ADNODDAU CYMRAEG WELSH LANGUAGE RESOURCES John Lloyd

Welsh speakers

Current 5-11 provision 20% of pupils (54,000) are taught mainly through the medium of Welsh 30% of schools (446) teach mainly through the medium of Welsh, including 125 designated W.M. schools. 7% of pupils speak Welsh at home.

Current provision 21/273 designated W.M. schools; parental choice; mainly populous anglicised areas; all pupils speak Welsh; mainly Welsh medium provision 33/273 local schools; mainly rural traditional Welsh speaking areas; varying % of Welsh speakers; mixed Welsh/English provision – language streams and bilingual classrooms

Welsh medium examinations 16+ examinations: 10% of all entries 23 subjects (30- 5,000 entries) 18+ examinations 7% of all entries 20 subjects ( entries each)

Resources - background 1960s Local government funding 1980 Central government grant funding (300,000 Euro) - resource centres (public sector) 1994 Central government (or agency) commissions publishers by tender

Resources - funding Annual: 3m Euro budget projects commissioned titles published

The range of materials Pupil materials for ages 3-19 All abilities and needs e.g. Braille All media e.g. text, CD ROM, DVD, on-line All subjects

Different types of materials Text 70% Digital 30% (disk or on-line) Original 80% Translation/adaptation 20% Welsh only 70% Welsh and English 30%

Identifying the materials Meeting the needs of the user – consult with teachers Prioritising. Subject panels (x 15) meet annually, led by subject experts End-product specifications drawn up by subject experts

Choosing the publisher European Framework Agreement - mini tenders 30 agencies (small print publishers, University centres, multi-media and TV companies – private and public sector) Different categories of projects (translation, original, bilingual, digital, film, Braille)

Creation, Production and Publication Agencies tender for subsidy to complete all stages of projects: Creation – selection of authors, translators Production – edit, design, photos, illustrations, print, film, interactivity Publication – selling, marketing, storage

Contract monitoring Projects subject to contract – timetable, payments, conditions Quality control – original materials. Subject experts and monitoring group of teachers assess drafts + trialling Quality control – translation/adaptation. Teachers comment on draft texts

Dissemination Publishers market and sell materials - schools purchase Can buy through shops and on-line On-line content freely available

Evaluation Collect sales figures every 6 months Gross annual sales average 1.2m Euro. Useful feedback data Commission independent evaluation studies to measure use and impact of materials on schools

Science and maths texts