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Welsh-medium provision for native Welsh-speaking pupils with SEN. Policy & Issues. Module G106753 Inequalities in Education. A Human Right.
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Welsh-mediumprovisionfor native Welsh-speaking pupils with SEN Policy & Issues Module G106753 Inequalities in Education
A Human Right '...the right of pupils and parents of pupils with additional learning needs to receive educational provision in the language of their choice’ (WAG, 2006).
Legislation & Policy Context Issue Guidance Initiative
Issues Huw Roberts (2001) found instances where there was 'no Welsh medium provision for pupils with severe learning difficulties' (p.47). The Welsh Language Board affirmed a lack of statistical data (2004, p.3). This has not been addressed by the new Welsh Language Commission to date. In a broader context of bilingual education, there remains a lack of facilitated access to Welsh-medium secondary and higher education (Chaney, 2009; Jones and Martin-Jones, 2004) which impacts on native Welsh-speakers with SEN.
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