News > Events > Meuran National Gaelic Conference

The development of Gaelic education in Scotland was the subject of a special conference staged in Inverness and hosted by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE), Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS), and the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).

Dr Dylan Jones, Headteacher of Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg, Welsh Medium secondary school in Barry, Glamorgan, in South Wales was the keynote speaker.
The conference was also be addressed by Frank Crawford, HM Chief Inspector, HMIE; Stuart Ritchie, Director of Curriculum and Assessment, LTS; and Gill Stewart, Director of Qualifications, SQA. In addition, each of these three Scottish organisations held a workshop illustrating good practice in Gaelic language.

HMIE also used this conference to launch Gaelic translations of key documents already in use throughout Scottish education. These are The Journey to Excellence, How good is our school? and Child at the Centre, as well as their supporting leaflets.

Speaking about the HMIE element of the Conference, Senior Chief Inspector Graham Donaldson said, ‘I am glad to see these key documents now translated into Gaelic and available to encourage education professionals to discuss innovation and improvement in the medium of Gaelic. It is important that Scotland’s education system is as inclusive as possible, and, through this Conference, together with our colleagues at LTS and the SQA, we are taking a major step forward in helping to develop Gaelic language.'

The following presentations are avilable:

Stuart Ritchie - Learning Teaching Scotland

Gill Stewart and Robert Quinn - Scottish Qualifications Authority

Dr Dylan Jones - Headteacher Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg

Mary MacMillan and Linda Christie - Learning Teaching Scotland workshop

Marilyn Waters - Scottish Qualifications workshop

Norma Young and Karen Young - HM Inspectorate of Education workshop (to follow)

Please click here to view our press release