Minister orders a rethink of Welsh requirements
Education Minister Leighton Andrews rejects proposed standards for services in Welsh drawn up by the Language Commissioner, Meri Huws.
Welsh language supporters call for policy change
Welsh language supporters are to meet First Minister, Carwyn Jones to call for policy changes following the recent census results
The census and Wales: all you need to know
The 2011 census shows fewer people speaking Welsh, most saying they are Welsh, fewer described as religious, and more cars on our roads.
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Calls for new Welsh-medium secondary school to be built in Newport
There are calls for action over the lack of provision for Welsh-medium secondary education in Newport.
At the moment, there are three Welsh-medium primary schools in the city, but secondary school pupils travel to a site in Torfaen.
The school is due to reach capacity in three years as it services four local councils, leaving parents wondering what provisions will be made for their children after 2016.
Richard Morgan reports.
Welsh Government: councils must provide 'sufficient and appropriate' Welsh-medium places
We expect all local authorities to identify how they will provide sufficient and appropriate places for children whose parents/carers desire them to have Welsh-medium education.
– Welsh Government spokespersonThe School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 will place a duty upon local authorities to prepare, consult on and publish a Welsh in Education Strategic Plan that will be submitted for approval of, and monitoring by, Welsh Ministers.
One of the key provisions in the Bill relating to Welsh in Education Strategic Plans will be the requirement for local authorities under certain circumstances to measure parental demand for Welsh-medium education in their areas.
We take this issue very seriously and are monitoring the situation carefully.
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Welsh Government: 'We take this issue very seriously'
– Welsh Government spokespersonWe expect all local authorities to identify how they will provide sufficient and appropriate places for children whose parents/carers desire them to have Welsh-medium education.
We take this issue very seriously and are monitoring the situation carefully.
'Concern' over Welsh secondary school provision
There are calls for action over the provision of a Welsh medium secondary school education for Newport to meet increasing demand.
Currently secondary school children from the city travel to Ysgol Gwynllyw in Torfaen, which also serves Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire and Newport.
There is concern that the school will have reached capacity in 2016 and will not be able to accommodate children from Newport.
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has written to the Education Minister Leighton Andrews, criticising the 'lack of progress'.
Plaque unveiled to mark Welsh Language group's 50th anniversary
A plaque has been unveiled in Swansea to mark 50 years of Cymdeithas yr Iaith. The event in Pontarddulais marks the end of a series of events celebrating the group's 50 years of campaigning for the use of the Welsh language.
Cymdeithas yr Iaith chairman Robin Farrar said the day was about remembering what has been achieved and what needs to be done to ensure the language has a "sustainable future."
Plaque to commemorate Welsh language campaign
A plaque celebrating 50 years since the formation of the Swansea.
In January, to mark the start of the group, 500 members and supporters of the society held a rally on Trefechan bridge in Aberystwyth. Five decades earlier, in 1963, this bridge was blockaded by people during the society's first protest.
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Minister orders a rethink of Welsh requirements
by Nick Powell
Education Minister Leighton Andrews rejects proposed standards for services in Welsh drawn up by the Language Commissioner, Meri Huws.
Read the full storyWelsh language campaigners' reaction to Carwyn Jones meeting
A delegation of Welsh language supporters have been met the First Minister to ask him for changes in policy that they say help stop the decline of Welsh revealed in the recent Census.
Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg Robin Farrar says the meeting was "constructive".
Welsh Language Society: 'constructive' meeting with First Minister
Welsh Language Society members say they had a ‘constructive’ meeting with First Minister on urgent action needed in wake of census results.
From @adrianmasters84 on Twitter:Welsh Language Society says First Minister agreed to respond to their 26 recommendations for action by 6 June.
From @adrianmasters84 on Twitter:Cymdeithas members say First Minister was ‘sincere’ in his wish to safeguard future of language; gave them more time than they expected.
From @adrianmasters84 on Twitter:Welsh Conservatives: Labour is "cherrypicking" with Tafwyl grant
– Janet Finch-Saunders AM, Shadow Minister for Local GovernmentIt is extraordinary for the Welsh Government to cherrypick cuts being imposed by their Labour chums in Cardiff Council.
“This sets a dangerous precedent, sending a message to local authorities that if they propose irresponsible cuts to essential services, they will simply be bailed out by the Welsh Government.
A cynic would think Welsh Labour Ministers are putting the narrow interests of their party before the country by bunging their council colleagues £20,000 to help them meet a pre-election vote-grabbing pledge.”
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