Annual report on the Welsh language in Estyn 2023-2024
This twelth annual report includes a summary of progress made between March 2023 and April 2024 against the priorities that we identified in last year’s report.
Priorities for 2023-2024
- Utilise staff voice in an inclusive and proactive manner when developing our Welsh language services and offer both internally and externally.
- Continue to refine our approach to measuring staff members’ Welsh language competencies to inform future professional development requirements more efficiently.
- Develop a comprehensive training programme that aligns well with individuals’ and organisational linguistic and professional needs.
- Implement, the ARFer toolkit from 2023 onwards, by offering it to all employees across the organisation, in order to utilise the Welsh language skills of fluent speakers and learners within the organisation and further normalise the use of the Welsh language. (See appendix 7 for definition of the ARFer project).
- Promote the use of the Welsh language with those we work with e.g. providers we inspect, our feedback to public consultations and in contracting with third-party agencies.