With the Welsh Language and Education Bill expected to receive Royal Assent in a few weeks the report looked at use of Welsh inside and outside the school gates. It found that English is also the ...

They are considered to be in the Welsh Government's Category 3 – schools that already offer a significant amount of Welsh medium provision, with Welsh being the main language of internal communication ...

The Welsh legal system was largely conducted in Welsh, and the great prose work the Mabinogi was written. The construction of Offa's Dyke in the late eighth century was a turning point in Britain ...

Plans to increase the number of Welsh speakers in schools need more detail, teaching unions and a Senedd committee have said. As part of the Welsh Language and Education Bill, by 2050 ministers ...

The move is part of the Welsh government’s plans to bring more organisations under the system before the end of the Senedd term in May 2026, Mark Drakeford, cabinet secretary for finance and Welsh ...

While Gwynedd remains a Welsh language heartland, the percentage of Welsh speakers has fallen. In 1981, 76.2% of its population could speak Welsh, but by 2021 this had fallen to 64.4%.

An estimated 538,000 people in Wales - or 17.8% of the population - said they could speak Welsh, compared to 562,000 in 2011 (or 19% of the population). Some efforts to increase the prominence of ...

All Senedd constituencies will have Welsh-language only names from next year, under final decisions by the Democracy and Boundary Commission. The move has been welcomed by Welsh language ...

A Welsh Government spokesperson said: “The Welsh language belongs to us all and we are committed to reaching our target of doubling daily use of the language by 2050.

From Year 3 onwards, English will be introduced as a subject and cross-curricular learning medium. In secondary schools Welsh will be the main language of education for all pupils up to 16 years old.

From Year 3 onwards, English will be introduced as a subject and cross-curricular learning medium. In secondary schools Welsh will be the main language of education for all pupils up to 16 years old.