Talk:Education in Wales/Archive 1

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Archive 1

Suggested minor change to Intro

User:Mais Oui! has advised (in Education in Scotland edit history) that changes to “long standing” article introductions must be discussed first. His response to the attempt to tidy and make consistent with other similar articles has been to revert all of them without discussion.

In suggesting the following, single sentence, I was attempting to provide context to all readers, regardless of nationality. No change of substance to the content was made.

The system of Education in Wales is part of the overall system of education in the United Kingdom but differs in certain respects from the system used elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

I am not aware of the policy regarding changes to “long standing” intros., so would appreciate guidance.

I would also welcome comment on whether the suggested amendment harms the content or context of the article in any way – or whether it should stand as an improvement to the set of articles covering education in the UK. leaky_caldron 08:04, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

The above User has left an identical comment here:

Talk:Education in Scotland#Suggested minor change to Intro

I have responded there. If other Users wish to participate, please do so there, as there is little value in duplication. --Mais oui! 08:23, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Higher Education

The article ('Higher Education' section, paragraph 3) says “Overall there are 11 HE institutions in Wales including one music conservatoire, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.” This source says there are twelve. Has the Open University in Wales been excluded deliberately, or is it an oversight? Daicaregos (talk) 11:43, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Bilingual education

There appear to be three types of secondary school in Wales, based on the language of tuition:

English-medium schools, which use English except when teaching other languages, e.g. Cardiff High School.
Welsh-medium schools, which use Welsh except when teaching other languages, e.g. Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf.
Bilingual schools, which use both English and Welsh for teaching a range of subjects, e.g. Caereinion High School.

Is this accurate? If so it merits mention in this article. Can we find a citation? Does this also apply to primary schools? We have the Category:Welsh medium schools. Should we also have Category:Bilingual schools in Wales and Category:English medium schools in Wales? Verbcatcher (talk) 11:08, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Do bilingual schools only exist in sparsely-populated areas where separate Welsh-medium and English-medium schools cannot be sustained? Verbcatcher (talk) 11:28, 9 June 2015 (UTC)