Useful links

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Information for Parents

• Welsh4Parents- Helpful advice and guidance for parents choosing Welsh-medium education
• RhAG (Parents for Welsh Medium Education)- A charity working to increase Welsh-medium provision
• Dysgu Cymraeg- Welsh courses for adults
• Welsh Government advice on supporting your child to learn Welsh

Early Years

• The Cymraeg for Kids programme
• Mudiad Meithrin
• S4C Cyw- Welsh-language TV programmes for under 8s

School age and Welsh in the community

• Menter Brycheiniog a Maesyfed - A Welsh-language community initiative in south Powys
• Menter Iaith Maldwyn- A Welsh-language community initiative in north Powys
• Urdd-A Welsh-language youth group with a wide range of activities available
• S4C Stwnsh - Welsh language TV programming for 8-14 year olds
• Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol - information about studying Welsh in higher and further education

Research into bilingualism

Advantages of bilingualism in Welsh and English:

https://senedd.wales/NAfW%20Documents/paper_3_-_prof._colin_baker.pdf%20-%2002092010/paper_3_-_prof._colin_baker-English.pdf

Educational benefits:

https://absolutely-education.co.uk/the-benefits-of-bilingual-learning/

Welsh Immersion Education - Strategies and approaches to support 3 to 11-year-old learners - Estyn (gov.wales)

Health benefits of bilingualism:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033609/

Impact of Welsh/English bilingualism on career development:

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-speakers-more-likely-top-6335953