News Archive

Uncertainty in Ceredigion over language assessments

06/07/2015 - 10:53
Ceredigion members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith have welcomed the fact that Ceredigion Ceredigion Council has voted to keep a condition requiring language impact assessments of specific developments. The campaigners also called on the Welsh Government to provide clearer planning guidelines. Planning legislation was passed recently that establishes the Welsh language a statutory consideration but the Government has not yet issued guidelines to explain how to implement the new law.
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Vision for the language in the capital - launch of Siarter Caerdydd
05/07/2015 - 11:50
A leading language group has urged Cardiff Council to place the Welsh language at the heart of city life at the launch of its "Siarter Caerdydd" (Cardiff Charter) in Tafwyl today.
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Donaldson curriculum changes - Minister response 'concerning'

30/06/2015 - 18:51
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has expressed its concern with a statement by the Welsh Government about changes to the way Welsh is taught in schools today.    Responding to the statement, Ffred Ffransis, education spokesperson for Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, commented:  
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Ex-Labour MP calls for Welsh-medium education for all

30/06/2015 - 07:27
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Cymdeithas call for a moratorium on school closures until research is carried out
29/06/2015 - 14:22
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have called for all closures of Welsh-medium village schools to be halted until research has been carried out into the effect of closures during the last decade on the Welsh language and Welsh-speaking communities. This comes as part of our response to Ceredigion's proposal to close Ysgol Llangynfelyn near Aberystywth, The statutory consultation period closed last night, and in their written response Cymdeithas said
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Senior Council Official Calls on Government to Stop Treating Welsh as a 'second language'
27/06/2015 - 19:20
During a meeting held by Cymdeithas yr Iaith in Carmarthen over the weekend, a senior County Council officer called on the Government to get rid of the subject "Welsh as a Second Language" and instead implement in full the recommendations of the Prof Sioned Davuies Committee that all pupils should be taught Welsh as their own language on a single continuum of increasing levels. The call was made at a meeting attended by 60 delegates of county-wide bodies to question leading councillors and officers about the strategy  to develop Welsh-langugae education.
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Welsh essential? Not as essential as English
15/06/2015 - 16:51
  Local members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith have raised concerns about an advertisement for Carmarthenshire County Council's new Assistant Chief Executive because the Welsh language skills demanded for the post are significantly lower than the English language requirements.  
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Students Occupy Pantycelyn Hall

14/06/2015 - 10:27
Due to concern about the future of Pantycelyn Hall at Aberystwyth University students have occupied one of hall's corridors. Residents were expected to leave the halls at 10am today (Sunday 14th June) Gwilym Tudur, chair of Pantycelyn branch of Cymdeithas said:
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Fear over delays to private sector Welsh language services
27/05/2015 - 16:55
Welsh Language Commissioner accused of 'feet dragging' Fears over delays to securing Welsh language services from big business, such as Welsh language mobile phone operators, have been raised in a protest at the Urdd Eisteddfod today (3:00pm, Wednesday, 27th May).
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Experts call for Welsh-medium education for all

26/05/2015 - 09:37
At the start of the Urdd Eisteddfod week in Caerffili, a number of education experts have added their support to calls for the new school curriculum to give every pupil the ability to communicate and work in Welsh  
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