HMIe report on Lews castle college inspection

“Conversational Gaelic”

HMIe have just published a report on their recent inspection of Lews Castle College.

The report highlights many positive aspects of the College’s delivery of learning and teaching in the context of national targets.

As a co-partner in the Ulpan Gaelic Language Learning Programme, the Comhairle is delighted that Ulpan has been flagged up as an excellent example of sector leading and innovative practice.

Ulpan is a national immersion programme designed to develop quickly, learners’ skills in using conversational Gaelic.

“Western Isles.”

As well as helping to meet Gaelic targets within the Comhairle’s own Gaelic Language Plan, the Ulpan Courses delivered at LewsCastle College have been acknowledged by the HMIe to be of the highest standard.

This endorses the Ulpan programme at Lews Castle College as a centre of excellence and a model for other educational institutions throughout Scotland to follow.

Agnes Rennie, Chair of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar’s Comataidh Buileachaidh Plana Cànain said:

“I am delighted that the Ùlpan course being delivered by Lews Castle College has been recognised within the HMIe report as an excellent example of sector leading practice.  It has been of enormous benefit to the Comhairle in delivering its own Gaelic Language Plan and we look forward to seeing future increases in the number of Gaelic speakers in the Western Isles.”

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