Wrth inni symud i drydydd degawd datganoli, rwy’n credu bod llawer i’w ddathlu yn yr hyn rydyn ni wedi’i gyflawni ar y cyd ym maes Addysg. Mae llawer o hyn wedi arwain at ein rhaglen ddiwygio bresennol. Mae ein hymrwymiad i fuddsoddi mewn addysg a gofal yn ystod plentyndod cynnar, y cwricwlwm ysgol newydd rydyn ni’n dechrau ei gyflwyno o fis Medi eleni ymlaen, ein deddf anghenion dysgu ychwanegol a’r hwb o ran y gefnogaeth rydyn ni’n ei darparu ar gyfer pob math o addysg ôl-16 a dysgu gydol oes, yn allweddol i hyn. Ond hefyd, gallwch weld yn ein polisi prydau ysgol am ddim, ein cyllid ar gyfer cost y diwrnod ysgol a’r mentrau sy’n ymwneud â’r gwasanaeth cerddoriaeth a rhoi llyfrau yn rhodd – na ddylai anfantais eich dal yn ôl rhag gwireddu eich potensial, a gallu rhagori.
And as we move into the third decade of devolution I think there is a lot to celebrate in what collectively we have achieved in education. Much of this has culminated in our current reform programme. Our commitment to invest in early childhood education and care, the new school curriculum which we start to roll out from September of this year, our additional learning needs act and the boost in support that we are providing for all forms of post-16 education and lifelong learning are key to this, but you can also see in our free school meals policy, our funding for the cost of the school day and initiatives around the music service and the gifting of books – the thread that disadvantage should not hold you back in the pursuit of your potential, in the pursuit of excellence.