Scottish Gaelic-medium education (Scottish Gaelic: Foghlam tro Mheadhan na Gàidhlig; FTG), also known as Gaelic-medium education (GME), is a form of education in Scotland that allows pupils to be taught primarily through the medium of Scottish Gaelic, with English being taught as the secondary language.
Gaelic-medium education is increasingly popular throughout Scotland, and the number of pupils who are in Gaelic-medium education has risen from 24 in 1985 (its first year)[1] to 5,066 in 2021.[2] The current figure is the highest number of Gaelic-medium education pupils in Scotland since the 2005 passage of the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act by the Scottish Parliament. Not included in this figure are university students at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Lews Castle College, or Ionad Chaluim Chille Ìle who are taking their degrees through the medium of Gaelic.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Scotland's Languages: Gaelic". Education Scotland. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Scottish Government (14 December 2021). "Pupil census 2021 supplementary data". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "HRH visits Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Scotland's only Gaelic language college". Prince of Wales. 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Gàidhlig agus Conaltradh Certhe". Lews Castle College (in Scottish Gaelic). University of Highlands and Islands. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "About us". Ionad Chaluim Chille Ìle. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.