2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:20 pm on 18 June 2019.

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Photo of Siân Gwenllian Siân Gwenllian Plaid Cymru 3:20, 18 June 2019

(Translated)

Constituents have been in touch with me and they’re concerned about the destructive impact of possible cuts at the school of education at Bangor University and particularly the implications of losing experienced Welsh speaking staff and replacing them with an ad hoc strategy that intends to bring in teachers from schools in order to train and mentor students. I would be grateful for a statement on this issue, and, particularly, I’d like to know what the Government’s view is on the impact of disinvesting in training for teachers and in Welsh-medium education, the impact of that on the sustainability and the success of your education strategy and your Welsh language strategy—that is, would actually scrapping posts in the school of education undermine your target of recruiting more teachers and undermine the target of a million Welsh speakers?