4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Thank you, Natasha. This is a really important question. I would like to start by qualifying—. I think you said waiting lists at every college. There is currently only one college with a waiting list, and I'm in close conversation with the principal there…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
I believe it's been baselined.
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Thank you. I'm happy to answer that, and it touches on some of the conversation I had with Vaughan earlier about Medr. So, the decision to provide that funding specifically for conservatoire provision was part of an investment in culture and the arts, hence…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Yes, and we can offer a briefing as well, because it's of such a technical nature. I'd love to sit here and go through it all and explain it for the next hour, but I know we haven't got the time.
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Well, Chair, you've set me a challenge now, because that's a very technical question to try and answer in a short amount of time. I don't know if I'm going to be in your good books if I go through all of this, but it is important.
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Yes, thank you, Carolyn. So, the increases to the tuition fee limits are to keep pace with the increases in fees in England to ensure that our Welsh universities are not at a competitive disadvantage with those universities across the border. We estimate that…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Thank you for that question, Natasha. I'd like to start by reiterating that, based on monitoring and reporting by Medr, we don't believe there's an immediate risk of any university in Wales facing financial collapse. I think it's really important to put that…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Yes, absolutely. So, Medr will have a vital role to play in addressing and delivering the next Government's response to these challenges. So, to recap, Medr is responsible for grant funding, regulation and performance monitoring in the sector. Also, they play…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Thank you, Vaughan. I think the first thing that any incoming Government really needs to get to grips with is the fact that by the time of the following Senedd election in 2030 is when we're going to see what's predicted to be—well, what will be—a decade-long…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Can I just come in there with regard to the role of the FE sector, particularly in the 14 to 16 space? One of the most powerful interventions we've seen to increase attendance and attainment is the junior apprenticeship programme. I mean, the results there…
4 Chwefror 2026 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datgan buddiannau
Yes, Chair. I wish to declare that I have a close family member who is a student at Swansea University.
29 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau Amserol
Wel, diolch, a chredaf fod Alun Davies yn llygad ei le wrth ddweud bod angen inni weld y mater hwn yn ei gyd-destun ehangaf posibl, a hynny o ran y problemau cyllido sy'n ein hwynebu ledled y DU, ond hefyd o ran y buddion economaidd, addysgol a diwylliannol y…
29 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau Amserol
Wel, diolch i chi am eich cwestiynau, Heledd, ond os edrychwch yn ôl a darllen y trawsgrifiad, rwy'n siŵr y gwelwch fy mod i wedi dweud ar wahanol adegau yn ystod y drafodaeth fod hon yn broblem ddifrifol i'r sector addysg uwch yma, nid yn unig yng Nghymru…
29 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau Amserol
Diolch am eich cwestiynau a'ch sylwadau, Jenny, ac rwy'n cyd-fynd yn llwyr â'r sylwadau a wnaethoch am werth myfyrwyr rhyngwladol. Ac nid yn unig y gwerth ariannol y maent yn ei gynnig i'n sefydliadau addysg uwch, ond y modd y maent yn cyfoethogi yn…
29 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau Amserol
Diolch, Lywydd. Fel y gwyddoch, Cefin, rydym wedi darparu dros £200 miliwn i'r sector addysg uwch yn y flwyddyn ariannol bresennol, gyda £10 miliwn ychwanegol yn cael ei ddyfarnu yn y gyllideb atodol, a chyllid arall fel cynllun Digarbon, yr wyf yn falch iawn…
29 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau Amserol
Diolch, Cefin, am y gyfres honno o sylwadau. Fe geisiaf dynnu rhai cwestiynau ohonynt imi allu ateb. [Torri ar draws.] Fel y gwyddoch, mae gennym—
29 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau Amserol
Hoffwn ddiolch i Natasha Asghar am y cwestiynau hynny. Ac fe ddechreuoch chi drwy siarad am les myfyrwyr, ac rwy'n rhannu eich pryder am les myfyrwyr. Gwn fod cangen Undeb Cenedlaethol y Myfyrwyr yng Nghaerdydd yn weithgar iawn a bydd yn cefnogi myfyrwyr…
29 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau Amserol
Hoffwn ddiolch i Julie Morgan am ei chwestiwn. Rydym yn ymwybodol o gyhoeddiad diweddar Prifysgol Caerdydd ar gynlluniau i ymgynghori â staff ac undebau llafur ar golli swyddi'n orfodol, a’r posibilrwydd o roi'r gorau i gynnig rhai cyrsiau. Deallwn fod y…
29 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau Amserol
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi trafod y cynigion gyda Phrifysgol Caerdydd, ac rydym yn disgwyl i bryderon staff, myfyrwyr ac undebau llafur gael eu clywed yn ystod yr ymgynghoriad. Mae prifysgolion ledled Cymru yn gwneud cyfraniadau hanfodol i’n cymunedau, ein…
22 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Diolch am eich cwestiwn atodol, Janet, ac wrth gwrs, rwy’n ymwybodol o’r pryderon a godwyd gan fyfyrwyr ym mhrifysgol Llanbedr Pont Steffan ynghylch y perygl y bydd y campws yno'n cau, campws sy'n rhan o Brifysgol Cymru y Drindod Dewi Sant. Mae'n gampws…
22 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Wel, diolch am eich cwestiwn atodol, Sioned. Fe ddechreuaf drwy ddweud, drwy gynyddu’r terfynau ffioedd dysgu ar gyfer myfyrwyr israddedig yng Nghymru 3.1 y cant ar gyfer blwyddyn academaidd 2025-26, i fyny o £9,250 i £9,535 y myfyriwr, byddwn yn galluogi…
22 Ionawr 2025 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cynyddu ffioedd dysgu y flwyddyn nesaf, gan ddarparu hyd at £21.9 miliwn mewn incwm ychwanegol i brifysgolion. Rydym hefyd wedi darparu £10 miliwn ychwanegol i’r sector, gan ddod â chyfanswm y cyllid grant i dros £200 miliwn yn y…
16 Ionawr 2025 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26 - sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Diolch.
16 Ionawr 2025 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26 - sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Yes, thank you, Cefin, and I think I'll start with just that reminder that the 2024-25 budget round was the most stark and painful budget choices for Wales in the devolution era. I wasn't in Government at that time but colleagues remind me all the time how…
16 Ionawr 2025 , Children, Young People, and Education Committee
Cyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru 2025-26 - sesiwn dystiolaeth 2
Thank you, Cefin, and, I think, first thing, I can start off with some good news, which is that, despite the tough financial settlement, the coleg's budget wasn't reduced in 2024-25. We were able to maintain its funding at the same level as 2023-24, and that…
