Gaelic Culture Pulse

Community Learning Initiatives

• 🔥 Free Beginner Courses in Perth and Kinross: Two free Gaelic language courses are set to launch in Perth and...

Education specialist James McEnaney scrutinises more than 20 education-related commitments from the SNP's 2021 manifesto, finding that few have been fully delivered – critical scrutiny for Gaelic-medium education progress.

Ongoing commitment shines through fresh opportunities:

• Annual £100k budget enables up to £10k per Gaelic project
• Up to 2 years' funding for...

Emerging trend: Scottish councils are prioritizing accessible Gaelic education through targeted programs.

• North Ayrshire's 2024-2029 Language Plan...

The Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 and pending legislation are central to shaping contemporary Gaelic language policy.

Bilingual Gaelic language debate motions from Twinkl improve oracy skills, ideal for Gaelic-medium education, debating clubs, and exploring Scottish heritage in classrooms.

BBC Alba has vacant Gaelic job positions open – lorg dreuchdan bàna! Ideal chance for talent in Gaelic media broadcasting.

Gaelic Specific Grants (GSG) are designed to promote Gaelic's use and learning, allocated annually by the Scottish Government as a key funding mechanism. This ties directly to broader language policy initiatives, framing Gaelic as an economic asset.

Gaelic education opportunity: Full-time Primary Gaelic Teacher at Rockfield Primary School in stunning Argyll & Bute. Closes Friday 1st May 2026 – apply now!

• Key achievement: Gaelic medium education expanded with new units in Highland and Western Isles.
• Supported by teacher bursaries for remote areas to fill vacancies.
• Yet teacher recruitment challenges persist in rural posts, highlighting mixed progress.

Public Sector Gaelic Language Plans

• 🔥 SFC Gaelic Language Plan 2022-27: SFC will refresh procedures to support translation of telephone...

Key angles on Bòrd na Gàidhlig's role under the 2005 Act:

• Statutory process: Sets out Gaelic Language Plan development and provides support.
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Experience living Scottish Gaelic traditions amid stunning scenery on Cape Breton's Cabot Trail:

• Highlands preservation: Rugged terrain kept Gaelic...

Gaelic Arts Events

• 🔥 Oban Easter Fèis: More than 160 young people from Oban and Lorn participated in this year’s Easter Fèis.
• 🔥 Dual Poetry...

Over 160 young people from Oban and Lorn participated in this year’s Easter Fèis extravaganza, ’egg-celling’ with Easter-themed vibrancy in Gaelic arts and music.

• Celtic collaboration: Tŷ Newydd (Wales) and Moniack Mhor (Scotland) launch Travelling Between Voices, blending Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Scots,...

• Glasgow's Gaelic-medium school is the highest performing local authority secondary in the city, boosting GME visibility.
• National top spot goes to...

Prime opportunity for Gaelic-speaking teachers at ambitious Greenfaulds High School in Cumbernauld.

• Full-time role with North Lanarkshire Council,...

SNP Traditional Music Initiative

• 🔥 New National Performing Company: SNP plans to create a National Performing Company for Traditional Music,...

• New National Performing Company: SNP plans first new arts body in 20 years, matching status of opera and theatre with ~£25m funded peers
• Celtic...