A New Generation of Gaelic Speakers Hailed By Scots Language Minister Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan, Scottish Government Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages, has announced a boost in spending to increase the number of places available in Gaelic Medium Education. Minister Allan is quoted by the STC website, Central Scotland's ITV franchise. Dr. Allan is a Scots Gaelic speaker and strong supporter of the tongue

Attracting children to Gaelic is imperative to maintaining the language as a vital part of our culture. We have made it our goal to increase speaker numbers and preserve Gaelic as a vibrant part of our culture. We are already seeing good results with a rise of 12% in pupils entering this year, showing our strategy to encourage a new generation of Gaelic speakers and teachers is working well. Recent research by Edinburgh University showed that the vast majority of English speaking Scots believe Gaelic is important to our sense of identity, our heritage and our contemporary culture and support Gaelic education.

Supporters of Celtic culture will recognise the significance of this move by the Scottish Government and the good works of Minister Allan.  The language and the culture cannot but be strengthened when our children speak the language.  

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/240522-extra-4m-to-increase-gaelic-medium-education-places-across-scotland

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