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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.61,0:00:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,RJ: "Cwrs Carlam" is a teaching approach\Nthat was designed to enable pupils
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.20,0:00:15.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who come from English\Nmedium primary schools
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.79,0:00:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to develop the linguistic skills\Nin the Welsh language
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.53,0:00:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they're fluent by the time\Nthey leave the comprehensive.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.46,0:00:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea behind it is that\Nby the time they're in year 9,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.15,0:00:28.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so after three years\Nin a comprehensive school,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.40,0:00:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the pupils will be in a position\Nto set their GCSEs in Welsh Language
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.80,0:00:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they will then go on in year 10 and 11\Nto study for their AAS and Welsh language.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.55,0:00:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyond that, they will leave\Nthe school when ready
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.80,0:00:47.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to further education or employment\Nwith the language skill developed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.02,0:00:51.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,BW: Well, the Cwrs Carlam obviously\Ngives the pupils an opportunity
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.17,0:00:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to live themselves\Nwithin the Welsh language
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.51,0:00:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to hear the Welsh language\Nwithin a classroom and around school
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.20,0:00:59.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the extracurricular activities\Nthat we have on offer
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.97,0:01:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also to gain\Ntwo extra qualifications early.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.54,0:01:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have two transition teachers employed\Nby the school in the primary school
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.31,0:01:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they're involved with teaching\Ntheir pupils on a weekly basis
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.78,0:01:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they are then involved with
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.80,0:01:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,working in collaboration with the primary\Nschool teachers and assessing them
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.53,0:01:21.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a termly basis\Nin the language skills:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.48,0:01:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reading, writing, and oracy, of course.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.75,0:01:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the main emphasis on oracy\Nwithin the Key Stage 2.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.81,0:01:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of year 6,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.41,0:01:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their results with regards to the key\Nstage levels in Welsh second language
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.56,0:01:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as teacher assessments\Nacross the board in the core subjects,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.75,0:01:41.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,CAT scores then decide
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.25,0:01:44.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which pupils are suitable\Nfor the fast-track class.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.80,0:01:48.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With any language if it's about speaking\Nand gaining the confidence
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.88,0:01:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so giving them as enough opportunities\Nto hear and use the Welsh language
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.53,0:01:54.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is of the utmost importance,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.26,0:01:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is why we teach those five\Nother subjects bilingually as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.54,0:02:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would be history, RE, PE, PSC
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.52,0:02:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that they can hear\Nthe language all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.10,0:02:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,LC: In doing other subjects\Nthrough the medium of Welsh's.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.79,0:02:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think has widened\Nour grasp with that subject
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.96,0:02:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give us a more\Ncomplex grasp with that subject
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.40,0:02:15.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then in terms of Welsh\Ngiving us a wide vocabulary.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.99,0:02:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it has definitely improved\Nmy confidence linguistically
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.56,0:02:20.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just in communication\Nand teamwork in skills
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.84,0:02:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,FT: I thought it'd be\Nquite a hard transition
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.85,0:02:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I'm from\Nan English-medium primary school
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.23,0:02:29.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I found that it was quite easy\Nbecause this is not on your own
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.20,0:02:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you've got all the teachers\Nhelping you as well
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.50,0:02:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then soon you doing subjects\Nin Welsh like history, geography, and RE.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.75,0:02:38.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And soon you remember words in history
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.78,0:02:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like 'canrif' is century\Nand 'chwyldro' is revolution
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.02,0:02:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it was much easier\Nthan I thought it was going to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.96,0:02:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,BW: The results with regards to Welsh\Nat Key Stage 3, 4, and 5 are excellent
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.78,0:02:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, you know, well above national\Naverages and local authority averages.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.82,0:03:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I definitely think that it's benefited\Nthe school and the pupils in general.