Have you considered Welsh medium education for your child?

You don’t have to be a Welsh speaker for your child to benefit from a Welsh medium education. Whichever language you speak at home, sending your child to a Welsh medium school can give your child extra opportunities, experiences and skills. 

Choosing a Welsh-medium education allows your child to develop bilingual skills, both creatively and academically. 

There are wider benefits to a bilingual education too; including a positive effect on a child’s cognitive abilities, and these benefits last a lifetime.

Advantages of a Welsh/English bilingual education

• Having the ability to speak Welsh is either an essential or desirable skill for a growing number of jobs.
• Being able to apply knowledge in at least two languages - research shows that children who understand two languages think more flexibly and creatively.
• Increases a child’s capacity to learn another language.
• Offers opportunities to experience two cultures (for example literature, music and digital media) that might otherwise be unavailable to them.
• Speaking Welsh can help to build a fuller understanding of a person’s wider community and their place within it.
• It can help with intergenerational transition if grandparents or family members are more comfortable in one language.