Western Isles Council has been awarded £35,000 of Scottish Government funding to help pupils learn new languages.
The council can invest the money in local priorities. This could include training
for primary teachers, strategic planning and development or employing more language
assistants.
In 2011 the Scottish Government made a commitment to introduce the model
over two Parliaments – by 2020 – so every primary school pupil will start learning
a second language in primary 1 and a third language at the latest in primary 5.
This
will bring Scotland into line with many other European countries where learning a
second language starts in early primary school and learning three languages is common.
Language learning funding
5 April 2015