5.5 Increase The EAS Welsh Education Officers work closely with schools to The Authorities will continue to support a opportunities for raise the profile of the Welsh Language outside the Welsh range of providers and initiatives in order to learners of all classroom and provide advice to schools, including: develop the use of Welsh outside the ages to practise providing teachers with examples of how to take classroom. their Welsh opportunities to use every day Welsh during exemplar Schools should continue to offer opportunities outside the lessons in the Foundation Phase and at KS2 for learners to experience Welsh beyond the classroom providing teachers with examples of how to take classroom. opportunities to integrate Welsh into outside play in the The Welsh Language Support Team will Foundation Phase and into Yard Games at KS1 and KS2 continue to offer training, support and schools) providing teachers with examples of how to use every day guidance on enhancing the use of Welsh in all Welsh during assemblies and public occasions areas. implementing the Helpwr Heddiw strategy, with pupils The LAs, and schools will continue to work being given responsibility for giving instructions and with Menter and Urdd Gobaith Cymru. commands to their peers through the medium of Welsh The Welsh Language Support Team will work providing an exemplar Welsh language development with local Mentrau in the Urdd in targeting policy schools and clusters of schools. producing the at its best’ document ‘Bilingualism demonstrating a whole-school approach to developing the Welsh language across the school The EAS Welsh in Education Support Team provides a comprehensive Welsh Second language central and in-house training programme for Headteachers, teachers, classroom assistants, administration staff etc. This comprises courses which enhance practitioners’ ability to develop bilingualism within and beyond the classroom. The in Education Support Team work closely with the Urdd in informing schools about the range of activities and residential courses available. Links have been forged with the newly appointed South East Wales Urdd Residential Camp Officer (Swyddog y Gwersylloedd) who has attended and addressed the
5.5 Increase opportunities for learners of all ages to practise their Welsh outside the classroom schools) The EAS Welsh Education Officers work closely with schools to raise the profile of the Welsh Language outside the Welsh classroom and provide advice to schools, including: providing teachers with examples of how to take opportunities to use every day Welsh during exemplar lessons in the Foundation Phase and at KS2 providing teachers with examples of how to take opportunities to integrate Welsh into outside play in the Foundation Phase and into Yard Games at KS1 and KS2 providing teachers with examples of how to use every day Welsh during assemblies and public occasions implementing the Helpwr Heddiw strategy, with pupils being given responsibility for giving instructions and commands to their peers through the medium of Welsh providing an exemplar Welsh language development policy producing the ‘Bilingualism at its best’ document demonstrating a whole-school approach to developing the Welsh language across the school The EAS Welsh in Education Support Team provides a comprehensive Welsh Second language central and in-house training programme for Headteachers, teachers, classroom assistants, administration staff etc. This comprises courses which enhance practitioners’ ability to develop bilingualism within and beyond the classroom. The in Education Support Team work closely with the Urdd in informing schools about the range of activities and residential courses available. Links have been forged with the newly appointed South East Wales Urdd Residential Camp Officer (Swyddog y Gwersylloedd) who has attended and addressed the The Authorities will continue to support a range of providers and initiatives in order to develop the use of Welsh outside the classroom. Schools should continue to offer opportunities for learners to experience Welsh beyond the classroom. The Welsh Language Support Team will continue to offer training, support and guidance on enhancing the use of Welsh in all areas. The LAs, and schools will continue to work with Menter and Urdd Gobaith Cymru. The Welsh Language Support Team will work with local Mentrau in the Urdd in targeting schools and clusters of schools.