Caerphilly Welsh in Education Caerphilly County Borough Council Welsh in Education Strategic Plan Rough Council Trategic Plan
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Caerphilly County Borough Council Welsh in Education Strategic Plan 2014 – 2017 June 2014 1 v.20.6.14 Caerphilly County Borough Council Welsh in Education Strategic Plan 2014-2017 Introduction This Welsh in Education Strategic Plan is presented by Caerphilly County Borough Council in conjunction with the local authorities of Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen and the Education Achievement for South East Wales . These five local authorities and the EAS will work together in partnership to plan and deliver Welsh-medium education across the area. This plan details how Caerphilly County Borough Council and the South East Wales consortium will aim to achieve the Welsh Government’s outcomes and targets outlined in the National Welsh-medium Education Strategy at a local and regional level. Section 1: Vision and aim for Welsh in education Caerphilly will work regionally with the South East Wales consortium who will lead the development of Welsh standards in education to equip a bilingual Wales with a skilled bilingual workforce, supporting the Welsh Government’s vision for Welsh in Education. We will work strategically together as a region to equip schools and education providers across age ranges and linguistic sectors with the capacity and sustainability to increase standards in Welsh and promote the use of the Welsh language within families, communities and workplaces. We will aim to stimulate and provide local, accessible, sustainable, community-focused provision to meet the growing demand for Welsh-medium education. By 2017, Caerphilly will: • Continue to proactively offer early years provision to stimulate parental demand, and then continue to meet parental demand for Welsh-medium education. • Conduct annual parental demand surveys in the autumn term. Subsequently, demand will be assessed and an action plan produced and reviewed annually . • Reduce the number of Welsh-medium primary schools with over 10% surplus places from 5 out of 11 to 3 out of 11 schools by meeting parental demand stimulated in the Early Years. • Develop Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni’r Y Gwyndy site to include sixth form provision and relocate Ysgol Gymraeg Caerffili to the site. 2 v.20.6.14 Section 2: The Action Plan This action plan sets out how the South East Wales consortium will work together to contribute to the objectives set out in the Welsh Government’s Welsh-Medium Education Strategy . Outcome 1: More seven-year-old children being taught through the medium of Welsh A. Objective B. Current performance C. Targets D. Progress 1.1 Increase the South East Wales South East Wales number of seven- year-old children The number of pupils in Welsh-medium education is increasing as more places are provided in response to Continue to work collaboratively to explore options taught through the for cross-boundary provision where appropriate. medium of Welsh demand. Across the region, 10.45% of year 2 learners are Caerphilly has a target of 18.98% of year 2 learners currently in Welsh-medium education. This proportion in 2017 has increased in four out of the five authorities over the last 3 years, and projections indicate that numbers will continue to increase to 10.65% by 2017. Although Caerphilly continues to achieve a higher percentage of year 2 learners, increasing from 16.93% to 18.98%. All parents receive information on Welsh-medium education through each local authority’s Parents’ Handbook which is distributed with school application forms as well as available on the Caerphilly CBC website . Parents are able to access information on Welsh- medium childcare and early years education provision through Family Information Services. 3 v.20.6.14 A. Objective B. Current performance C. Targets D. Progress Every local authority within the region complies with the requirements of the Learner Travel Measure (Wales) Any decisions on school transport policy changes 2008 through providing transport to Welsh-medium will have full equality and Welsh language impact schools for pupils of statutory school age in accordance assessment prior to approval. with each local authority’s individual transport policy. Caerphilly Caerphilly Caerphilly CBC maintains 11 Welsh-medium primary Continue to proactively offer early years provision to September 2013 Year schools. Currently, this is meeting the increased stimulate parental demand, and then continue to 3 (7-8 yr olds) 352 demand. Please see table below. meet parental demand for Welsh-medium pupils education. September 2014 Year No. of Year 2 Pupils in Welsh - 3 (7-8 yr olds) 383 Year Pupils in medium Education Monitor Welsh-medium demand by conducting an pupils annual parental demand survey and respond Year 2 accordingly. No. % September 2014 all 2009 1996 266 13.3 pupils who applied for Ensure every parent seeking a Welsh-medium 2010 2085 352 16.9 a Welsh medium place school place for their child is able to access a place 2011 2002 339 16.9 were successful in within reasonable travelling distance from their 2012 2016 360 17.9 gaining a place within a home 2013 2071 401 19.4 reasonable travelling distance from their Conduct annual parental demand surveys in the home. autumn term, to assess demand and produce annual action plan to address findings of parental Parental survey sent demand survey and Welsh-medium elements of out to Childcare Sufficiency Survey. Survey results due annually in December – see section 1.2 parents/guardians of all 0-1 year olds in November 2014 with Continue to provide transport to Welsh-medium a return date of 28 th schools in accordance with the local authority’s November 2014. transport policy and the Learner Travel Measure (Wales) 2008. 4 v.20.6.14 A. Objective B. Current performance C. Targets D. Progress No of No of Yr 2 pupils in Yr 2 pupils in No of Yr 2 pupils in No of Yr 2 pupils in pupils pupil Welsh-medium Welsh-medium pupils Welsh-medium pupils Welsh-medium Year in Year s in Year Year Education Education in Education in Education Year Year Year 2 Year 2 2 No % 2 No % No % No % Blaenau Gwent Monmouthshire Newport Torfaen 2011 764 36 4.71% 2011 904 38 4.20% 2011 1711 83 4.85% 2011 1079 111 10.29% 2012 691 31 4.49% 2012 867 44 5.07% 2012 1652 86 5.21% 2012 1088 86 7.90% 2013 792 43 5.43% 2013 883 53 6.00% 2013 1795 82 4.57% 2013 1055 110 10.43% 2014 731 39 5.34% 2014 899 55 6.12% 2014 1951 104 5.33% 2014 1072 132 12.31% 2015 775 53 6.84% 2015 778 49 6.30% 2015 1940 87 4.48% 2015 1083 124 11.45% 2016 782 38 4.86% 2016 810 50 6.17% 2016 1963 102 5.20% 2016 1165 124 10.64% 2017 769 39 5.07% 2017 832 52 6.25% 2017 1885 105 5.57% 2017 1132 124 10.95% Caerphilly / Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw cluster South East Wales Region Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni cluster 2011 2002 339 16.93% 2011 4458 268 6.01% 2011 6460 607 9.40% 2012 2016 360 17.86% 2012 4298 247 5.75% 2012 6314 607 9.61% 2013 2071 401 19.36% 2013 4525 288 6.36% 2013 6596 689 10.45% 2014 2057 401 19.49% 2014 4653 330 7.09% 2014 6710 731 10.89% 2015 2166 363 16.76% 2015 4576 313 6.84% 2015 6742 676 10.03% 2016 2116 364 17.20% 2016 4720 314 6.65% 2016 6836 678 9.92% 2017 2065 392 18.98% 2017 4618 320 6.93% 2017 6683 712 10.65% 5 v.20.6.14 A. Objective B. Current performance C. Targets D. Progress 1.2 Adopt South East Wales South East Wales systematic processes for Each local authority conducts separate Childcare Sufficiency Assessments in line with Welsh Continue to work collaboratively to explore options measuring the for cross-boundary provision where appropriate. demand for Government requirements. Welsh-medium All local authorities conduct regular parental demand childcare and Welsh-medium surveys for Welsh-medium education. statutory educational provision. Act Caerphilly Caerphilly promptly on the findings of Data for the WESP is taken at a distinct point (same The CSA Action Plan identifies the areas for further parental surveys. point for annual CSA) at 31/08/annually. CSA data and development higlighted in the CSA and aims to parental demand directs the development of new increase the number of Welsh-medium sessional childcare provision childcare places. A rolling programme of Welsh Language training is offered to the sector through The Childcare Sufficiency Assessment (CSA) the Policy Department and through our Welsh conducted in April 2011 indicated that parents/carers Language Development Officer when required. noted a shortage of Welsh-medium full day care places. It was also noted that although there were a good The Local Authority: • number of Cylchoedd Meithrin, they were not evenly Will continue to support childcare provision Menter Iaith works in spread across the county borough. As of 31/8/13 (CSA including Welsh language development across partnership with LA 2014) Data Refresh Date) shows the following the sector. officers and Mudiad • Is committed to proactively offering Welsh and Meithrin to support There are currently 40 Welsh-medium childcare English medium childcare places to Flying Start Cylchoedd Meithrin providers across the county borough comprised of: families, as well as funding Flying Start and childcare settings Childcare places in high quality non-maintained to improve Welsh • 3 Clwb Brecwast (decrease of 1) Welsh-medium settings to meet the identifed language delivery parental demand. Childcare settings will be • 4 Clwb Gwyliau (decrease of 1) across the borough supported by a Welsh speaking Flying Start • 15 CSSIW registered Cylch Meithrin (of Advisory Teacher.