Issue - meetings

To elect 5 representatives from the Language Committee to attend the Engagement Sessions.

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. 

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.