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Possibility of setting up a Gaelic school in Edinburgh

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:57 am
by Gràisg
It's only a subheading in a P&J article but Linda Fabiani is considering it it seems

culture minister reveals plans ‘going forward’ on possibility of setting up a Gaelic school in Edinburgh
Scottish Government committed to future of Gaelic

Published: 30/01/2009
Tuilleadh air làrach Press and Journal:

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Articl ... 9?UserKey=

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:57 am
by Seonaidh
Gu dearbh, I am rather surprised to hear, apparently, that there isn't at least one there already.

According to tha last census for which details are fully available (1991), there are more Gaelic speakers in Fife than there are in Perth & Kinross. Yet P&K has (to my knowledge) two high schools with some Gaelic medium provision, while Fife has not a single school where Gaelic can even be studied in the same way that French or Spanish might be.

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:49 pm
by akerbeltz
Uell, bha sin an eisimeil nan daoine a bha a' stiùireadh Roinn an Fhoghlaim sna comhairlean ionadail ann fad na linn a chaidh seachad, nach robh... Ma bha iad-san sa bheachd nach e rud a bhuineas dhan sgìre a tha sa Ghàidhlig, chan fhaigheadh tu cead no airgead. Poileasaidh nàiseanta ann no as.

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:43 pm
by *Alasdair*
Seonaidh wrote:Gu dearbh, I am rather surprised to hear, apparently, that there isn't at least one there already.

According to tha last census for which details are fully available (1991), there are more Gaelic speakers in Fife than there are in Perth & Kinross. Yet P&K has (to my knowledge) two high schools with some Gaelic medium provision, while Fife has not a single school where Gaelic can even be studied in the same way that French or Spanish might be.
There is also Gaelic in Bun-sgoil Goodleyburn too in Perth.

Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:11 pm
by Seonaidh
Yes. Tha mi a' creidsinn gur ann air sg`ath 's Goodley burn a tha foghlam Gaidhlig ann am Perth Academy.