8 ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS TO DISCUSS GWYNEDD'S EDUCATION LANGUAGE POLICY PDF 130 KB
To elect 5
representatives from the Language Committee to attend the Engagement Sessions.
Decision:
To elect
Councillors Menna Baines, Meryl Roberts, Elfed Wyn ap Elwyn, Alan Jones Evans
and Olaf Cai Larsen to attend the engagement session to discuss the Council's
current Education Language Policy on 4 December 2024 in the afternoon.
Minutes:
The report was presented
by the
Head of the Gwynedd Immersion
Education System who referred briefly to
the following main points:
He explained that
the Education department was currently
holding a series of sessions
to discuss the current
Education Language Police. He noted
that the sessions were an opportunity
to discuss ideas and suggestions relating to the policy. He elaborated that it was also an opportunity to consider whether the current Education Language Policy
needs revising following the results of the 2021
Census as well as several policy developments in the field of language and education nationally.
It was confirmed that
the Department had commissioned
Meirion Prys Jones (freelance language
consultant) to act as facilitator
during all the sessions.
It was reported that
some of the sessions had already been held
across Gwynedd, in order to receive input from the headteachers of primary, secondary and special schools.
It was noted that
the Education and Economy Scrutiny
Committee had already elected five members
to attend the engagement meeting, namely Councillors Elwyn Jones, Jina Gwyrfai, Beth Lawton, Rhys
Tudur and Richard Glyn Roberts.
The Language Committee was asked
to elect an additional 5 representatives to join in the engagement
meeting to be held on 4 December 2024.
During the discussion, the following observations were made:-
It was confirmed that Councillors Menna Baines and Elfed Wyn ap Elwyn had indicated their desire to attend the engagement meeting, when submitting their apologies for this meeting
of the Language Committee.
Councillors Cai
Larsen, Alan Jones Evans and Meryl Roberts expressed an interest in
attending the engagement meeting.
RESOLVED
To elect Councillors
Menna Baines, Meryl Roberts, Elfed Wyn ap Elwyn, Alan Jones Evans and Olaf Cai
Larsen to attend an engagement session to discuss the Council's current Education Language Policy
on the afternoon of 4 December 2024.