What is the Sabbatical Scheme?
What is the Sabbatical Scheme?
The Sabbatical Scheme is a language course
designed for teachers, lecturers, instructors
and classroom assistants who want to raise their standard of Welsh and gain
confidence in the use of the language. The aim of
the course is to develop and improve the Welsh of educational
practitioners (native speakers and learners) so that they can feel confident to teach
and administer through the medium of Welsh.
Who is the Sabbatical
Scheme for?
The higher-level course is aimed at
first language Welsh speakers or
learners who are able to speak Welsh
comparatively fluently, and who work
in the primary, secondary or FE sector.
The course is available to:
- full-time teachers and lecturers
- part-time teachers and lecturers
- staff from training companies
- newly qualified teachers *
- supply staff *
- classroom assistants *
The foundation-level (Sylfaen) course is aimed at second-language Primary school teachers who speak a small amount of Welsh (Entry-level) already.
The entry-level (Mynediad) course is aimed at second-language classroom assistants who have very little or no prior knowledge of the Welsh language.
Who pays?
The course is free of charge. The Welsh
Government is responsible for all training
costs including supply costs, travel and
subsistence.