Action Plan to Promote the Welsh Language in Neath Port Talbot The

Action Plan to Promote the Welsh Language in Neath Port Talbot

The following 5-year Action Plan aims to directly address and impact on the Welsh language in Neath Port Talbot between 2018- 2023. It will lay the foundations for developing Neath Port Talbot as a bilingual county borough, where the language is considered an important and relevant factor to the day to day operation of the Council as well as the lives of those living within the county borough.

The action plan has been drawn up by a cross party task and finish group with the assistance of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council staff and a representative of Menter Iaith Castell-nedd Port Talbot (Menter IaithCNPT) (Neath Port Talbot Language Initiative)

The primary focus of the action plan is to contribute positively towards Welsh Government’s Strategy of creating a million Welsh speakers by 2050 and meeting the requirements of the Welsh Language Standards.

Therefore the Strategy aims to:

 Put steps in place to slow down the percentage decrease in the number of Welsh speakers in the county borough

 Increase the number of Welsh speakers in the county borough

 Increase the usage of the Welsh language in all aspects of life

 Raise awareness of the language as a component of Neath Port Talbot’s heritage, culture, tourism and business sectors

 Drive and support Welsh medium education and the creation of new Welsh medium schools in particular, primary schools through an effective Welsh Education Strategic Plan (WESP)

The Action Plan is divided into two sections.

Section 1 refers to interventions and actions that would be considered the direct responsibility of the Council under the Welsh Language Standards. Sub contracted work or third parties are also under Section 1. Even though there are references to partner organisations, these actions would be considered the primary responsibility of the Council.

Section 2 refers to the work of partner organisations who are also looking to contribute towards Welsh Government’s aim of creating a million Welsh speakers by 2050. This section takes into account the work of some of the members of the Welsh

Language Strategic Forum which is jointly chaired by members of Menter Iaith Castell-nedd Port Talbot and Menter Iaith Abertawe (Neath Port Talbot and Swansea Language Initiatives respectively).

In implementing the Strategy, the Council, Strategic Forum and individual partners will work together to meet its aims, implement change and work towards the common goal.

While it is recognised that the Council has no control over the activities and the achievement of targets of the partners identified in Section 2, the Council may be in a position to work collaboratively and commission Language Forum members to deliver additional activities in order to meet the Strategy’s aims as identified in Section 1 of the Action Plan.

Although overall responsibility for the Welsh Language Promotion Strategy lies with the Council, in accordance with Standard 145 of the Welsh Language Standards (No1) Regulations 2015, each partner organisation shares responsibility by virtue of the commitments made in the action plan.

It is anticipated that by 2023 that the Council will have contributed to a minimum increase of 1% in the number of Welsh speakers in the county borough within the current financial plan, and current levels of funding and resources.

SECTION 1 – Internal interventions and 3rd party interventions under control of Neath Port Talbot CBC

Strategic Priority 1. Children and Young people

Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner 1.1 Have a Provide appropriate Work with the Ensure that an Flying Start ‘Cam wrth Gam’ positive Welsh language and ‘Cam wrth Gam’ appropriate number Mudiad Meithrin impact on childcare training for project which delivers of childcare workers Early Years Early Years early years’ a Level 3 Diploma in from NPT and the providers provision practitioners in order to Children’s Care, surrounding area are increase Welsh- Learning and trained annually and Cymraeg Byd medium provision. Development gain relevant Busnes qualifications. Increase the number of Work with Mudiad Increase numbers of Flying Start ‘Cam wrth Gam’ children attending Meithrin, Flying Start children attending Mudiad Meithrin Welsh- medium early and Menter Iaith Welsh-medium early Menter Iaith CNPT years provision. CNPTto promote the years provision in line advantages of Welsh- with advice given Family Information medium and pre- from the Flying Start Services school education. Manager

Increase the use of Include the Welsh Identify at least one Flying Start ‘Cam wrth Gam’ Welsh in playgroups language in play playgroup/day Mudiad Meithrin and day nurseries that activities to establish nursery per year that Early Years are primarily English basic numeracy and are able to introduce providers medium. literacy patterns in basic words, Welsh. sentence patterns Cymraeg Byd and songs in Welsh, Busnes and develop a reward scheme with the providers.

Strategic Priority 1. Children and Young people

Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner 1.2 Education Launch a County wide Distribute the ‘Being Launch marketing Corporate Menter Iaith CNPT – primary marketing campaign to Bilingual’ booklet and campaign in early Strategy RhAG sector promote the develop marketing 2019 and plan a Education Strategic Forum advantages of Welsh- materials and tools series of on-going medium education and with the aim of publicity events and ERW the benefits of increasing numbers activities year on year School Governors bilingualism in Welsh-medium primary schools in partnership with ERW and Menter Iaith CNPTCNPT. Increase the capacity Continue discussion Aim to ensure that all Education School Governors of Welsh-medium with regard to Welsh medium ERW primary schools in key developments at schools are full to Menter Iaith CNPT locations and actively Ysgol Gymraeg capacity by 2023 with consider the opening Castell-nedd and look plans in place to of new Welsh medium to increase intake at develop / build new primary schools in the Ysgol Gynradd provision based on not too distant future Gymraeg Tyle’r Ynn, evidence of need. Rhosafan and Ysgol Plan now for greater Gynradd Gymraeg intake and prioritize Pontardawe in order Welsh medium to ensure that places education as a are full before means to contributing developing strategies towards one million for developing or Welsh speakers by opening new schools. 2050

Strategic Priority 1. Children and Young people

Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner Consider the effects of Plan for the likely Draw up contingency Education Regeneration & new housing increase in demand plans in targeted Planning developments on the for Welsh-medium areas for likely Menter Iaith CNPT growth of Welsh- education in development based medium education or development, on active promotion the impact on Welsh particularly in areas and decrease in speaking communities. such as Llandarcy available places. Use and Skewen where section 106 monies case studies show from LDP to counter that there is a need act against any for Welsh medium developments which education. Consider would have a also schools that negative impact on would be full if Welsh speaking actively marketed. communities.

Respond to Welsh Consider the review, Explore the Education Interested schools Government’s drive to undertaken by ERW, possibilities of piloting Menter Iaith CNPT create a million Welsh of a pilot to introduce a similar scheme in speakers by 2050 by Welsh as the main Neath Port Talbot. targeting the key teaching medium in sector of Welsh the Foundation medium education Phase.

Strategic Priority 1. Children and Young people

Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner Support the Adapt the successful Support the already Education development and Language Charter developed Language growth of the principles of Charter for pupils Language Charter Gwynedd in studying Welsh as a which encourages the implementing NPT’s first or second proactive use of Welsh Language Charter language in schools and in the community. Support the Second Language Charter for English medium schools. Ensure that parents Develop homework Ensure that at least Education ERW are informed and are clubs in partnership one homework club Schools Menter Iaith CNPT supported should they with external partners or support service is Urdd wish to continue their to assist parents with developed during child’s Welsh medium any additional 2018 Strategic Forum education homework or where the school provides the service to plug gaps in provision 1.3 Education Increase number of Draw up plans to Ensure increased Education Menter Iaith CNPT – secondary learners in Welsh- increase Welsh numbers in all Welsh sector medium secondary medium provision as medium secondary schools a result of projected schools by 2023 growth in the primary sector and a marketing campaign to promote the continuum.

Strategic Priority 1. Children and Young people

Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner Increase opportunities Provide support for Identify a few English Education Schools and in English Medium English- medium Medium secondary Governors schools to use Welsh secondary schools to schools that are ERW as a medium of develop along the willing and able to instruction language continuum increase Welsh Menter Iaith CNPT medium provision in a Urdd range of scenarios. Strategic Forum Enable learners to Explore an Immersion Establish interest in Education Schools and switch from English Scheme at Ystalyfera the scheme from the Governors medium to Welsh or Bro Dur. Head Teacher at ERW medium education at Ysgol Gyfun the end of Key Stage 2 Ystalyfera and then Menter Iaith CNPT market its availability Urdd across neighbouring authorities. Strategic Forum Ensure that Welsh Develop a Welsh All learners to have Education Schools and Language Awareness Language Awareness information related to Governors programs are included work program and the historic, cultural ERW in PSE curriculum in introduce into the and social importance secondary schools to curriculum of all of the Welsh include traditional secondary schools language. music, culture, and history/heritage

Strategic Priority 1. Children and Young people

Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner Work with key partners Develop a strategy Publish a strategy Youth Service Schools and to create opportunities that enables Welsh to with key partner Families First Governors for children and young become the language organisations by ERW people to use Welsh of social and leisure April 2019 Celtic Leisure outside of school times activities in Neath Social Services Menter Iaith CNPT to strengthen the link Port Talbot. Urdd between the language of education and the Strategic Forum community NPTCVS Increase the number of Arrange a series of Program to be agreed Youth services Menter Iaith CNPT social activities workshops to cater April 2019 and to Families First Urdd through the medium of for a variety of include adding Welsh Welsh or including different interests, language awareness Welsh culture and e.g. sport, drama, sessions to the heritage for primary dance, arts and School Holiday age children crafts, computer Enrichment Program games Increase the number of Establish a network Ensure that each Leisure services Menter Iaith CNPT social activities of ‘adrannau youth club setting Youth services Urdd through the medium of cymunedol’ to provide delivers 4 sessions of Welsh or including sports and leisure language / cultural Welsh culture and activities awareness training heritage for secondary sessions per year age children linked to significant dates such as St David’s Day, Welsh Language Music Day, Diwrnod Shwmae Sumae and St Dwynwen’s Day

Strategic Priority 1. Children and Young people

Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner Encourage greater Every school to agree Schools to employ a ERW Menter Iaith CNPT social use of Welsh by a Mission Statement member of staff with Youth Service Urdd pupils attending Ysgol and code of conduct responsibility for Gymraeg Ystalyfera as well as staff increasing the use of Bro Dur.. responsibility for social Welsh social use of Welsh.

Provide opportunities Support the creation Arrange at least 3 Education Schools and for young people in of clusters within the significant Welsh Youth Service Governors Ystalyfera and Bro Dur school to arrange a language activities ERW to use Welsh in the series of social during each school Menter Iaith CNPT community activities, in year and ensure that partnership with the a Welsh Language Urdd Language Charter representative sits on Strategic Forum and partners. the youth council forum

Strategic Priority 2. Families Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner

2.1 Language Raise awareness of Include general All schools to Education Schools and Transmission in the importance of language arrange awareness Governors the Home language awareness courses by March ERW transmission programs in PSE 2019 Menter Iaith CNPT amongst young courses at schools Welsh speaking Urdd adults Strategic Forum Raise awareness of Arrange language Language Flying Start Cymraeg i Blant the importance of awareness courses awareness courses Mudiad Meithrin language and family activities and activities to be Menter Iaith CNPT transmission which target established in 6 amongst families parents and Centre’s around the children county Organize a Create a social Seek funding to Education Schools and marketing media campaign produce a video Governors campaign targeting including video and and information ERW young Welsh leaflet and use leaflet and plan Menter Iaith CNPT speaking adults social media to marketing Urdd encourage parents campaign by to use Welsh with September 2019 Strategic Forum their children Provide support for Establish Discussions to Education Schools and parents with homework clubs in happen during Governors children in Welsh Welsh medium current academic ERW medium schools to schools to support year with a view of Menter Iaith CNPT alleviate concerns parents who are establishing about helping with non- Welsh Homework Clubs Urdd homework speaking should by January 2019 Strategic Forum there be no existing Welsh for Adults provision. Centre

Strategic Priority 2. Families Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner

Provide childcare Carry out a review Provide after- Early Years’ Kids Clubs Wales through the medium of the childcare school or wrap- Service ERW of Welsh needs of parents around childcare for Education Menter Iaith CNPT with children in every school that Flying Start Welsh medium has expressed an Urdd education interest Strategic Forum Welsh for Adults Centre

Provide Welsh Carry out a review Carry out a review Early Years Kids Clubs Wales medium childcare of childcare needs of childcare needs Services ERW opportunities during during school during school Education Menter Iaith school holidays holidays holidays Flying Start CNPTCNPT Urdd Strategic Forum Welsh for Adults centre

Increase number of Arrange family Arrange 2 family Marketing & Events Schools and Welsh language focussed events to fun days during the Celtic Leisure Governors activities that cater coincide with year in different Kids Clubs Wales for the interest of Christmas, Santes parts of the county ERW families Dwynwen and St borough David’s Day Menter Iaith CNPT celebrations Urdd Strategic Forum Welsh for Adults Centre

Strategic Priority 2. Families Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner

Increase family Ensure that fitness Explore the Leisure Services Schools and focussed activities clubs including potential of Celtic Leisure Governors through the medium yoga, spinning and establishing at least Kids Clubs Wales of Welsh keep-fit are 1 Welsh medium ERW available through fitness clubs by the medium of September 2019 Menter Iaith CNPT Welsh and that and increase Urdd Welsh language number over the Strategic Forum swimming lessons next five. Ensure Welsh for Adults can be accessed. that all county paid Centre providers (3rd party) have a plan to cater for Welsh users.

Strategic Priority 3. Communities Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner

3.1 Welsh in the Use communication Develop a Set up an Business Services IT Community technology to designated page on information sharing Menter Iaith CNPT advertise internal external page which employment communications to can be used to Businesses opportunities advertise jobs and recruit bilingual staff Cymraeg Byd requiring bilingual apprenticeships and apprentices Busnes skills that require Welsh language skills Ensure that Leisure Encourage a Training for Leisure Services Urdd Centres proactively language champion language Celtic Leisure Menter Iaith CNPT promote the use of in every leisure champions to be Welsh, both in centre with completed by April terms of provision responsibility for 2019 with and making it actively promoting monitoring visible. Welsh both visually processes and in its leisure established to provision evaluate progress on language use Ensure access for Work with partners Increase provision Adult Education Academic Hywel adults to Welsh to develop a by 5% annually Service Teifi medium learning programme of adult Welsh for Adults opportunities learning courses for Centre Welsh speakers and learners across Learning the county borough Partnership Menter Iaith CNPT

Strategic Priority 3. Communities Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner

Consider the Identify individuals To hold three Regeneration Menter Iaith CNPT possibility of and businesses that regular annual Volunteers establishing a would be interested events in each area Welsh language in creating the that promote the Culture and group and distinct dialect of Tourism clusters for establishing an the areas as well as promoting music in action plan to know national the Afan Valley and promote cultural traditions and Ystalyfera. Ensure tourism in these promote these to that the clusters areas as pilot non-Welsh are aligned to the projects. speaking audiences Valleys Action Plan 3.2 Welsh in the The Council to Continue with the Equality and All Directorates Menter Iaith CNPT Workplace comply fully with work of the Welsh Community Strategic Forum the Welsh Language Officer Cohesion Group to Language Group receive regular Standards reports from the Welsh Language Officer Group on compliance issues Ensure that Develop a A Language Skills Corporate Strategy Human Resources numbers of staff are Language Skills Strategy to be Human Resources adequate for the Strategy with the produced by Training level of Welsh aim to increase the September 2019 being requested in number of bilingual with the aim of order to comply staff in order to ensuring by 2023 with the Welsh provide services in that the proportion Language accordance with of bilingual staff Standards. requirements of the reflects that of the Welsh Language County Borough Standards.

Strategic Priority 3. Communities Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner

Map current levels Undertake a Complete language Human Resources All services of Welsh language language skills skills audit by skills audit of staff and March 2019 Elected Members Provide Provide Review ongoing Human Resources/ All services opportunities for opportunities for training programme Training staff to improve staff to improve in line with a their language skills their language skills Language Skills Strategy by September 2019 Enable staff and Develop a Develop a training Human Resources/ All services Elected Members to programme of programme by Training be aware of history Welsh language September 2019 and culture of awareness and Welsh language compliance training including and include in compliance with induction for new Welsh language staff legislation Create an Produce resources, On-going All services environment that promotional encourages greater material and visual use of Welsh impacts that promote language use and fosters respect for bilingualism

Strategic Priority 3. Communities Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner

Provide intranet Use intranet to Develop and have Corporate Strategy IT support for Welsh sign-post staff to infrastructure in speakers and useful language place and learners resources e.g. e- operational by learning, on-line August 2018 grammar and spell checkers, on-line dictionaries and translation tools

Provide intranet Develop intranet to Complete by Corporate Strategy Menter Iaith CNPT support for Welsh sign-post staff to September 2018 HR Strategic Forum speakers and Welsh language and continuously Training Welsh for Adults learners courses and update Centre activities in the community

Normalise the use Determine To be completed by Human Resources Menter Iaith CNPT of Welsh in the language March 2019 workplace preferences of staff in relation to And ongoing internal operations: correspondence; forms; complaints; performance reviews; training needs; staff policies, internal meetings etc

Strategic Priority 3. Communities Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner

Promote schemes Continue to develop On-going Corporate Strategy All services that visually initiatives that IT illustrate that Welsh create an is welcomed in the environment which workplace fosters the use of Welsh by staff, e.g. badges, posters, lanyards, use of Cymraeg logo on e- mail and intranet, e- mail signatures and out-of-office messages Distribute Welsh Ensure staff receive All staff receive/ Corporate Strategy language promotional have access to promotional material including: promotional material to staff staff guidelines; material badges; lanyards; posters; language training information; ‘Being Bilingual’ booklet, etc Develop confidence Install Cysill and All computer IT All services in the use of written Cysgair (Welsh packages Welsh language grammar installed and and spell checkers) operational by on all staff and March 2019 elected members’ computers and iPads

Strategic Priority 3. Communities Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner

Develop bilingual Liaise with other Install bilingual IT Customer Care intranet interface local authorities to interfaces by and menus and investigate joint September 2020 bilingual interface investment in for web applications developing bilingual interfaces Encourage staff Provide training on Develop a training Corporate Strategy Welsh for Adults and Elected presentational skills programme by Members’ Services Centre Members to use in Welsh and March 2019 Welsh in internal explore the and external practicalities of meetings and in providing presentations translation facilities at internal meetings 3.3 Third party Ensure that all Ensure that all All to organisations Corporate Strategy Welsh for Adults organisations groups or groups deliver on have action plans/ Centre associated with organisations the Welsh language processes in place NPT CBC receiving third party element of the third by December 2018. funding from the sector funding and Council monitoring Council meet the information is processes to be in Welsh language shared with the place by September criteria of the grant Welsh Language 2018 group

Strategic Priority 3. Communities Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner

3.4 Linking Ensure that all front Ensure that Arrange staff Corporate Strategy Cymraeg Byd Economic line Economic Economic training with the Busnes Development with Development staff Development staff Cymraeg Byd language provides provides Busnes staff by appropriate appropriate April 2019 with a information with information to process for regard to Welsh encourage recording any Language businesses to use advice given to be promotion and how Welsh. included. it can improve business as a unique selling point.

Encourage third Encourage groups Assist with signage NPTCBC Menter Iaith CNPT party community taking on assets and visual Welsh Partner organisations that from the Council to and building organisations that have taken on adopt Welsh language promotion assets from the language action into any Service council to adopt plans as part of a Level Agreement or Welsh language condition of the long term lease policies in line with leasehold. NPTCBC. 3.5 Strengthening Review the Local Liaise with planning Consider Planning Menter Iaith CNPT links with the Development Plan officers to ensure developing Welsh Council’s key to strengthen the that any only signage policy policies and Welsh language recommendations for all new strategies element in relation to strengthen policy developments. to all areas of the are achievable and county borough, not include officers only areas of input linguistic sensitivity.

Strategic Priority 3. Communities Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Council Section Partner

Ensure that the Liaise with relevant TBC Environment Welsh Language sections to ensure Promotion Strategy aims of the Welsh is integrated into Language the Valleys Action Promotion Strategy Plan developed by are considered the task and Finish Group Encourage third Encourage groups Assist with signage NPTCBC Menter Iaith CNPT party community taking on assets and visual Welsh Partner organisations that from the Council to and building organisations that have taken on adopt Welsh language promotion assets from the language action into any Service council to adopt plans as part of a Level Agreement or Welsh language condition of the long term lease policies in line with leasehold. NPTCBC.

SECTION 2 – Interventions by partner organizations (not under control of Neath Port Talbot CBC)

Strategic Priority 1. Children and Young people Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Lead Partner Partner

1.1 Education - Increase number of Work with Mudiad Create one new Mudiad Meithrin Flying Start; Early Years Cylchoedd Ti a Fi Meithrin and Flying Cylch Ti a Fi and Family Information provision and Cylchoedd Start to ensure that Cylch Meithrin Service Meithrin provision is annually available within easy reach of all the main population centres Increase the Increase the Increase the Cymraeg i Blant Mudiad Meithrin number of parents number of number of who send their Parenting/Family parenting/family children to Welsh Sessions run by the sessions by 5% medium education ‘Cymraeg i Blant’ annually scheme Provide basic Organise language Every playgroup Welsh for Adults Flying Start language training sessions that are and day care Centre for workers in appropriate for nursery to be mainly English early years provided with medium settings provision opportunities to attend language training Improve language Provide information Increase language Mudiad Meithrin Flying Start progression from to parents about the progression from Menter Iaith CNPT Cylchoedd Meithrin benefits of Welsh Cylchoedd Meithrin to Welsh medium medium education to Welsh medium education and awareness schools training for Meithrin staff

Strategic Priority 1. Children and Young people Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Lead Partner Partner

1.2 Further Increase Welsh Develop bilingual Ensure that Welsh NPTC Group Strategic Forum education sector medium provision in provision across medium units are Neath Port Talbot mainstream available in all College courses relevant subject areas by 2023

Provide social Organise an annual Publish programme NPTC Group Strategic Forum opportunities for programme of of events at the college learners to events which is beginning of each meet and use the popular and wide- term and distribute Welsh language reaching in its through social appeal media and internet

Strategic Priority 2. Families Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Lead Partner Partner

2.1 Language Ensure that more Increase the Increase the Cymraeg i Blant Strategic Forum Transfer in the parents use Welsh number of activities number of activities scheme Home as the language of organised by the to raise awareness Menter Iaith CNPT the home ‘Cymraeg i Blant’ of language scheme which transmission in the encourages parents home to speak Welsh to their children Raise awareness of Include general Arrange language NPTC Group Menter Iaith CNPT the importance of language awareness courses language awareness by March 2019 Education & transmission programmes in Lifelong Learning amongst young Personal and Social Welsh speaking Education courses adults in college 2.2 Welsh for Increase the Increase marketing Increase number of Welsh for Adults Adults number of adults activity and extend enrolments in line Centre learning Welsh number of courses with available at all recommendations levels made by Welsh for Adults Centre Increase the Provide targeted Increase Welsh for Adults number of learners support and progression rates to Centre progressing from guidance to higher levels in line Entry and encourage learners with Foundation levels to progress to recommendations to Higher level higher levels of made by Welsh for courses fluency Adults Centre

Strategic Priority 2. Families Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Lead Partner Partner

Provide more Increase workplace Increase workplace Welsh for Adults language courses provision in the provision by a Centre in the workplace at public and voluntary percentage to be various levels of sectors for agreed with Welsh proficiency to beginners and for Adults enable more tentative Welsh employees to work speakers bilingually

Provide informal Organise weekly Establish 5 weekly Welsh for Adults Menter Iaith CNPT opportunities for social activities and sessions to enable Centre Welsh learners to ‘sesiynau sgwrs’ to staff and members meet and practice increase confidence of the public to their language skills and fluency levels practice Welsh in a friendly environment

Provide Plan a varied Draw up an annual Welsh for Adults Menter Iaith CNPT opportunities for programme of calendar of events Centre Welsh learners to social activities to and provide integrate into Welsh bring Welsh marketing support speaking networks speakers and and organisations learners together

Provide on-line Set up a designated To be established Menter Iaith CNPT Welsh for Adults opportunities for on-line chat by September 2019 Centre Welsh learners to room/forum for practice their Welsh Welsh learners in the area

Strategic Priority 3. Communities Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Lead Partner Partner

Ensure that the fall Develop Ty’r Collect contact Menter Iaith CNPT Youth Engagement in the percentage of Gwrhyd details on an & Participation Welsh speakers in Pontardawe as a annual basis Service the Swansea Valley thriving Welsh Welsh-medium is limited, with an Language Centre schools action plan for a range of specifically partners to meet designed for the the needs of the area and working higher percentage alongside Ty’r speakers of the Gwrhyd to Swansea Valley. strategically impact on the area Ensure that the Develop clusters Develop an action Welsh for Adults populated areas of around Neath and plan in partnership Centre Neath and Port Port Talbot to with Swansea Menter Iaith CNPT Talbot are targeted stimulate interest in University to NPTCBC as areas of the language. develop a range of potential growth services for local Welsh Government and develop action people plans for each town and its people.

Strategic Priority 3. Communities Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Lead Partner Partner

Encourage the use Ensure that there Develop an action Welsh for Adults of Welsh in are enough plan in partnership Centre Community and translations sets with Swansea Menter Iaith CNPT Town council available for University to NPTCBC meetings, as well community groups develop a range of as NPTCVS, and develop a services for local Welsh Government Chamber of Trade training programme people and voluntary for Welsh language sector meetings translators and forums

Ensure that sports Ensure that posters Seek funding for Menter Iaith CNPT clubs are supported are translated and additional Welsh for Adults to use Welsh as a that Welsh community Centre natural language speakers are translation and encourage the trained in order to programme to use of Welsh in facilitate Welsh enable Welsh to be informal and formal medium training spoken free of club settings sessions as and charge. when needed

Ensure that sports Ensure that Seek funding for Menter Iaith CNPT Urdd clubs are supported resources are football and rugby to use Welsh as a shared with the clubs to train up natural language clubs and clubs are Welsh speaking and encourage the supported to coaches use of Welsh in develop Welsh informal and formal language services club settings

Strategic Priority 3. Communities Intervention Aims Proposed Activity Target by 2023 Lead Partner Partner

Ensure community Assist with the Establish 2-3 Menter Iaith CNPT and volunteer setting up and community clusters involvement in maintaining and support them to planning and community groups arrange an annual organising Welsh to promote social programme of language activities activities in Welsh popular activities/events

Monitoring

The action plan will be reviewed annually and actions revised where considered appropriate.

Section 1 - progress will be monitored and scrutinised by Cabinet and the relevant scrutiny committee.

Section 2 - progress will be provided by Strategic Forum members at Strategic Forum meetings and the Chair of Strategic Forum will provide feedback to the Council.

It is hoped that in this way the Council and Strategic Forum members will be able to work collaboratively to meet the objective of increasing the number of Welsh speakers in the county borough by 2023 and address any difficulties at the earliest opportunity.

Progress against all actions will be reported annually to Cabinet Scrutiny Committee.