£51m to support growth in Welsh medium education

£51m of funding will go towards supporting the growth of Welsh medium education.

£46m has been allocated from the Welsh Medium Capital Grant and Childcare Offer Capital Grant, in addition to the £5m for the Pantycelyn development announced earlier this year.

It will support around 41 projects across 16 local authorities, and create an additional 2818 school and childcare places for Welsh medium learners.

Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning, Eluned Morgan, announced the funding. She said it will make a 'significant contribution':

New Welsh medium primaries in Merthyr Tydfil and Torfaen, the first ever Welsh medium school in Monmouth town, and an innovative Welsh language centre in Denbighshire are among the 41 projects that will now be funded through the grant.

The Minister for Children, Huw Irranca-Davies welcomed the announcement. He said it would provide 'early learning opportunities' for Welsh learning.