tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post121706664626809005..comments2024-02-20T08:37:57.138+00:00Comments on Britain Votes: Welsh By-Election Preview : September 29th 2011Britain Voteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00982679942856883673noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-69595119635730102852011-09-29T04:01:45.678+01:002011-09-29T04:01:45.678+01:00BlogMenai is the head teacher of a school in Gwyne...BlogMenai is the head teacher of a school in Gwynedd, he knows better than most that the statement that I made above "that all schools in Gwynedd are considered to be naturally bilingual" is factual. There are no Welsh medium Schools in the county and there are no English medium schools in the county, so asking me to provide examples of pupils being transferred from Welsh Medium to English medium schools in Gwynedd is silly. <br /><br />As a head teacher BlogMenai also knows that the level of Welsh / English ethos and teaching in Gwynedd's bilingual schools is not the same in each and every school in the county.<br /><br />BlogMenai is also a Plaid Cymru activist who has opposed Llais Gwynedd since its formation, so he knows what the arguments between Llais and Plaid are. There is no doubt that one of Llais' arguments has been that the council wishes to close some schools which have a strong Welsh language ethos and move the pupils to schools where the ethos and teaching isn't as strong. BlogMenai might claim that this is a false argument and that Plaid councillors aren't doing anything of the sort, but surely he can't reasonably claim that such an argument (however unjust) is nonexistent as he seems to attempt to do in his comment above!Alwyn ap Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-485694002601520042011-09-25T16:44:34.239+01:002011-09-25T16:44:34.239+01:00The medium of teaching also depends on the county&...The medium of teaching also depends on the county's education policy.<br /><br />If Alwyn knows of any schools where Welsh was the medium of instruction which has been closed & the children sent to a school where English is the medium, I'm sure he's willing to name the school involvedCai Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349645242691098245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-47573103379420350852011-09-25T16:37:48.553+01:002011-09-25T16:37:48.553+01:00The 'Welsh Medium' schools debate is a bit...The 'Welsh Medium' schools debate is a bit of a red herring here. Harry's original post is almost right ... the debate is about closing small rural schools, whatever the precise bilingual mix. Llais Gwynedd have opposed the closures very vociferously - Plaid have implemented a plan of closures and actions short of closure. Both wards will be very interesting to watch on Thursday nightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-86311017956185891232011-09-25T16:29:49.775+01:002011-09-25T16:29:49.775+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cai Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349645242691098245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-25424168451346377312011-09-25T15:37:06.892+01:002011-09-25T15:37:06.892+01:00Menaiblog's comments are disingenuous, as he k...Menaiblog's comments are disingenuous, as he knows there are no Welsh medium schools in Gwynedd all of the counties schools are considered to be naturally bilingual. How much prominence each language gets as part of the bilingual mix is dependent on the attitude of teachers, governors and parents. Closing bilingual schools where there is a strong emphasis on the Welsh language element and sending their pupils to schools where the emphasis on Welsh isn't as strong is part of the Plaid /Llais debate.Alwyn ap Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-35800552452441496242011-09-25T13:27:01.538+01:002011-09-25T13:27:01.538+01:00Plaid Cymru closing Welsh medium schools! Ha ha ha...Plaid Cymru closing Welsh medium schools! Ha ha ha! That's hardly likely is it? Opening more of them perhaps...Wedi drysunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378450371118263133.post-72057156588248512472011-09-25T13:08:42.857+01:002011-09-25T13:08:42.857+01:00What a remarkable opening paragraph.
The question...What a remarkable opening paragraph.<br /><br />The question of retaining Welsh medium education isn't an issue. Where school are closed & children move, they're educated through the medium of Welsh in their new schools. <br /><br />The issue is the number of buildings rather than the medium of the education provided. You confuse two entirely seperate matters.Cai Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349645242691098245noreply@blogger.com