A review of Scottish language education by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) has urged greater guidance in the teaching of the language and its use in Scottish medium schools. The team pointed to the rise in students studying through Scotland’s native language and the high quality of the teaching, as the BBC reports:
‘…the HMIE added that Scotland had the potential to lead Europe in the promotion of minority languages. In the newly-published report, inspectors said that in 2010-11 there were about 2,000 pre-school children and 2,312 primary pupils learning Gaelic.
They said growing numbers of youngsters entering Gaelic education did not already have it as their first language. A large percentage of children were also from homes where the language was not spoken. The HMIE said Gaelic had been a growth area in pre-school and primaries.’
Lets hope the SNP government in Scotland takes up the challenge.
AN SIONNACH FIONN 
A review of Scottish language education by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) has urged greater guidance in the teaching of the language and its use in Scottish medium schools. The team pointed to the rise in students studying through Scotland’s native language and the high quality of the teaching, as the BBC reports:
Lets hope the SNP government in Scotland takes up the challenge.
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