Chwilio Deddfwriaeth

Chwiliad Uwch

Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025

Changes to legislation:

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025. Help about Changes to Legislation

Close

Changes to Legislation

Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 PROMOTION AND FACILITATION OF USE OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE

    1. 1.Welsh language strategy targets: at least a million Welsh speakers and increase in use

    2. 2.Reporting on targets in the Welsh language strategy

    3. 3.Calculating the number of Welsh speakers

    4. 4.Reviewing the Welsh language standards

  3. PART 2 DESCRIBING WELSH LANGUAGE ABILITY

    1. 5.Types of Welsh language user and common reference levels

    2. 6.Code to describe Welsh language ability

    3. 7.Publishing and reviewing the Code

  4. PART 3 WELSH LANGUAGE EDUCATION

    1. Introduction

      1. 8.Overview and interpretation

    2. Language categories of schools

      1. 9.School language categories

      2. 10.Minimum amount of provision of Welsh language education for each language category‍

      3. 11.Welsh language learning goals for each language category

      4. 12.Assessing progress towards meeting Welsh language learning goals

      5. 13.Regulations on school language categories

    3. Welsh language education delivery plans

      1. 14.School Welsh language education delivery plans

      2. 15.Approval of Welsh language education delivery plans

      3. 16.Review and amendment of Welsh language education delivery plan

      4. 17.Amending Welsh language education delivery plan to change school language category

      5. 18.Minimum amount of Welsh language education: temporary exemption

      6. 19.Minimum amount of Welsh language education: further exemption

    4. Special schools

      1. 20.Community special schools: plans and language category designation

    5. Maintained nursery schools

      1. 21.Welsh language nursery education delivery plans

    6. Register

      1. 22.Register of school language categories

    7. Late immersion education

      1. 23.Late immersion education in Welsh

  5. PART 4 PLANNING WELSH LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND LEARNING WELSH

    1. National Framework

      1. 24.National Framework for Welsh Language Education and Learning Welsh

      2. 25.National Framework: further provision on the education workforce

      3. 26.Implementing the National Framework

      4. 27.National Framework: further provision about content, review and amendment

      5. 28.Consultation and publication of the National Framework

      6. 29.Reporting on the National Framework

    2. Local plans

      1. 30.Local Welsh in education strategic plans

      2. 31.Period of local Welsh in education strategic plans

      3. 32.Approval of local Welsh in education strategic plans

      4. 33.Publication and implementation of local Welsh in education strategic plans

      5. 34.Review and amendment of local Welsh in education strategic plans

      6. 35.Regulations

      7. 36.Amendments to the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013

    3. General

      1. 37.Interpretation

  6. PART 5 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING WELSH

    1. 38.National Institute for Learning Welsh

    2. Objective and functions of the Learning Welsh Institute

      1. 39.Facilitating and supporting lifelong Welsh language learning

      2. 40.Additional functions

      3. 41.Promoting equality of opportunity

      4. 42.Promoting innovation and continuous improvement

      5. 43.Promoting collaboration in relation to learning Welsh

      6. 44.Promoting co-ordination in relation to learning Welsh

      7. 45.Application of Welsh language standards

    3. General

      1. 46.Strategic plan

      2. 47.Annual report

  7. PART 6 GENERAL

    1. 48.Directions and guidance

    2. 49.Repeal of provisions in the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013

    3. 50.Education Acts

    4. 51.Interpretation‍

    5. 52.Publication

    6. 53.Sending documents

    7. 54.Regulations under this Act

    8. 55.Consequential and transitional provision etc.

    9. 56.Coming into force

    10. 57.Short title

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      TYPES OF WELSH LANGUAGE USER AND COMMON REFERENCE LEVELS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING WELSH

      1. PART 1 STATUS

        1. 1.Status

      2. PART 2 MEMBERSHIP

        1. 2.Members

        2. 3.Disqualification from non-executive membership

        3. 4.Non-executive membership terms

        4. 5.Removal etc. of members

      3. PART 3 STAFF

        1. 6.Chief executive

        2. 7.Other staff

      4. PART 4 DELEGATION

        1. 8.Committees and sub-committees

        2. 9.Delegation

      5. PART 5 PROCEDURE ETC.

        1. 10.Procedure

        2. 11.Validity of proceedings and acts

        3. 12.Seal

        4. 13.Evidence

      6. PART 6 FINANCIAL MATTERS

        1. 14.Finance

        2. 15.Accounting officer

        3. 16.Accounts

        4. 17.Audit

        5. 18.Examination into use of resources

        6. 19.Register of interests

        7. 20.Supplementary powers

      7. PART 7 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT

        1. 21.Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)

Yn ôl i’r brig

Options/Cymorth

Print Options

Close

Mae deddfwriaeth ar gael mewn fersiynau gwahanol:

Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (diwygiedig):Y fersiwn ddiweddaraf sydd ar gael o’r ddeddfwriaeth yn cynnwys newidiadau a wnaed gan ddeddfwriaeth ddilynol ac wedi eu gweithredu gan ein tîm golygyddol. Gellir gweld y newidiadau nad ydym wedi eu gweithredu i’r testun eto yn yr ardal ‘Newidiadau i Ddeddfwriaeth’. Dim ond yn Saesneg y mae’r fersiwn ddiwygiedig ar gael ar hyn o bryd.

Gwreiddiol (Fel y’i Deddfwyd neu y’i Gwnaed) - Saesneg: Mae'r wreiddiol Saesneg fersiwn y ddeddfwriaeth fel ag yr oedd pan gafodd ei deddfu neu eu gwneud. Ni wnaed unrhyw newidiadau i’r testun.

Gwreiddiol (Fel y’i Deddfwyd neu y’i Gwnaed)-Cymraeg:Y fersiwn Gymraeg wreiddiol o’r ddeddfwriaeth fel yr oedd yn sefyll pan gafodd ei deddfu neu ei gwneud. Ni wnaed unrhyw newidiadau i’r testun.

Close

Dewisiadau Agor

Dewisiadau gwahanol i agor deddfwriaeth er mwyn gweld rhagor o gynnwys ar y sgrin ar yr un pryd

Close

Nodiadau Esboniadol

Testun a grëwyd gan yr adran o Lywodraeth Cymru sy’n gyfrifol am bwnc y Ddeddf i esbonio beth mae’r Ddeddf yn ceisio ei wneud ac i wneud y Ddeddf yn hygyrch i ddarllenwyr nad oes ganddynt gymhwyster cyfreithiol. Mae Nodiadau Esboniadol yn cyd-fynd â holl Ddeddfau Senedd Cymru.

Close

Rhagor o Adnoddau

Gallwch wneud defnydd o ddogfennau atodol hanfodol a gwybodaeth ar gyfer yr eitem ddeddfwriaeth o’r tab hwn. Yn ddibynnol ar yr eitem ddeddfwriaeth sydd i’w gweld, gallai hyn gynnwys:

  • y PDF print gwreiddiol y fel deddfwyd fersiwn a ddefnyddiwyd am y copi print
  • rhestr o newidiadau a wnaed gan a/neu yn effeithio ar yr eitem hon o ddeddfwriaeth
  • manylion rhoi grym a newid cyffredinol
  • pob fformat o’r holl ddogfennau cysylltiedig
  • slipiau cywiro
  • dolenni i ddeddfwriaeth gysylltiedig ac adnoddau gwybodaeth eraill
Close

Llinell Amser Newidiadau

This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.

Close

Rhagor o Adnoddau

Defnyddiwch y ddewislen hon i agor dogfennau hanfodol sy’n cyd-fynd â’r ddeddfwriaeth a gwybodaeth am yr eitem hon o ddeddfwriaeth. Gan ddibynnu ar yr eitem o ddeddfwriaeth sy’n cael ei gweld gall hyn gynnwys:

  • y PDF print gwreiddiol y fel deddfwyd fersiwn a ddefnyddiwyd am y copi print
  • slipiau cywiro

liciwch ‘Gweld Mwy’ neu ddewis ‘Rhagor o Adnoddau’ am wybodaeth ychwanegol gan gynnwys

  • rhestr o newidiadau a wnaed gan a/neu yn effeithio ar yr eitem hon o ddeddfwriaeth
  • manylion rhoi grym a newid cyffredinol
  • pob fformat o’r holl ddogfennau cysylltiedig
  • dolenni i ddeddfwriaeth gysylltiedig ac adnoddau gwybodaeth eraill

Mae'r data ar y dudalen hon ar gael yn y fformatau data amgen a restrir: