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| Welsh: Law to help all Wales' pupils speak confidently by 2050 | Welsh: Law to help all Wales' pupils speak confidently by 2050 |
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| The Welsh government has published its White Paper on Welsh language and education | The Welsh government has published its White Paper on Welsh language and education |
| A new law will help all pupils in Wales become confident Welsh speakers by 2050, the Welsh government has said. | A new law will help all pupils in Wales become confident Welsh speakers by 2050, the Welsh government has said. |
| Proposals for a new Welsh Medium Education Bill have been published by Labour ministers and Plaid Cymru. | Proposals for a new Welsh Medium Education Bill have been published by Labour ministers and Plaid Cymru. |
| Plaid Cymru said it set the foundation for every pupil to have Welsh-medium education. | Plaid Cymru said it set the foundation for every pupil to have Welsh-medium education. |
| But campaigners have warned of a "danger that the targets are too low, the aim too vague, and the actions insufficient". | But campaigners have warned of a "danger that the targets are too low, the aim too vague, and the actions insufficient". |
| Proposals include reflecting the target of one million Welsh speakers by 2050 in law as well as giving legal status to the language categories for schools. | Proposals include reflecting the target of one million Welsh speakers by 2050 in law as well as giving legal status to the language categories for schools. |
| The aim is to increase Welsh language provision within English-medium schools and also to increase the number of schools in the Welsh-medium category. | The aim is to increase Welsh language provision within English-medium schools and also to increase the number of schools in the Welsh-medium category. |
| BBC Young Reporter worried about losing his Welsh | BBC Young Reporter worried about losing his Welsh |
| Covid blamed for drop in young Welsh speakers | Covid blamed for drop in young Welsh speakers |
| Nurses speak Welsh to help boy in English hospital | Nurses speak Welsh to help boy in English hospital |
| There is also a proposal to establish a clear system to describe language skill levels so that everyone has a common understanding of Welsh skills, including employers. | There is also a proposal to establish a clear system to describe language skill levels so that everyone has a common understanding of Welsh skills, including employers. |
| Enabling all pupils to leave school as a "confident speaker" would mean having the ability to work through the medium of Welsh. | Enabling all pupils to leave school as a "confident speaker" would mean having the ability to work through the medium of Welsh. |
| A consultation will be open until 16 June, and the Welsh government has pledged to introduce a Welsh Education Bill before the end of the parliamentary term. | A consultation will be open until 16 June, and the Welsh government has pledged to introduce a Welsh Education Bill before the end of the parliamentary term. |
| The Minister for Education and Welsh Language Jeremy Miles said the government was "committed to a future where everyone has the ability and opportunity to use Welsh in their everyday lives". | The Minister for Education and Welsh Language Jeremy Miles said the government was "committed to a future where everyone has the ability and opportunity to use Welsh in their everyday lives". |
| Other proposals include requirements on local authorities to promote Welsh-medium education, a national plan by ministers which would include targets for the recruitment of Welsh-medium teachers and a commitment to conduct a study looking at accelerating the growth of Welsh-medium education. | Other proposals include requirements on local authorities to promote Welsh-medium education, a national plan by ministers which would include targets for the recruitment of Welsh-medium teachers and a commitment to conduct a study looking at accelerating the growth of Welsh-medium education. |
| The proposals aim to improve pupils' confidence with their Welsh language skills | The proposals aim to improve pupils' confidence with their Welsh language skills |
| Plaid Cymru MS Cefin Campbell said the proposals go "further towards ensuring that our education system delivers Welsh to all pupils in a way that creates confident speakers" and where Welsh-medium provision is normalised. | Plaid Cymru MS Cefin Campbell said the proposals go "further towards ensuring that our education system delivers Welsh to all pupils in a way that creates confident speakers" and where Welsh-medium provision is normalised. |
| "The proposals offer a foundation towards an education system that delivers Welsh-medium education for all pupils," he said. | "The proposals offer a foundation towards an education system that delivers Welsh-medium education for all pupils," he said. |
| Language campaigners Cymdeithas yr Iaith described the White Paper as "an important step forward". | Language campaigners Cymdeithas yr Iaith described the White Paper as "an important step forward". |
| However, it said the final law should include "ambitious statutory targets in terms of developing the Welsh-language education workforce and increasing the number of children receiving Welsh-medium education". | However, it said the final law should include "ambitious statutory targets in terms of developing the Welsh-language education workforce and increasing the number of children receiving Welsh-medium education". |
| Welsh Conservative shadow minister for the Welsh language, Samuel Kurtz MS, said: "It's important that parental choice is included in the Labour-Plaid Cymru plans and that we have enough teachers able to teach their subjects well through the medium of Welsh." | |
| A Welsh Language Education Bill is a pledge in the co-operation agreement between the government and Plaid Cymru, but the First Minister Mark Drakeford and Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price clashed over Welsh language education last December. | A Welsh Language Education Bill is a pledge in the co-operation agreement between the government and Plaid Cymru, but the First Minister Mark Drakeford and Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price clashed over Welsh language education last December. |
| In the Senedd chamber, Mr Drakeford said "compulsory education for everybody through the medium of Welsh" was not the answer to growing the language. | In the Senedd chamber, Mr Drakeford said "compulsory education for everybody through the medium of Welsh" was not the answer to growing the language. |
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| Plaid Cymru | Plaid Cymru |
| Welsh language | Welsh language |
| Welsh government | Welsh government |
| Wales education | Wales education |
| Welsh Labour | Welsh Labour |
| Adam Price | Adam Price |