Mae'r camau canlynol yn cael eu rhoi ar waith i helpu ysgolion i gyflawni ein nod cyffredin o sicrhau cynifer o gyfleoedd i ddysgu a lleihau ar unrhyw darfu.Rwy'n darparu dau ddiwrnod cynllunio i bob ysgol ar ddechrau tymor y gwanwyn. Bydd hyn yn caniatáu amser i ysgolion asesu gall capasiti staffio a rhoi'r mesurau angenrheidiol ar waith i gefnogi dychweliad dysgwyr. Gofynnir i ysgolion ddefnyddio'r cyfle hwn i sicrhau bod cynlluniau cadarn mewn lle er mwyn symud i ddysgu o bell pe bai angen – gallai hyn fod ar gyfer dosbarthiadau/grwpiau blwyddyn unigol neu o bosib ar gyfer yr ysgol gyfan, gan ddibynnu ar bwysau ar gapasiti staffio. Gofynnir i ysgolion hefyd ddefnyddio’r cyfle hwn i ailedrych ar gynlluniau wrth gefn, gan sicrhau bod blynyddoedd arholiad yn cael eu blaenoriaethu ar gyfer darpariaeth ar y safle pe bai angen cyfyngu ar ddysgu wyneb yn wyneb ar unrhyw adeg ac ystyried pa drefniadau y gallai fod angen bod ar waith ar gyfer dysgwyr bregus a phlant gweithwyr hanfodol yn ystod unrhyw gyfnodau o darfu.Fel dull rhagofalus mae pob ysgol wedi eu cynghori i gynllunio bod camau lliniaru o fis Ionawr ymlaen yn seiliedig ar y rhai a nodir ar y lefel risg ‘Uchel Iawn’ yn ein Fframwaith Penderfyniadau Rheoli Heintiau Lleol ar gyfer ysgolion. Fel rhan o'r paratoad hwn, rwy'n cyhoeddi Hysbysiad Deddf Coronafeirws 2020 i ganiatáu i ysgolion amrywio amseroedd cychwyn a gorffen o ddechrau'r tymor newydd fel cam lliniaru ychwanegol pe bai ysgolion yn penderfynu bod hyn yn briodol fel rhan o'u proses asesu risg.
The following steps are being put in place to help schools achieve our shared goal of maximising learning and minimising disruption.I am providing all schools with two planning days at the start of the spring term. This will  allow time for schools to assess staffing capacity and put the necessary measures in place to support the return of all learners. Schools will be asked to make use of the planning days to ensure they have robust plans in place to move to remote learning if required – this could be for individual classes/year groups or possibly for the whole school. Schools will be asked also to use this opportunity to revisit contingency plans, ensuring exam years are prioritised for onsite provision should there be a need to restrict in person learning at any time and consider what arrangements might need to be in place for vulnerable learners and the children of critical workers during any periods of disruption.As a precautionary approach all schools have been advised to plan that mitigations from January onwards are based on those set out at the ‘Very High’ risk level in our Local Infection Control Decision Framework for schools. As part of this preparation, I am issuing a Coronavirus Act 2020 Notice to allow schools to operate staggered start and finish times from the start of the new term as an additional mitigation should schools determine this is appropriate as part of their risk assessment process.