DH and I are both English and moved to Wales for uni. We’ve stayed on and raised our family.
The local Welsh medium schools seem a lot better than the English ones and we can’t afford private. So we’re thinking of sending our little one (almost 2) to the Welsh primary and then assess on secondary later on. Most speakers around us are 2nd language so DS wouldn’t be the only person who doesn’t have the language at home.
Has anyone had any experience with education not through their first language? We’re slightly put off by our neighbours who had two extremely bright children but felt they didn’t quite reach their potential at school because the high fluency never came naturally, as well as resources being more limited.
Keen to hear people’s experiences on Welsh medium education from a non-Welsh background.