Would you like to see an all-Gaelic School in P站色情片 and Bute?
That鈥檚 the question P站色情片 is asking in a new consultation that seeks to gather as many views as possible on the level of demand and support, from all parties with an interest in education and Gaelic.
The Council has a duty under the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 to prepare and publish a Gaelic Language Plan. As part of this plan, approved by B貌rd na 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳, one of the agreed actions is to hold a consultation to gauge interest in an all-Gaelic School.
Action 2.11 of the agreed P站色情片 and Bute Gaelic Language Plan sets out that:
鈥淧站色情片 will engage fully and constructively with B貌rd na 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳, as adviser on Gaelic education, and other stakeholders (including parents and parent representatives) with a view to bringing forward, within the next 2 years, a consultation to ascertain the demand for an all-Gaelic School within the local authority area.鈥
Schools across P站色情片 and Bute will issue Information on the consultation. It will also be shared on the council website (Gaelic school consultation | P站色情片 (argyll-bute.gov.uk) with Gaelic versions available. The consultation runs from 22 April to 30 June 2024.
The consultation will seek views on potential demand. The Council currently has no capital budget to build and establish a new all Gaelic School. Funding for Gaelic Education could become available from the Scottish Government, should a proposal for an all Gaelic School progress. Additional funding from the Council would be required and may have an impact on the overall Education Service budget.
Councillor Jim Lynch, Leader of P站色情片 said:
鈥淲e are committed to promoting Gaelic and encouraging its use across the region. We already offer a wide variety of initiatives and resources to children and young people to learn the Gaelic language and encourage its use across P站色情片 and Bute.
As part of our commitment to delivering the Gaelic Language Plan, we are now asking for your thoughts on whether there is demand for an all Gaelic School. It鈥檚 important to stress that careful consideration would be required, given current budgetary restraints on the scale of funding required for a dedicated Gaelic School, should there be demand. We welcome your thoughts on whether there is interest in having a stand-alone Gaelic School in P站色情片 and Bute.鈥
What is currently available in P站色情片 and Bute?
- Gaelic Medium Education (GME) is an option within Scottish education that gives children and young people an opportunity to become fluent in Gaelic. Learners start in early learning and childcare settings or in P1. This option is currently available in Oban, Appin, Dunoon, Mull, Tiree and Islay.
- Gaelic taught as learner sits alongside the teaching of other modern languages in Scotland in the same way as teaching French and other languages. In the primary school, there is the opportunity to offer Gaelic (Learners) as an L2 (beginning in P1) or L3 (beginning at any point between P5 & P7). Pupils should have the opportunity to continue these languages in High School.
P站色情片鈥檚 Gaelic Language Plan is available on the website /sites/default/files/2023-12/GLP_updated_2022-26.pdf
A鈥 Chomhairle a鈥 sireadh bheachdan air Sgoil Gh脿idhlig fa leth airson Earra-Gh脿idheal is B貌d
A bheil thu airson Sgoil Gh脿idhlig fa leth fhaicinn ann an Earra-Gh脿idheal is B貌d?
Sin a cheist a tha Comhairle Earra-Gh脿idheal is Bh貌id a鈥 cuir air beulaibh dhaoine ann an co-chomhairleachadh 霉r a tha a鈥 sireadh nas urrainn de bheachdan air na th鈥檃nn de dh鈥檌arrtas agus 矛re taic, bho gach neach aig a bheil 霉idh ann am foghlam agus a鈥 Gh脿idhlig.
Tha dleastanas air a鈥 Chomhairle tro Achd na 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳 (Alba) 2005 Plana 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳 ullachadh agus fhoillseachadh. Mar ph脿irt den phlana seo, 霉ghdarraichte le B貌rd na 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳, 鈥榮 e aon de na gn矛omhan, co-chomhairleachadh a chumail gus beachdan a shireadh air an 矛re dh dh鈥櫭筰dh ann an Sgoil Gh脿idhlig fa leth.
Tha gn矛omh 2.11 anns a鈥 Phlana 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳 a鈥 m矛neachadh na leanas:
鈥淥braichidh Comhairle Earra-Gh脿idheal is Bh貌id gu buileach agus gu cuideachail le B貌rd na 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳, mar bhuidheann comhairleachaidh air foghlam 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳, agus luchd-霉idhe eile (a鈥 gabhail a-steach p脿rantan is riochdairean ph脿rantan) le beachd air a bhith a鈥 gluasad air adhairt, taobh a-staigh d脿 bhliadhna, co-chomhairleachadh gus deimhinneachadh air iarrtas airson sgoil Gh脿idhlig fa leth anns an sg矛re 霉ghdarrais ionadail.鈥
Bidh sgoiltean air feadh Earra-Gh脿idheal is B貌d a鈥 sgaoileadh fiosrachadh mu-dheidhinn an co-chomhairleachadh. Bidh e cuideachd ri fhaotainn air l脿rach-l矛nn na comhairle (Gaelic school consultation | P站色情片 (argyll-bute.gov.uk) le tionndaidhean 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳 ri fhaotainn. Bidh an co-chomhairleachadh be貌 bho 22mh den Ghiblean gu 30mh den 脪gmhios 2024.
Bidh an co-chomhairleachadh a鈥 sireadh bheachdan air iarrtas as coltaiche. Aig an 脿m seo, chan eil buidsead calpa aig a鈥 Chomhairle airson Sgoil Gh脿idhlig 霉r fa leth a thogail agus a st猫idheachadh. Ma dh鈥檉haoidte gum bidh maoineachadh airson Foghlam 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳 ri fhaotainn bho Riaghaltas na h-Alba, ma thig moladh airson Sgoil Gh脿idhlig fa leth air adhairt. Bhiodh feum air maoineachadh a bharrachd bhon Chomhairle agus ma dh鈥檉haoidte gum biodh buaidh aig an seo air buidsead an t-seirbheis foghlaim.
Thuirt An Comhairliche Jim Lynch, Ceannard Chomhairle Earra-Gh脿idheal is Bh貌id;
鈥淭ha e na dhleastanas oirnn a鈥 Gh脿idhlig adhartachadh agus a鈥 bhrosnachadh air feadh na sg矛re. Tha sinn mar-tha a鈥 tarigsinn taghadh farsaing de dh鈥檌omairtean is goireasan do chlann agus daoin鈥 貌ga gus cuideachadh ann a bhith ag ionnsachadh a鈥 ch脿nain agus a bhith a鈥 brosnachadh cleachdadh na 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳 air feadh Earra-Gh脿idheal is B貌d.
Mar ph脿irt den dleastanas a th鈥檕irnn ann a bhith a鈥 l矛bhrigeadh am Plana 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳, tha sinn a-nis a鈥 sireadh ar beachdan air feuch a bheil iarrtas ann airson Sgoil Gh脿idhlig fa leth. Tha e cudromach a bhith a鈥 cuir cudrom air puing, gum biodh feum air beachdachadh gu c霉ramach, ri linn measarrachd air buidseadan aig an 脿m seo agus an 矛re de mhaoineachadh air am biodh feum airson Sgoil Gh脿idhlig fa leth, nam biodh iarrtas ann. Tha sinn a鈥 cuir f脿ilte air ar beachdan air feuch a bheil 霉idh ann an Sgoil Gh脿idhlig fa leth ann an Earra-Gh脿idheal is B貌d.鈥
D猫 tha ri fhaotainn ann an Earra-Gh脿idheal is B貌d aig an 脿m seo?
- Foghlam tro Mheadhan na 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳 (FTMG). Seo roghainn ann am foghlam na h-Alba a tha a鈥 toirt cothrom do chlann agus daoin鈥 貌ga a bhith fileanta anns a鈥 Gh脿idhlig. Bidh luchd-ionnsachaidh a鈥 t貌iseachadh ann an l脿raich tr脿th-ionnsachadh agus c霉raim-chloinne no ann am P1. Tha an roghainn seo ri fhaotainn aig an 脿m seo anns an 脪ban, An Apainn, D霉n Omhainn, Muile, Tiriodh agus 脤le.
- 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳 mar chuspair do luchd-ionnsachaidh Tha seo air a鈥 thairgsinn ann am fochair ri c脿nain nuadh eile ann an Alba anns an aon dh貌igh ri bhith a鈥 teagasg Fraingis agus c脿nain eile. Anns a鈥 bhun-sgoil, tha an cothrom ann 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳 a thairgsinn (luchd-ionnsachaidh) mar L2 (a鈥 t貌iseachadh ann am P1) no L3 (a鈥 t貌iseachadh aig 脿m sam bith eadar P5 agus P7). Bu ch貌ir cothrom a bhith aig na sgoilearan cumail air adhairt le na c脿nain sin anns an 脌rd-sgoil.
- 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳 an aon chuspair air a theagasg tro mheadhan na 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳.
Tha am Plana 骋脿颈诲丑濒颈驳 aig Comhairle Earra-Gh脿idheal is Bh貌id ri fhaotainn air an l脿rach-l矛n