The Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (Wales) Regulations 2019

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE

1.—(1) A target outlining the expected increase of Year 1 children taught through the medium of Welsh in the local authority’s area during the lifespan of the plan.

(2) In calculating the target, local authorities must have regard to guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers under section 87(4) of the 2013 Act.

2.  A statement setting out how the local authority will achieve the expected increase in Year 1 children taught through the medium of Welsh during the lifespan of the plan.

3.  A statement setting out how the local authority will use data derived from its review of the sufficiency of childcare provision for its area (under duties set out in regulation 3 of the Childcare Act 2006 (Local Authority Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2016(1)) to inform planning of Welsh medium education.

4.—(1) A target outlining the expected increase in the number of children in reception taught through the medium of Welsh in the local authority’s area during the lifespan of the plan.

(2) A statement setting out how the local authority will achieve the expected increase in the number of children in reception taught through the medium of Welsh during the lifespan of the plan.

5.  A statement setting out how applications the local authority makes for grant funding from the Welsh Ministers in respect of its maintained schools will take account of the target to increase the number of Year 1 children taught through the medium of Welsh during the lifespan of the plan.

6.  A statement setting out how the local authority will work on a collaborative basis with other local authorities by exercising their functions jointly to ensure continuity in arrangements for persons accessing Welsh medium education outside its area.

7.  A statement setting out the local authority’s arrangements with regard to their provision for latecomers(2) to Welsh medium education, including how and when information is provided to parents and guardians.

8.  A statement setting out how the local authority has worked in partnership with its Welsh in education planning forum (if established in the local authority’s area) to prepare the authority’s plan and how the forum will oversee its implementation and evaluation.

9.  A statement setting out—

(a) how the local authority will provide parents and guardians with information as to the availability and type of Welsh medium education provision on offer;

(b) how it will provide parents and guardians with information stating that Welsh medium education is an option for persons regardless of their linguistic background;

(c) how it will make best use of information regarding the benefits that bilingualism and multilingualism can bring.

10.  A statement setting out how the local authority will ensure the continuation of persons taught in Welsh on transfer from one year group to another and plan accordingly if retention rates are a cause for concern for the authority.

11.—(1) A target outlining the expected increase during the lifespan of the plan in the amount of Welsh medium education provided in its maintained schools which provide education through the medium of both English and Welsh.

(2) A statement setting out how the local authority will achieve the expected increase during the lifespan of the plan in the amount of Welsh medium education provided in its maintained schools which provide education through the medium of both English and Welsh.

12.—(1) A target outlining the expected increase during the lifespan of the plan in the number and percentage of persons in year 10 and over in its maintained secondary schools who are studying for qualifications and are assessed through the medium of Welsh.

(2) A statement setting out how the local authority will achieve the expected increase during the lifespan of the plan in the number and percentage of persons in year 10 and over in its maintained secondary schools who are studying for qualifications and are assessed through the medium of Welsh.

13.  A statement setting out how the local authority will support the continued provision of Welsh medium education for persons in year 10 and above by working collaboratively with other schools and FEIs if necessary.

14.  A statement setting out how the local authority will work with its schools and FEIs (if necessary) to co-ordinate the provision of Welsh as a subject to persons in year 10 and above in its maintained secondary schools.

15.  A statement setting out how the local authority will improve the Welsh language skills of persons receiving Welsh medium education in any school it maintains in order to improve the standards of Welsh medium education.

16.  A statement setting out how the local authority will use the findings of its reviews under section 63 of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018(3) to improve Welsh language provision for persons with additional learning needs and for workforce planning within the additional learning needs sector.

17.  A statement setting out the local authority’s commitment to identify the workforce it requires to provide Welsh medium education during the lifespan of the plan in accordance with the plan’s targets, and to calculate any anticipated shortfall in its workforce.

18.  A statement setting out the local authority’s commitment to work on a collaborative basis with other local authorities by exercising their functions jointly in planning and delivering support to improve the Welsh language skills of school teachers and school learning support workers in maintained schools in its area.

19.  A statement setting out the local authority’s commitment, in collaboration with other local authorities and other agencies, to ensure that the plan is taken into account during considerations regarding the Welsh medium educational standards of maintained schools in its area.

20.  A statement setting out how the local authority, in collaboration with other local authorities as necessary, will promote access to education and training through the medium of the Welsh language in relation to learner transport in line with the duty set out under section 10 of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008(4).

(1)

S.I. 2016/88 (W. 42).

(2)

Children (aged 7 years or over) who do not speak Welsh but wish to access Welsh medium education after the end of the foundation phase.

(3)

2018 anaw 2.

(4)

2008 nawm 2.