Question group
Increasing the number of Welsh speakers
Questions in this group:
Increasing the number of Welsh speakers
3.2. What factors lead to some children being transferred out of Welsh-medium education at different stages - particularly at the transition from primary to secondary school - across various socio-linguistic, geographical, socio-economic, and demographic contexts?
Welsh Government, 2026
Increasing the number of Welsh speakers
3.1 What factors or interventions affect parents/guardians’ decisions on the language medium of their children’s education, across various socio-linguistic, geographical, socio-economic, and demographic contexts?
3.1a What factors affect parents/guardians’ decisions on the language medium of education for children with additional learning needs specifically, and how do these factors vary depending on the language(s) spoken at home?
3.1b What factors or interventions could increase the percentage of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic learners that start and remain within Welsh-medium education?
Welsh Government, 2026
Increasing the number of Welsh speakers
2.1 What factors affect the supply and use of Welsh-medium childcare and early years education, across various socio-linguistic, geographical, socio-economic, and demographic contexts?
2.1b What long-term changes to the supply and use of childcare and early years education have occurred since the COVID-19 pandemic, and what are their implications for Welsh-medium provision?
2.1c What type(s) of provision or support do families want from Welsh-medium providers?
2.1d What approaches (from the antenatal phase onwards) are effective in increasing use?
Welsh Government, 2026
Increasing the number of Welsh speakers
1.2. How can other forms of language transmission—such as through siblings, partners/spouses, extended family, peers or communities—be defined and understood, and how do they vary across socio-linguistic, geographical, socio-economic, and demographic contexts?
Welsh Government, 2026
Increasing the number of Welsh speakers
1.1. How can different forms of intergenerational language transmission be defined and understood, and how do they vary across socio-linguistic, geographical, socio-economic, and demographic contexts, as well as by gender and household type?
Welsh Government, 2026