64 Gaelic Early

Years Setti ngs across 15 local

authoriti es off er parents the opportunity to introduce Gaelic to their children from

an early age.

There are a range of

ways to learn Gaelic as an adult including: local

evening classes, online, part-ti me distance learning and

full-ti me immersion courses. Details can be found at: www.learngaelic.scot

Being bilingual can

help your child understand how

language works and can make it easier

to learn other languages.

Research shows that

children educated through Gaelic are on a par with or outperform

children educated in one language in all subjects,

including English.

Gaelic Medium

Educati on started in 1985 with only 14

Primary School pupils. Now, there are 2,818 being

educated through the medium of Gaelic at Primary school level

across Scotland.

60 schools in

Scotland across 14 local authoriti es

can give your child the opportunity to become

bilingual through Gaelic Educati on.

Gaelic can be useful in all working

environments and there are career opportuniti es

in various areas including: teaching, public services,

media, youth work, tourism & music. If you have Gaelic, you have a

choice.

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Educati on started 8

Children in Gaelic

Educati on follow the same curriculum

as their peers in English Educati on; with the

added bonus of learning another

language!

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9 are a range of

Gaelic Educati on is

inclusive. Children or parents do not have

to be Gaelic speakers and it is available as part of the Scotti sh educati on

system. There are no fees.

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10 FACTS ABOUT GAELIC EDUCATION

4 of Scotland’s

universiti es off er Gaelic Teacher

Training Courses with learning opportuniti es

from Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye.

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Gheibh pàrantan

cothrom Gàidhlig a thoirt don cuid

chloinne bho aois òg tro 64 Buidhnean Thràth-

bhliadhnaichean Gàidhlig a bhios a’ coinneachadh air

feadh 15 ùghdarrasan ionadail.

Tha grunn

dhòighean ann sam faod inbhich Gàidhlig

ionnsachadh: clasaichean oidhche ionadail, air-loidhne,

ionnsachadh air astar pàirt-thìde agus cùrsaichean bogaidh làn-thìde. Gheibhear fi osrachadh

aig:www.learngaelic.scot

Ma tha am

pàiste agaibh dà-chànanach, faodaidh

sin an cuideachadh gus tuigsinn mar a tha cànanan

ag obrachadh agus bidh e nas fh asa dhaibh

cànanan eile ionnsachadh.

Tharannsachadh

a’ sealltainn gu bheil clann a gheibh oideachadh tron Ghàidhlig a’ dèanamh a cheart cho math ri no nas

fh eàrr na clann a gheibh foghlam tro aon chànan anns

a h-uile cuspair, agus sin a’ gabhail a-steach

Beurla.

Thòisich Foghlam tron

Ghàidhlig ann an 1985 le dìreach 14

sgoilearan bun-sgoile. A-nis, tha 2,818 ann am Foghlam tron Ghàidhlig

aig ìre na bun-sgoile ann an Alba.

Tha 4 de na

h-oilthighean ann an Alba a’ tabhann

Cùrsaichean Trèanaidh airson Teagasg na Gàidhlig le cothroman ionnsachaidh

ann bho Dhùn Èideann gu ruige an t-Eilean

Sgitheanach.

Tha 60 sgoil

ann an Alba ann an 14 ùghdarrasan

ionadail a’ toirt cothrom do chloinn a bhith

dà-chànanach tro Fhoghlam

Gàidhlig.

Faodaidh Gàidhlig a bhith

feumail sa h-uile raon obrach agus tha cothroman

ann gus iomadh seòrsa dreuchd a thoirt a-mach le

Gàidhlig: teagasg, seirbheisean poblach, na meadhanan, obair

le òigridh, turasachd is ceòl. Ma tha Gàidhlig agaibh,

tha roghainn agaibh.

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Bidh clann ann

am Foghlam Gàidhlig a’ leantainn

an aon churraicealaim ri clann ann am Foghlam Beurla; agus a bharrachd

air sin gheibh iad cothrom cànan eile

ionnsachadh!

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Faodaidh pàiste sam bith

Foghlam Gàidhlig a dhèanamh. Chan fh eum

Gàidhlig a bhith aig a’ phàiste no na pàrantan aca agus tha

Foghlam Gàidhlig ri fh aotainn mar phàirt de shiostam

foghlaim na h-Alba. Chan eil cìsean rim

pàigheadh.

pàiste sam bith 3

10 Puingean mu Fhoghlam Gàidhlig

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