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Cymraeg | Welsh

Welsh is taught through a variety of teaching styles, and where possible it is developed through the whole curriculum to incorporate oral, reading and writing skills

Pupils at KS4 will be working towards a WJEC nationally recognised qualifications, being assessed in their reading, writing, listening and oracy skills through the Welsh language.

Aim of the Welsh Department 

  • Get the pupils to enjoy their Welsh lessons. 
  • Create a healthy and positive attitude for pupils towards the Welsh language. 
  • Get the pupils to enjoy speaking Welsh, as soon as possible, in formal and informal situations, in accordance with their abilities. 
  • Get the pupils to enjoy writing Welsh, in formal and informal situations, in accordance with their abilities. 
  • Get pupils to enjoy reading Welsh, in formal and informal situations, in accordance with their abilities. 
  • Get the pupils to enjoy watching and listening to the Welsh language, both in formal and informal situations, in accordance with their abilities. 
  • Create in pupils the confidence and belief that they are succeeding, or able to succeed, in Welsh. 
  • Introduce pupils to their heritage and their copyright of Welshness through: 
  1. Music, television and radio 
  2. Literature 
  3. History 
  4. Personal, immediate experiences 
  5. Local and national events.
  • Introduce pupils to a Welsh ethos and atmosphere through:  
  1. The Eisteddfod - School, Urdd, Local/Special School 
  2. Newspapers from the Borough 
  3. School Assemblies 
  4. Curriculum Cymreig 
  5. Activities of the Urdd 
  • Provide suitable, supportive and stretching units of learning in line with pupils ' abilities. 
  • Provide suitable courses in line with pupils ' abilities, the requirements of the National Curriculum and the requirements of external work areas. 
  • Provide suitable and easy to understand assessment systems to review and act on pupil development. 
  • Prepare pupils, in accordance with their abilities, for the requirements of the National Curriculum and external courses and examinations. 
  • Promote a Welsh community and motivate pupils to communicate with each other through the medium of Welsh. 

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