DYFODOL CONGRATULATES ALED ROBERTS ON HIS APPOINTMENY AS WELSH LANGUAGE COMMISSIONER

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Dyfodol I’r Iaith congratulates Aled Roberts on his appointment as Welsh Language Commissioner and wish him every success in this exciting and challenging role.

We wish Aled Roberts the very best as he embarks upon the work of creating a million Welsh speakers by the middle of this century. We know of his enthusiasm for the language and appreciate the important work that he has already undertaken to review the Welsh in Education Strategic Schemes.

We hope that he will combine practicality with an expansive vision which sets the Welsh language in its rightful place – at the heart of public policy in Wales, thus establishing a firm foundation for its promotion and growth.

DYFODOL WELCOMES SPENDING TO PROMOTE WELSH LANGUAGE EDUCATION

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Dyfodol i’r Iaith has welcomed the Government’s decision to spend £51m on promoting Welsh language education.

Heini Gruffudd, the organization’s Chair said:

“We are very pleased to hear that funding is available to promote such a key need. We would like to emphasise however, that we also wish the Government ask local authorities to draw up schemes to develop Welsh language education over periods of 10 and 20 years to ensure far-sighted planning.”

“This expenditure has to be supported by a programme that allows for urgent action and intelligent long-term planning if we are to have an expansive scheme which makes a realistic contribution to the aim of creating a million Welsh Speakers.”