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AGREED: · To accept Ceredigion County Council's Annual Monitoring Report of the Welsh Language Standards (2025-2026). · To approve that the full report is presented to the Council's Cabinet for approval and publication on the Council's corporate website, as required by the Welsh Language Standards procedure, in accordance with the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011. · That the Language Policy Officer sent a supporting letter to the ARFOR Regional Programme Manager to support the case for the programme on behalf of the Committee.
AGREED to note the report.
AGREED to accept the report.
AGREED to recommend the adoption of TUC Cymru Twf Charter by Cabinet.
i. Councillor John Roberts apologised for his inability to attend the meeting. ii. Non Davies, Corporate Manager: Culture and Huw Owen, Training Officer - Welsh in the Workplace apologised for their inability to attend the meeting.
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There were no disclosures of personal/ prejudicial interests.
It was RESOLVED to confirm as a true record of the minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2025. Matters arising: None.
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AGREED: · To accept Ceredigion County Council's Annual Monitoring Report of the Welsh Language Standards (2025-2026). · To approve that the full report is presented to the Council's Cabinet for approval and publication on the Council's corporate website, as required by the Welsh Language Standards procedure, in accordance with the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011. · That the Language Policy Officer sent a supporting letter to the ARFOR Regional Programme Manager to support the case for the programme on behalf of the Committee.
The Language Policy Officer presented the Annual Monitoring Report of Welsh Language Standards for 2025-2026 on the implementation of Welsh Language Standards in accordance with the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011. An overview of the Highlights, Welsh Language for the Public, the Workplace and the Community as outlined in the report was provided. From a workplace perspective, 97% according to the data from the Council’s staff survey could use their Welsh language skills during their working day and 84% wanted to improve their Welsh language skills, both an increase on the previous year. In addition, 100% of registrars spoke Welsh, 3,947,821 words were translated in 2025-26 and the ‘Ladis ar y Lôn’ reel had reached the second largest audience in the history of the official Ceredigion County Council social media pages. It was reported that focus would be given to the following areas in 2026-27: · Amendment of the Internal Use of the Welsh Language Policy · Launch and promote the TUC Cymru Twf Charter · Monitor the language standard of independent companies that received contracts from Ceredigion County Council · Develop opportunities to use the Welsh language informally in the workplace The Language Policy Officer explained there were no significant changes from 2024-25 to the data presented in the appendices for 2025-26. There was an increase in the number of training sessions offered in Welsh to staff; however, this may not be a true reflection of the number offered, as sessions could be cancelled when interest was low. The following main points were raised during discussions: · Members stated it was encouraging that 84% of Council staff wanted to improve their Welsh language skills and felt this was due to services working together to promote the language. In relation to Language Levels, it was noted that staff sometimes felt more confident in one area such as writing and reading, compared to listening/ speaking. In the future, the Council intended to move from the ALTE to the CEFR framework. · In relation to the ARFOR programme, it was understood that Welsh Government’s new administration would discuss any future programmes in the next few months. The Committee stated there was a strong desire for the programme to continue given its positive impact on Ceredigion along with other counties. · In relation to the Council’s Translation Service, the service was available to all Council Services and translation was completed by professional translators. Any work completed with the support of technology was proofread, as recommended by the Welsh Language Commissioner. · It was noted that concerns had been raised with the quality of Welsh translations in the Boxphish's cyber security awareness training materials. The Language Policy Officer explained that she was working closely with Boxphish to rectify the issues, and the Chair stated she would discuss the matter with the relevant service, in her role as the Cabinet Member for Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Customer Services. It was AGREED: · To accept Ceredigion County Council's Annual Monitoring Report of the Welsh Language Standards (2025-2026). · To approve that the full report is presented to the Council's Cabinet for approval and publication on the Council's corporate website, as required by the Welsh Language Standards procedure, in accordance with the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011. · That the Language Policy Officer sent a supporting letter to the ARFOR Regional Programme Manager to support the case for the programme on behalf of the Committee.
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AGREED to note the report.
The Interim Welsh Language in Education Leader presented the Annual Monitoring Report of the Welsh in Education Strategic Plan for 2024-25, submitted to the Welsh Government on 31 July 2025. She extended her thanks to Menna Beaufort Jones and Menna Sweeney, who had left their roles earlier in the year, for their work and ambition to transform access to Welsh medium education across Ceredigion. There was a Statutory duty on all local authorities to prepare a 10-year plan outlining their vision for growing Welsh-medium education. Local authorities were also required to prepare a 5-year overview and a precise action plan to ensure the targets were met. An overview of the 7 outcomes, achievements, risks and mitigation measures as outlined in the report for 2024-25 was provided. It was noted that in a bid to refine Forums and avoid duplication, a new structure was piloted; however, as the pilot evolved, it was realised that the sub-committee was unable to drive the WESP outcomes effectively or sharply enough. Therefore, to report back to this sub-committee, they met termly and as required, with a specific outcomes’ forum. Following the submission of the 2024-25 to the Welsh Government, the local authority received positive feedback. It was noted that officers involved with the Welsh in Education Strategic Plan from the local authority and Welsh Government worked closely together. The service was currently in the process of writing the 2025-26 report for year 4 of the plan, due to be submitted to Welsh Government by 31 July 2026. Early indications suggested 99.6% of pupils aged 4 received Welsh education in Ceredigion. In addition, there was an aspiration from the educational workforce to learn Welsh, subject to funding to support supply cover. The following main points were raised during discussions: · The Chair thanked all involved for their enthusiasm to transform access to Welsh education across Ceredigion. · Since the start of the transition to amend the language medium of the foundation learning at the 5 schools, no concerns had been raised, only praise and positivity and parents were very supportive of the change. Resources and drop-in sessions were arranged for the start of the academic year for the schools. In addition, 76 parents from the 5 schools were on the journey to learn Welsh, with one class nominated for learning Welsh, with the winner to be announced at Eisteddfod Genedlaethol y Garreg Las, and one parent was a finalist in the Welsh Learner of the Year award. · Following the need to promote Welsh education, the ‘Byw a Bod: One life two languages’ booklet had been revamped and a video based on the booklet had been produced. A poster on the Welsh educational journey of a pupil in Ceredigion and an education promotion scheme would be presented to the Forum next week, with a view to roll-out and promote from September onwards. · It was noted that the links for ‘SaySomethinginWelsh’ and ‘Duolingo’ were available on the Council’s Learning Welsh website. In addition, 50 episodes of the ‘Cymraeg Bob Dydd’ podcast produced by the local authority were available on the website, and all schools had received the link. It was noted that Rhiannon Taylor, Learn Welsh Tutor tutored both parents and the workplace. Initially, the lessons were only for parents of the 5 schools in the transition phase, however, it was since open to all parents and was held remotely on Zoom. It was AGREED to note the report.
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AGREED to accept the report.
Consideration was given to the report updating Members on Ceredigion County Council’s Street Naming and Numbering Policy. The report outlined how the Street Naming and Numbering function had progressed over the last year (April 2025 - March 2026). The Street Naming & Numbering Officer explained that Ceredigion were a part of the Place Names Forum (Fforwn Enwau Lleoedd) chaired by Is-adran Cymraeg 2050 at Welsh Government. A research report “Place name changes in Wales: research on current trends” was produced by the Welsh Government, with input from the forum. In addition, Welsh Government through DataMapWales had produced a place names recording map which could be used to record any place names, or other elements of the Welsh natural, topographic or built landscape. This information would be shared with Wikipedia, Mapio Cymru / Open Street Map, and the List of Historic Place Names of Wales, to ensure any contributions appeared on as many different resources as possible to encourage their use. It was noted that in accordance with the Council’s Street Naming and Numbering Policy approved in 2016, all newly named streets must be named in Welsh only. It was AGREED to accept the report.
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AGREED to recommend the adoption of TUC Cymru Twf Charter by Cabinet.
The Corporate Lead Officer: People and Organisation presented the report on the Twf – The Welsh Language at Work Charter (Twf Charter), developed by TUC Cymru as a national framework supporting employers, trade unions and employees to work together to create inclusive bilingual workplaces and increase the day-to-day use of Welsh at work. The Twf Charter was formally launched at the National Eisteddfod 2025 and aligned with national priorities including Cymraeg 2050 and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, recognising the workplace as a key environment for sustaining and growing the use of Welsh. Twf Charter was described as an enabling framework, rather than a prescriptive or compliance-based scheme, and was built around four core principles as outlined in the report. The Charter did not impose mandatory targets or quotas but instead encouraged organisations to commit publicly to progressive improvement, working in partnership with recognised trade unions. All parties including recognised Trade Unions were supportive in taking the steps required to adopt the Charter, should Cabinet approve on 7 July 2026. There were no direct financial implications arising from adoption itself and any future actions would be developed incrementally, aligned with existing Welsh language and workforce strategies. If adopted, TUC Cymru would provide an A1 board to be displayed in Penmorfa. It was noted that subject to Cabinet agreement, a launch would be held locally in Ceredigion in July, with a larger launch to announce the adoption of the Charter alongside other nearby local authorities and Pembrokeshire National Park at Eisteddfod Genedlaethol y Garreg Las on 5 August 2026. Further information would be shared with the Committee in due course. It was AGREED to recommend the adoption of TUC Cymru Twf Charter by Cabinet.
The following items were suggested by Committee Members: · Update on ARFOR / new funding streams from Welsh Government
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