Written question WQ87685
- Asked by
- James EvansConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
What assessment has the Minister made of early years Welsh-language education provision in Brecon and Radnorshire?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Powys Council, like all local authorities in Wales, has published its Welsh in Education Strategic Plan (WESP) which set a clear ambition and expectation for planning Welsh-medium provision over the next 10 years.
To support the planning process, we requested that local authorities organise their plans against a set of seven outcomes. The first of these is for ‘more nursery children/three-year-olds receive their education through the medium of Welsh’
Within its WESP, Powys provided an assessment of its current early years Welsh medium education provision. The council has committed to ambitious targets to increase the number of Year 1 pupils receiving their education through the medium of Welsh from 22% to 36% during the lifetime of the plan. One of the WESP commitments includes ensuring access to Welsh language provision for early years and primary in all 13 areas of the county.
Powys has provided us with an implementation plan which sets out the delivery actions for the first five years of the WESP. We will continually monitor progress against the WESP commitments and look forward to receiving the WESP annual review report in July.