this, it should open its mind to new ideas and a fresh approach. The Labour Party opposite are so stuck in their educational dogma of the 1970s that they cannot see how destructive their policies are to the children of this nation, and that they are devoid of new ideas. The Government must divert from its current path of mediocrity and fear of competition. Only last week, the Cabinet Secretary responded to my colleague Mark Reckless, stating that he had - and I quote - 'come across from a system that believed in competition. The Welsh education system is based on a system of collaboration and co-operation.' But competition is exactly what Wales needs. The education system should be based on an ethos - [Interruption.]
Welsh: Rwy'n siŵr y bydd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn cytuno â mi bod canlyniadau PISA heddiw yn siomedig - i'r Llywodraeth, i rieni, ac, yn bwysicaf oll, i blant Cymru. Dangosodd canlyniadau 2006 fod Cymru'n is na'r cyfartaledd mewn mathemateg a darllen; datgelodd 2009 ein bod wedi perfformio'n waeth ym mhob maes o'i gymharu â 2006; dangosodd canlyniadau 2012 ein bod wedi disgyn ymhellach mewn mathemateg a gwyddoniaeth, ac er bod y sgôr darllen wedi cynyddu, roedd yn dal i fod yn is na'r ffigurau ar gyfer 2006. Nawr, mae canlyniadau 2015 gennym, ac er gwaethaf rhywfaint o welliant mewn mathemateg, mae Cymru y tu ôl i Ogledd Iwerddon, yr Alban a Lloegr yn y tri maes. Mae'n arbennig o siomedig bod Cymru wedi disgyn ymhellach fyth mewn darllen a gwyddoniaeth. Ac, unwaith eto, mae'n ddrwg gennyf ychwanegu, mae Cymru y tu ôl i'w hanes ei hun yn 2006. Hefyd, mae Lloegr, yr Alban a Gogledd Iwerddon yn uwch na chyfartaledd yr OECD yn y tri maes, ond mae Cymru'n is na'r cyfartaledd ym mhob un categori. Efallai y daw rhai i'r casgliad bod Llywodraethau Cymru olynol wedi methu ac, yn fwy o bryder, bod y Llywodraeth hon yn parhau i wneud hynny. Mae gwledydd eraill yn gwella, felly pam na all Cymru? Mae'n fy nharo i, nid yn unig y dylai Llywodraeth Cymru ailfeddwl pethau, neu o leiaf feddwl am y peth ac ystyried y dyfodol ar gyfer plant yng Nghymru, ond wrth wneud hyn, y dylent agor eu meddyliau i syniadau newydd ac agwedd newydd. Mae'r Blaid Lafur gyferbyn mor ddisymud o'u dogma addysgol o'r 1970au fel na allant weld pa mor ddinistriol yw eu polisïau i blant y genedl hon, ac nad oes ganddynt unrhyw syniadau newydd. Mae'n rhaid i'r Llywodraeth wyro oddi ar ei llwybr presennol o gyffredinedd ac ofni cystadleuaeth. Dim ond yr wythnos diwethaf, ymatebodd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet i fy nghydweithiwr Mark Reckless, gan ddweud ei fod wedi - ac rwy'n dyfynnu - 'dod ar draws o system a oedd yn credu mewn cystadleuaeth. Mae'r system addysg yng Nghymru yn seiliedig ar system o gydweithio a chydweithredu.' Ond cystadleuaeth yw'r union beth sydd ei angen ar Gymru. Dylai'r system addysg fod yn seiliedig ar ethos - [Torri ar draws.]