Welsh-medium Education in the Llynfi

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 3 July 2019.

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Photo of David Lloyd David Lloyd Plaid Cymru 1:37, 3 July 2019

(Translated)

In looking at the most recent record of Bridgend County Borough Council in terms of Welsh-medium education, unfortunately the story isn’t a positive one. The council has failed over recent years to ensure that Welsh-medium education is a realistic option in a number of communities. In reality, a number are concerned locally that there’s an institutional problem in the authority where the Welsh language is concerned. Unfortunately, even Welsh Government targets in the latest consultation document on the Welsh in education strategic plans, in my opinion, are far too low—there is a need to raise the bar significantly. Do you, therefore, as a Minister, agree that the current situation of only having four Welsh-medium schools in the Bridgend county is a complete embarrassment?