Yearly Archives: 2018

DYFODOL INSISTS THAT CHILCARE SCHEME SUPPORTS THE WELSH LANGUAGE

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Dyfodol i’r Iaith has written to the Education Minister Kirsty Williams to insist that the new scheme to provide 30 hours of childcare supports the Government’s own aim of creating a million Welsh speakers by 2050.

Heini Gruffudd, Dyfodol’s Chair said:

“Although this is a positive move in theory, the scheme must place sufficient emphasis on Welsh-language provision, particularly in the context of the Government’s own target to increase the number of Welsh speakers.

Offering English medium care to most pre-school children will undermine Welsh education and runs contrary to the aim of creating a million Welsh-speakers. We insist on certainty from the Minister that this does not become yet another example of one Government department overlooking the aims of other departments.”

 

DYFODOL’S CALL TO DEFEND THE SERVICE AND PRINCIPLE OF GWYNEDD’S LANGUAGE CENTRES

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Dyfodol i’r Iaith has expressed dismay over possible cutbacks to Gwynedd Council’s Language Centres. These Centres provide immersion in the Welsh language to primary pupils who are new to the area, thus preparing them for Welsh education and facilitating their introduction to life within Welsh communities

Heini Gruffudd, Dyfodol’s Chair said:

“Any cutbacks to such a priceless service would be sheer nonsense. These Centres have already proved their worth and success. They also encapsulate the principle that is essential to the success of the Government’s Strategy to create a million Welsh speakers – that the Welsh language must to be accessible to all if it is to flourish.

We therefore call on the Government and Gwynedd Council to acknowledge and sustain the impressive work of these Centres; to hold them up, indeed, as a shining example of what can and should be achieved for the good of the Welsh language.”

 

DYFODOL CONGRATULATES ALED ROBERTS ON HIS APPOINTMENY AS WELSH LANGUAGE COMMISSIONER

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Dyfodol I’r Iaith congratulates Aled Roberts on his appointment as Welsh Language Commissioner and wish him every success in this exciting and challenging role.

We wish Aled Roberts the very best as he embarks upon the work of creating a million Welsh speakers by the middle of this century. We know of his enthusiasm for the language and appreciate the important work that he has already undertaken to review the Welsh in Education Strategic Schemes.

We hope that he will combine practicality with an expansive vision which sets the Welsh language in its rightful place – at the heart of public policy in Wales, thus establishing a firm foundation for its promotion and growth.