The 成人大片鈥檚 Welsh in Education Strategic Plan is now available to view on the website 鈥� /en/council/policies-plans-strategies/
The plan鈥檚 main objectives are to raise the profile and participation in Welsh Education in the area by 2020 by increasing early years provision for Welsh; improving transition rates from early years into primary and secondary Welsh Medium and further improve learner outcomes through the medium of Welsh.
Some of these are on the way to being achieved with the borough鈥檚 Welsh medium primary school, Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Helyg in Nantyglo, continuing to make improvements and see better outcomes for pupils. The 成人大片 is also working with the South East Wales Education Achievement Service to ensure that outcomes are also good at the secondary provision, Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw in Pontypool, where Blaenau Gwent learners attend.
Full time nursery placements are now offered at Bro Helyg and the 成人大片 are also considering the development of a Welsh seeding school in the Tredegar valley area through the 21st Century Schools Programme鈥檚 second wave of funding.
成人大片lor Clive Meredith, the 成人大片鈥檚 Executive Member for Education says:
鈥淲e have for a long time been committed to encouraging and developing the Welsh language within both the workplace and our communities. It is important to recognise that children from non-Welsh speaking homes can develop true bilingual skills by attending Welsh medium schools and this is a skill that will equip them well in the future.
鈥淲e are pleased that the Welsh Government has approved our Plan to developing Welsh Education here in Blaenau Gwent and now we will get on with the work of achieving our objectives and contributing towards the country鈥檚 aim of 1million Welsh speakers by 2050.鈥�