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Cymraeg

The Welsh Government funds the National Centre for Learning Welsh to provide a range of alternative courses for education practitioners. Courses are available at all levels of the Welsh language competency framework for education practitioners through a range of delivery models.

More information about all courses can be found on the Centre's website: Education Workforce.

Online courses

Online courses for school leaders and practitioners have been developed by the National Centre for Learning Welsh.

These introductory courses are free of charge. However, Welsh Government does not reimburse supply costs for attendance on these courses. Schools will therefore need to discuss with practitioners how to manage workload to participate in the courses.

There are two free 10 hour courses that introduce relevant vocabulary and phrases. One has been tailored for practitioners in English-medium schools, and the other for headteachers of English-medium schools to enable you to introduce basic phrases across the school day.

A 120 hour Entry level course specifically for teachers in English-medium primary or secondary schools has also been developed. The Centre will work in partnership with Sabbatical Scheme course providers to provide tutor support to accompany this course and will draw on their expertise to ensure consistent and accurate integration as learners take advantage of the various Welsh learning schemes available to them.

This self-study course can provide a route for those teachers wishing to access a Sabbatical Scheme Foundation level course later.

Details

  • Self-study Entry Level Course for Teachers- available online (120 hours).

  • Suitable for English medium primary and secondary school teachers.

  • An opportunity to learn suitable language patterns to use in school with the learners.

  • 2 hours of online self-study per week.

  • 1 hour weekly live session online to practise and learn about language learning methodologies.

  • Gain confidence to teach Welsh in a cross-curricular approach.

  • Tutor support will be available for the course duration.