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-Last week the Welsh Government -announced a rapid review... | 0:00:01 | 0:00:05 | |
-..of local authorities' -Welsh in Education Strategic Plans. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:08 | |
-The level of ambition we hoped for -wasn't as evident as we'd expected. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:16 | |
-It's time to take firm action. | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
-This has been done to try and secure -a million Welsh speakers by 2050. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:25 | |
-For the past year, attempts -by Carmarthenshire Council... | 0:00:25 | 0:00:29 | |
-..to turn education -in one school into Welsh only... | 0:00:29 | 0:00:33 | |
-..has split Llangennech. | 0:00:33 | 0:00:35 | |
-..has split Llangennech. - -It divided the community. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:36 | |
-People have lost friends, -they're scared to go out. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:40 | |
-I would never turn this -into a community war... | 0:00:40 | 0:00:45 | |
-..because there's no need for it. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:47 | |
-It's led to sensational accusations -in the county council. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:53 | |
-This is segregation and at its -worst, we're looking at apartheid. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:59 | |
-Tonight, -we hear how other schools... | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
-..aren't ready to face -the same change. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
-It's easy enough for Cardiff -to come out with a one-liner... | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
-..a million people speaking Welsh. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
-The people outside Cardiff are the -ones that have to make it a reality. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:18 | |
-We ask if there's a lesson -for us all in Ysgol Llangennech. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:22 | |
-Saturday afternoon. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:32 | |
-An important league fixture - -Llangennech v Gowerton. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
-Llangennech -is one of Carmarthenshire's... | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
-..easternmost villages. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:44 | |
-Llangennech 19 - Gowerton 13. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:50 | |
-5,000 people live in the village -and 40% say they can speak Welsh. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:56 | |
-How much Welsh is spoken -in Llangennech? | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
-There's a lot of Welsh -in Llangennech. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
-That's one of the reasons -I chose to live in Llangennech. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:07 | |
-I don't think people speak -as much Welsh in Carmarthenshire... | 0:02:08 | 0:02:12 | |
-..as they do in other areas. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:14 | |
-Which school did you go to? | 0:02:15 | 0:02:16 | |
-Llangennech school, here. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:18 | |
-The infants and top school, -but I was in the English stream. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:22 | |
-You went to a Welsh primary school. -And a Welsh secondary school? | 0:02:22 | 0:02:27 | |
-Yes. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:28 | |
-Do you speak Welsh now? | 0:02:28 | 0:02:30 | |
-Do you speak Welsh now? - -No. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:31 | |
-Why not? | 0:02:31 | 0:02:33 | |
-So many people speak English. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:37 | |
-A stone's throw from the battle -on the rugby field... | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
-..is the local primary school. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:44 | |
-It's a battlefield that's gripped -the whole community in recent times. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:49 | |
-On January 18, -the county council voted... | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
-..to change Ysgol Llangennech -into a Welsh-medium school. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
-From next September, there will be -no English stream for new pupils. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:03 | |
-Parents wanting an English stream... | 0:03:03 | 0:03:05 | |
-..will send their children -to schools outside the village. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:09 | |
-The decision made by the school -and the council... | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
-..has divided opinion -in Llangennech. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
-Julia Rees is a mother of three, -two boys and one girl. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:26 | |
-She's lived in the village -her whole life. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
-The changes -have been a personal blow to her. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
-I love the school - -it was my school. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
-It was Mam's school, Mam-gu... | 0:03:37 | 0:03:39 | |
-..my life has revolved -around that school. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:42 | |
-I feel let down. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
-Julia's children -all attended Ysgol Llangennech. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
-Ten-year-old Kian, -eight-year-old Liam... | 0:03:52 | 0:03:55 | |
-..and four-year-old Freya. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:57 | |
-She'd placed them -in the English stream... | 0:03:57 | 0:04:00 | |
-..because Liam -had learning difficulties. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
-He's on the autistic spectrum. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
-He has dyslexia and ADHD. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
-I was taking advice -from the paediatrician... | 0:04:11 | 0:04:15 | |
-..the education psychologist -and the teachers. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:20 | |
-They said he needed to be taught -in English because of his problems. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:25 | |
-I followed their advice. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:27 | |
-Julia has actively -opposed the changes. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
-She says -it's become a bitter battle... | 0:04:31 | 0:04:34 | |
-..with people being targeted -on Facebook and Twitter. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
-She asked us -not to film her children... | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
-..or reveal the location -of her home. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:42 | |
-I've had things said about me... | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
-..and about my friends -on social media. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:50 | |
-They're quite nasty. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:53 | |
-"Move out of Wales, -go across the border. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
-"Somebody needs to smack somebody -else in the face with a brick." | 0:04:56 | 0:05:01 | |
-It does scare you. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:02 | |
-According to Julia, one of the boys -had a hard time in school... | 0:05:04 | 0:05:08 | |
-..with children saying -he wasn't truly Welsh... | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
-..because he was -in the English stream. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
-In January, the children moved -to an English-medium school... | 0:05:14 | 0:05:18 | |
-..in a neighbouring village. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:20 | |
-I was worried, -I was worried about the children. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:24 | |
-Why? | 0:05:26 | 0:05:27 | |
-You've seen what's been written -on Twitter and Facebook. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:33 | |
-These things have been written about -parents who opposed the changes. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:39 | |
-These are their views -and they feel strongly about it. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:44 | |
-People are worried... | 0:05:44 | 0:05:46 | |
-..they're worried for themselves, -their children and their property. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:51 | |
-Who did you play with in school? | 0:05:57 | 0:05:59 | |
-Michaela Beddows -has also opposed the changes. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:04 | |
-Her son, Ryan, -is in the English stream. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:07 | |
-She says that parents -have lost a basic right... | 0:06:07 | 0:06:10 | |
-..to choose the language -in which their children are taught. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:13 | |
-We're not living in a dictatorship, -we're living in a democracy. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:18 | |
-There are two official languages -in Wales. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
-Welsh and English. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:23 | |
-I'm not forcing English -on everybody... | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
-..and I expect people -not to force Welsh on me. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:29 | |
-Michaela says that Welsh language -education isn't suitable... | 0:06:29 | 0:06:33 | |
-..for children -if Welsh isn't their first language. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:37 | |
-She says her son -had a difficult time... | 0:06:37 | 0:06:39 | |
-..when he was in -the reception class. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
-He was immersed in the Welsh -language for the first year. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:46 | |
-He was a very unhappy little boy. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:48 | |
-Crying going to school, crying -in the night, waking up shaking. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:53 | |
-I'd take him to school trembling. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
-He didn't understand anything -that was happening. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
-The percentage of Welsh speakers -in Llangennech... | 0:06:59 | 0:07:03 | |
-..has dropped -over the last 50 years. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:05 | |
-According to the 1961 Census, -85% spoke Welsh fluently. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:10 | |
-By 2011, the figure -had more than halved to 40%. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:15 | |
-Manon Williams and Cathrin Jones's -children are in the Welsh stream. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:23 | |
-Both feel that changes are needed -to strengthen the language. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:27 | |
-It's such a Welsh village. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:30 | |
-People like Hywel Teifi Edwards and -Huw Edwards lived in the village... | 0:07:30 | 0:07:35 | |
-..the Beasleys, -there's so much history here. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:38 | |
-It's terrible to see the -deterioration in the 2011 Census. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:42 | |
-Steps must be taken to ensure -that the language can survive. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:48 | |
-Both insist that there are clear -benefits for Welsh medium education. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:54 | |
-Why do you want -to change the system for everyone... | 0:07:56 | 0:07:59 | |
-..removing the choice for parents -who want the English stream? | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
-Every child in that school -should be given the opportunity... | 0:08:03 | 0:08:07 | |
-..to receive Welsh-medium education -to allow them to be bilingual. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:11 | |
-I feel strongly because -Welsh wasn't my first language. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:15 | |
-My parents decided to send me -to a Welsh-medium school. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:19 | |
-I wouldn't be speaking Welsh -to you without that education. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:24 | |
-From the 448 children -in Ysgol Llangennech... | 0:08:24 | 0:08:29 | |
-..79% receive -Welsh-medium education. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
-The rest are in the English stream. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:34 | |
-According to Manon, the presence -of the English stream... | 0:08:34 | 0:08:39 | |
-..influences the language -of the schoolyard. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:42 | |
-On the yard, -they speak a lot of English. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:44 | |
-With both streams present, -some children will turn to English. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
-The mothers say that support -for the scheme is widespread. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:54 | |
-The conflict has been created -by a vocal minority. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:58 | |
-They've portrayed the village -as a battlefield for conflict... | 0:08:58 | 0:09:04 | |
-..where opinion is divided, -people have been spat at. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:08 | |
-None of the English-speaking parents -have asked me why we're doing this. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:14 | |
-There's been nothing. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:16 | |
-We respect each other - -their views and our views. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:20 | |
-I don't blame them for protesting - -that's their right. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
-We would never turn this -into a community war... | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
-..because there's no need to do it. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:32 | |
-It has been a battle -for Michaela Beddows. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:37 | |
-She's considering standing -as a county councillor in May... | 0:09:37 | 0:09:41 | |
-..to continue her battle to keep -English streams in local schools. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:46 | |
-Does the crux come down to the fact -that campaigners are anti-Welsh? | 0:09:46 | 0:09:51 | |
-I'm not anti-Welsh but a lot -of people seem to be anti-English. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:56 | |
-Especially people in authority -in Carmarthenshire County Council... | 0:09:57 | 0:10:01 | |
-..seem to be anti-English language. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:03 | |
-The accusation against you -is that you're anti-Welsh. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
-Are you anti-English? | 0:10:07 | 0:10:09 | |
-Not at all. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:11 | |
-I went to Ysgol Llangennech, -I was in the Welsh stream. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
-I attended Ysgol Y Strade, -I'm a fluent Welsh speaker. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:19 | |
-I believe people -should have a choice. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:22 | |
-In Part 2, I pose that question -to a councillor... | 0:10:22 | 0:10:26 | |
-..who planned -the county's language strategy. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:29 | |
-He wants changes in local schools. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:31 | |
-You're being criticised -for removing the choice for parents. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
-There is a choice. -I can't see there's a problem. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:39 | |
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-For over a year, the people -of Llangennech have clashed... | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
-..as the council -changed the local school... | 0:10:55 | 0:10:58 | |
-..to a Welsh-medium school. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
-Do you think it's a good idea? | 0:11:02 | 0:11:04 | |
-Definitely. There's nothing negative -in speaking Welsh, only positives. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:10 | |
-Both of my children -attended the school. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:13 | |
-I'd be happy to leave it as it is. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
-If there's a Welsh school -and an English school... | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
-..and you want English-medium -education, go to the English school. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:26 | |
-Are you supportive to the change -that'll happen in Llangennech? | 0:11:27 | 0:11:31 | |
-I support that, yeah. -I think it's a good idea. | 0:11:32 | 0:11:35 | |
-Do you agree with the changes? -Or should it have stayed as it was? | 0:11:35 | 0:11:39 | |
-To be honest, stay as it was. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
-I see parents walking to school - -what's going to happen to them? | 0:11:41 | 0:11:46 | |
-I think they'll split the village. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:53 | |
-I'd prefer to see it -staying as it was. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:56 | |
-A lot of children have parents -that speak English... | 0:11:57 | 0:12:02 | |
-..but their children learn Welsh -with the Welsh-speaking children. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:08 | |
-That's better. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:09 | |
-Llangennech won today's battle - -22-18... | 0:12:12 | 0:12:15 | |
-..but Welsh language campaigners -accuse protestors... | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
-..of playing a political game -with the language. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:23 | |
-In January, -the council chamber in Carmarthen... | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
-..witnessed a fiery debate... | 0:12:30 | 0:12:32 | |
-..before the vote to change -the school's status. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:35 | |
-Labour councillor Kim Thomas -was incensed. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:39 | |
-This is segregation, and at its -worst, we're looking at apartheid. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:46 | |
-I wonder if that's how it started? -Don't care, this is my opinion. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:51 | |
-I have the right to say it. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
-As a county councillor, -was it wise for you to use words... | 0:12:54 | 0:12:57 | |
-..like 'apartheid' -to stir people's emotions further? | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
-No, it makes people think -and read up on what the word means. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:06 | |
-I feel that's what will happen. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
-It's split the village in half. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:12 | |
-Not to the extent of South Africa. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:14 | |
-Apartheid isn't only for South -Africa, it can exist everywhere. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:19 | |
-It's split the village in half, -half Welsh, half English. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:23 | |
-They're not talking, -the children don't play together. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:27 | |
-It's become so nasty. I don't -want it happening anywhere else. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:31 | |
-We have English speakers -against Welsh speakers. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:35 | |
-The English-speaking families are -still welcome in the Welsh school. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:40 | |
-If you go there, -you have to do everything in Welsh. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
-Kim Thomas is a governor... | 0:13:44 | 0:13:46 | |
-..at Welsh-medium school -Ysgol Gynradd Cross Hands... | 0:13:46 | 0:13:50 | |
-..but she opposes council policy... | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
-..and wants all local schools -to be bilingual. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
-She questions the value -of Welsh-language education. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:01 | |
-It can be a disadvantage -depending on what you want to do. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:05 | |
-You're taught in Welsh at school... | 0:14:05 | 0:14:08 | |
-..but at the end of the day, -you need English too. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:12 | |
-Why do children need English too? | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
-If you want to go further, you'll -meet people who don't speak Welsh. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:20 | |
-If you go to Swansea, most people -in Swansea don't speak Welsh. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:26 | |
-They'll still be able -to speak English. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:29 | |
-There's enough English around us. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:31 | |
-I'm not worried that -the children are taught in Welsh... | 0:14:32 | 0:14:35 | |
-..but I want children -taught in Welsh and English there... | 0:14:36 | 0:14:39 | |
-..and that the child can choose... | 0:14:40 | 0:14:42 | |
-..in which language -they want to take their exams. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:46 | |
-We requested an interview with the -council's Director of Education... | 0:14:50 | 0:14:55 | |
-..and the Cabinet Member -for Education but they declined. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:59 | |
-According to a spokesperson... | 0:14:59 | 0:15:01 | |
-..the views of the council -are already known. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:05 | |
-The chair of the committee -that planned... | 0:15:07 | 0:15:09 | |
-..the county's language strategy -was willing to speak to us. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:13 | |
-Cefin Campbell is also a consultant -in Welsh and bilingual education. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:17 | |
-Our policy makes it clear, -and the Welsh Government agrees. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:22 | |
-We need to give children -more opportunities... | 0:15:22 | 0:15:26 | |
-..to become fluent Welsh speakers. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:28 | |
-The words 'force' and 'choice' -are empty words. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:34 | |
-We're giving every child the -opportunity to become bilingual... | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
-..and they can choose later in life -whether to use Welsh or not. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:43 | |
-Some criticise you -for removing the choice. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
-They want to choose between the -English stream or the Welsh stream. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:52 | |
-Isn't it a basic right to be able to -make that choice in their community? | 0:15:52 | 0:15:57 | |
-There are -ten English-medium schools... | 0:15:58 | 0:16:02 | |
-..within easy reach of parents -in Llangennech. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:06 | |
-Half the residents -of the Llangennech ward... | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
-..live closer to Ysgol Y Bryn. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
-They can have English-medium -education there. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:16 | |
-There is a choice, without a doubt. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:18 | |
-According to Cefin Campbell, the -arguments have got out of hand... | 0:16:19 | 0:16:24 | |
-..because of a small local minority. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
-They represent a very small minority -of Llangennech's population. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:32 | |
-Most of Llangennech, -whatever the opposition claim... | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
-..support our policy. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:38 | |
-How do you know that? | 0:16:38 | 0:16:40 | |
-Llangennech has always been -a Welsh-language village. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:44 | |
-They say they've been knocking doors -- have you? | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
-Parents have already made -the decision. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:51 | |
-80% of the children -are in the Welsh stream. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:54 | |
-Parents have chosen the language -of their children's education. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:59 | |
-The council claims they have -followed the statutory process. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:04 | |
-Julia Rees says that -some parents only found out... | 0:17:04 | 0:17:08 | |
-..through their local paper, -the Llanelli Star. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:12 | |
-The consultation process -wasn't a consultation process. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:17 | |
-They didn't speak to the people -in the village. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:20 | |
-They didn't tell people -what would happen. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:25 | |
-If that had happened... | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
-..I don't think -there would have been any hatred. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:32 | |
-Would you have accepted -the decision... | 0:17:32 | 0:17:35 | |
-..had the consultation process -been better? | 0:17:35 | 0:17:38 | |
-I think I would have. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:39 | |
-We spoke to a parent -who moved her children... | 0:17:39 | 0:17:42 | |
-..to an English-medium school. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:45 | |
-They say if the council -had consulted them... | 0:17:45 | 0:17:49 | |
-..they could have been persuaded -to accept the change. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:53 | |
-The policy has meant three children -moving from Welsh-medium education. | 0:17:53 | 0:17:58 | |
-Is that a missed opportunity? | 0:17:58 | 0:18:00 | |
-We're not going to persuade -every parent... | 0:18:00 | 0:18:03 | |
-These parents -could have been persuaded... | 0:18:03 | 0:18:07 | |
-..had there been -better consultation. | 0:18:07 | 0:18:10 | |
-If that's true, -there is some blame on our side. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:15 | |
-I'm confident we reasoned, -debated and discussed... | 0:18:17 | 0:18:21 | |
-..with all parents that contacted -the council and the school. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:27 | |
-Carmarthenshire has -58 Welsh-medium primary schools. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:31 | |
-There are 33 English-medium schools -and 10 two-stream schools. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:36 | |
-The council want -all two-stream schools... | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
-..to become Welsh-medium schools. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:42 | |
-We've spoken to governors -at many two-stream schools. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:46 | |
-Having spoken to eight, there -are no current plans to discuss... | 0:18:46 | 0:18:51 | |
-..or change their two-stream schools -into Welsh-medium schools. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:56 | |
-Ysgol Y Felin is in Felinfoel, -six miles from Llangennech. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:02 | |
-The school is on the list to be -turned into a Welsh-medium school. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:07 | |
-According to the governors' chair... | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
-..they have no plans -to change the school's status. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:12 | |
-I agree wholeheartedly -with the policies we have... | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
-..but to stage it over time. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:19 | |
-There's no point -in a school such as this... | 0:19:19 | 0:19:22 | |
-..with only 35% of children -in the Welsh stream. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:25 | |
-I don't want what happened -in Llangennech... | 0:19:26 | 0:19:29 | |
-..being debated in the Assembly... | 0:19:29 | 0:19:33 | |
-..being in the papers -and every blog you read... | 0:19:33 | 0:19:37 | |
-..that's not the way forward. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
-If we move on with this, -we take the community with us. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:43 | |
-The school has 255 pupils. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:48 | |
-Less than 5% speak Welsh at home. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:52 | |
-It's easy enough for Cardiff -to come out with a one-liner... | 0:19:53 | 0:19:57 | |
-..a million people speaking Welsh -halfway through this century. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:02 | |
-The people outside Cardiff are the -ones that have to make it a reality. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:07 | |
-It won't come easy but we're willing -to work with them to make it happen. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:13 | |
-None of the schools we visited -said they were willing to change... | 0:20:13 | 0:20:18 | |
-..but Cefin Campbell says -that four schools... | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
-..are ready to discuss the change. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
-If a school is opposed -to the policy of being turned... | 0:20:26 | 0:20:29 | |
-..into a Welsh-medium school, -what can you do about it? | 0:20:29 | 0:20:33 | |
-What we want to do is start a debate -and try and persuade the school... | 0:20:33 | 0:20:39 | |
-..through the governors -and local community... | 0:20:39 | 0:20:42 | |
-..to see the advantages -of becoming a Welsh-medium school. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:46 | |
-The advantages are numerous and -well-known to everyone involved. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:51 | |
-We'll transfer the information... | 0:20:51 | 0:20:53 | |
-..to the parents, -community and governors. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
-Alun Davies last week announced -a rapid review... | 0:20:58 | 0:21:02 | |
-..of local authorities' -Welsh in Education Strategic Plans. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:06 | |
-According to Alun Davies... | 0:21:07 | 0:21:09 | |
-..if they are -to realise the target... | 0:21:09 | 0:21:11 | |
-..of a million Welsh speakers -by 2050... | 0:21:12 | 0:21:14 | |
-..more children need to be -taught in Welsh. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:17 | |
-We asked Alun Davies -for an interview... | 0:21:20 | 0:21:22 | |
-..but a spokesperson said -he wouldn't discuss Llangennech... | 0:21:23 | 0:21:27 | |
-..nor the target of creating -a million Welsh speakers... | 0:21:27 | 0:21:31 | |
-..in case there was -a judicial review of the decision... | 0:21:31 | 0:21:35 | |
-..to turn Ysgol Llangennech -into a Welsh-medium school. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
-In September, Ysgol Llangennech -will officially become... | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
-..a Welsh-medium school. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:46 | |
-Supporters want to forget -about the bickering and move on. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:51 | |
-What is your message to parents -who are worried... | 0:21:52 | 0:21:56 | |
-..after seeing what happened -in Llangennech? | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
-Honestly, I would say go for it. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:02 | |
-I think it's something special -for the children. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
-Unfortunately, it has been -portrayed in Llangennech... | 0:22:06 | 0:22:10 | |
-..as something that divided the -village but that's not true at all. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:16 | |
-According to those -who opposed the move... | 0:22:18 | 0:22:22 | |
-..the process has caused many rifts. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
-A lot of people have lost -a lot of faith in the school... | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
-..the community council -and the county council. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:31 | |
-We really have. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:33 | |
-There's nothing left we can do. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:35 | |
-We just hope that people -see what is happening... | 0:22:35 | 0:22:39 | |
-..and it doesn't continue to happen -to other schools in Wales. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:43 | |
-For one mother who's bid goodbye -to the school for the last time... | 0:22:43 | 0:22:48 | |
-..she'll keep clear -after the events of the past year. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:53 | |
-I made my decision -for the well-being of my children. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:57 | |
-Now, I feel as if -I have no right to be there. | 0:22:57 | 0:23:02 | |
-The children have no right -to be there. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:05 | |
-I don't feel safe -in this community anymore. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:09 | |
-If I could move home, I would. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
-Next week, a year in the lives -of Bradley and Chloe... | 0:23:15 | 0:23:19 | |
-..two teenage parents. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:21 | |
-You're better off having children -when you're young... | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
-..because you can bond with them -more when they're older. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
-With projects to help them closing -down, how much support do they have? | 0:23:30 | 0:23:36 | |
-Y Byd ar Bedwar, -next Tuesday night on S4C. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:39 | |
-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:56 | |
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