Learners in Newtown who want to move to a Welsh-medium education are now being supported by an online immersion course, the county council has said.
Powys County Council has started its first-ever online immersion course, which provides an opportunity for latecomers to Welsh-medium education to quickly get up-to-speed with their Welsh-language skills and begin their journey to becoming bilingual.
The immersion course, which is being led by the council’s Athrawon Bro Service, is the first step in developing Welsh-medium education immersion provision in Powys and will be an important provision as the council looks to build a bilingual future for Powys and its young people.
Cllr Phyl Davies, Cabinet Member for Education and Property, said: “I’m delighted that we are offering this immersion course online to those learners that have decided to switch to Welsh-medium education.
