A statement by David Crystal, a Professor in Linguistics at Bangor University and author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language, Gethin Lewis, former headteacher and national secretary of N.U.T. Cymru, Bryn Tomos from Prifysgol Bangor's education department, and  Professor Christine James says the Government should: "take the opportunity to develop a new curriculum which will ensure that every pupil develops the essential educational skill of being able to communicate and work in Welsh as well as English."  

A Welsh Government announcement is expected next month following the publication of the Donaldson report, but Cymdeithas has said that the present curriculum is a "21st century Welsh Not" as second language Welsh lessons do not produce Welsh speakers.  

Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg's education spokesperson Ffred Ffransis commented: "It's not fair that the majority of pupils in areas like Caerffili, where the Eisteddfod's taking place, are deprived of the ability to work and communicate in Welsh. This is the 21st century Welsh Not. The contemptuous idea of second language Welsh is a failure, and the Government should change direction so that every pupil learns Welsh as their own language and receives at least some of their education through the medium of Welsh.  

He added: "The Government doesn't have to listen to us. But they should listen to the committee they themselves commissioned and came to the same conclusion as us. Even Carwyn Jones has said that second language Welsh is a failure. Of course change in the curriculum will take time to deliver. The government should state its aim and new direction next month and establish a professional working group to monitor yearly progress towards the goal."

Cymdeithas yr Iaith's Chair, Jamie Bevan, who was brought up just a few miles from the Eisteddfod site commented: "We are not just depending on the opinion of experts. We are inviting people to come to the Cymdeithas stand at the Eisteddfod and record their own experiences. We are collecting evidence in the '21st century Welsh Not' book of how the present curriculum has failed them and their friends in terms of Welsh language education. We will then be presenting the book of evidence to the government stand at the Eisteddfod at 1.30pm next Saturday with a call to end the 'Welsh Not' once and for all."