Welcome Boost for Scottish Gaelic

Submitted by Douglas MacQueen on December 17, 2013 - 7:49am

Reports from the ‘Scotsman’ newspaper states that the:

Highland Council is to receive £3 million over the next two years to build a new Gaelic school on Portree, on the Isle of Skye.

The announcement was made by Alasdair Allan, Scottish National Party member of Scotland’s Parliament for the constituency of ‘Na h-Eileanan an lar’ during a visit to the site for the new school.

Alasdair Allan, Scottish Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages, also stated- “An additional £250,000 will be invested in Gaelic learning for early years, to encourage sustained growth in the number of pupils going through Gaelic medium education (GME) and encourage parents to choose bilingual schooling.”

www.scotsman.com/news/education/new-3m-gaelic-school-to-be-built-on-skye-1-3234809

 

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