Free Welsh lessons for all school staff in Wales
Free Welsh lessons will be extended to the entire education workforce in Wales, including non-teaching staff for the first time, the Welsh Government has announced.
Alongside this, a new framework for Welsh in English medium schools has been published, underlining how the language is integral to the new Curriculum for Wales.
The new framework has been developed by teachers for teachers. It is designed to help schools develop their understanding of what to teach, as well as their understanding of progression in learning Welsh. It can be used by schools as they design their curriculum and assessment to help identify the knowledge, skills, experiences, and dispositions that will be central.
To support the framework, free Welsh lessons will be available for the education workforce, to include teaching and all non-teaching staff. A sabbatical course is also available for teachers to learn or improve their Welsh.
People can access free training provision via (Cymraeg Gweithlu Addysg | Dysgu Cymraeg). Since the scheme opened in September 400 people have already signed up and taking part in either community based or on-line self-study courses.
Access to free taster courses and learning resources are also available.
A Hwb playlist has also been developed to highlight resources that are currently available to support learning and teaching Welsh in English medium education.
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