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Welsh for Adults

Welsh for adults

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This report is written in response to a request for advice from the Minister for Welsh Language and Education in...

LWNW has been at the forefront of Welsh for Adults providers in Wales, working with various academic schools within Bangor...

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Providing opportunities for learners to refine their language skills and learn more about culture, history and current affairs through literature and poetry.

How the Learn Welsh sector influences pedagogy and language acquisition in other sections in Wales and beyond

Expanding participation and ensuring that everyone in Wales has an opportunity to learn the language, whatever their background

Leaders strategically implementing an ambitious vision while aiming for excellence.

Using the Welsh language: purposeful and unique extra-curricular activities that support learners to speak Welsh increasingly spontaneously on the Nant site and in the local community

Effective immersion: supporting learners to make swift progress when supporting them to learn about and appreciate Welsh history and culture.

Support for Welsh in Initial Teacher Education: How initial teacher education partnerships support student teachers to improve their Welsh language skills, including teaching through the medium of Welsh

Increasing the number of Welsh-speakers in the education workforce

Research that underpins teaching and learning strategies

Formal and informal learning approaches that enable learners to assimilate into the Welsh-speaking community

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HMCI highlights excellent practice, but calls for improvement in literacy levels and greater consistency in teaching quality and leadership.

Estyn Annual Report: Clear direction, improving self-evaluation and support and tackling recruitment are key to future success in Wales’ education system

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