Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig y Cynulliad a gyflwynwyd ar 19 Tachwedd 2013 i’w hateb ar 26 Tachwedd 2013
R - Yn dynodi bod yr Aelod wedi datgan buddiant.
W - Yn dynodi bod y cwestiwn wedi’i gyflwyno yn Gymraeg.
(Dangosir rhif gwreiddiol y Cwestiwn mewn cromfachau)
Gofyn i’r Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau
Kirsty Williams (Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed): A wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatganiad am sicrhau bod mwy o ddirprwy benaethiaid ac athrawon yn dilyn y Cymhwyster Proffesiynol Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Prifathrawiaeth (CPCP)? (WAQ65954)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 27 Tachwedd 2013
Huw Lewis: The National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) is key to ensuring that only the best practitioners are appointed to become headteachers in our schools. The NPQH was revised in 2011 so that it is now based on a rigorous and robust practice based assessment and can only be attained by those who can demonstrate that they have the required skills and attributes for headship, and who can evidence their practice against the Leadership Standards.
The number of places available on the NPQH assessment programme is reviewed annually and was increased from 80 to 100 for the 2012-2013 round.
The number of applications to take part in the NPQH each year is in excess of the 100 places available and all places are filled. This year, for example, nearly 200 applications were received for the 100 places on the assessment programme. I am content that the current number of 100 places is appropriate given the need to maintain standards; the approximate number of headship vacancies that arise each year; and GTCW statistics showing that there are well over 800 practitioners who have previously been awarded the NPQH who are not yet headteachers.
Furthermore, there is a clear relationship between those applicants who score more lowly in selection and those who ultimately fail the final NPQH assessment. Therefore extending the number of assessment places would risk lowering the bar in terms of the standards required for selection and would almost certainly mean simply increasing the failure rate for assessment.
Leighton Andrews (Rhondda): Beth oedd canran y myfyrwyr o Gymru a gafodd A*-C mewn TGAU Saesneg Iaith yn 2013? (WAQ65957)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 28 Tachwedd 2013
Huw Lewis Provisional examination data showed that, in 2012/13, 62.2 per cent of 15 year olds in schools in Wales who entered GCSE English Language achieved A*-C.
The final results will be published at 9:30am on 27th November 2013 and can be found on the Welsh Government website:
Gofyn i’r Gweinidog Cyfoeth Naturiol a Bwyd
Antoinette Sandbach (Gogledd Cymru): Yn dilyn WAQ65905, a wnaiff y Gweinidog ddarparu'n benodol y gwerthusiad o Wyl Fwyd y Fenni 2013 a gynhaliwyd ym mis Medi, heb gynnwys unrhyw ddigwyddiadau eraill a ddigwyddodd cyn hynny nac sydd i'w cynnal o hyd? (WAQ65955)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 25 Tachwedd 2013
Alun Davies: No.
Antoinette Sandbach (Gogledd Cymru): Yn dilyn WAQ65905, a wnaiff y Gweinidog ddarparu'n benodol y rhestr o fasnachwyr a aeth i Wyl Fwyd y Fenni 2013 a gynhaliwyd ym mis Medi, heb gynnwys unrhyw ddigwyddiadau eraill a ddigwyddodd cyn hynny nac sydd i'w cynnal o hyd? (WAQ65956)