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Consultation on non-statutory guidance around school categories according to Welsh-medium provision

 

Question 1 – Do you agree with the need to revise the policy around school categories according to Welsh-medium provision?

 

Question 2 – Do the changes proposed encourage and support schools to increase the amount of Welsh-medium provision?

 
Question 3 – Are we achieving our policy aim of introducing school categories that are clearer for:

(a) parents/carers?

 

(b) local authorities?

 

(c) schools?

 
Question 4 – Do you agree with:

(a) the use of numbering for categories?

 

(b) having fewer categories but broader descriptions?

 

(c) more focus on the linguistic outcomes descriptions for each category?

 

(d) the introduction of sub-categories to facilitate transition?

 

(e) the different approaches to categorising primary and secondary school provision?

 
Question 5 – In referring to percentages in the secondary categories, should we include a:

(a) a minimum percentage only?

 
Or

(b) a minimum and maximum percentage range?

 

Question 6 – Do we need to publish additional guidance tailored towards specific groups such as schools and parents/carers following the final publication of this guidance?

 

Question 7 – We would like to know your views on the effects that the school categories according to Welsh-medium provision guidance would have on the Welsh language, specifically on:

i) opportunities for people to use Welsh
ii) treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language.

What effects do you think there would be? How could positive effects be increased, or negative effects be mitigated?

 

Question 8 – Please also explain how you believe the proposed policy could be formulated or changed so as to have:

i) positive effects or increased positive effects on opportunities for people to use the Welsh language and on treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language

ii) no adverse effects on opportunities for people to use the Welsh language and on treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language.

 

Question 9 – We have asked a number of specific questions. If you have any related issues which we have not specifically addressed, please use this space to report them.