The report 'Young People and the Highlands and Islands: Maximising Opportunities' presents the findings of a wide-ranging study focused on the changing attitudes and aspirations of young people aged 15-30 in relation to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The study builds on previous research undertaken in 2015, exploring how opportunities around education, training and employment can be maximised for all young people. A total of 3,130 young people from within and outwith the region contributed to the research, sharing their views on the Highlands and Islands as a place to live, work and study.
The majority (68%) of participants did not have any Gaelic language skills. Just under one fifth (18%) had a little Gaelic, 6% said they had some Gaelic and 7% were fluent in Gaelic: 32 % in all. The launch of e-Sgoil in August 2016 has been an important development for educational
provision in the Outer Hebrides. e-Sgoil uses video technology to allow teachers to deliver classes from their homes, schools or e-Sgoil hubs to schools that are unable to employ staff within a particular subject. It was introduced to improve equity of subject choice in the Outer Hebrides but has been used to provide classes, particularly in Gaelic, to schools across Scotland. More encouraging picture than answers to binary yes/no census question showing 8% could speak, read or write Gaelic in 2011. Same survey in 2015 produced similar data Gaelic skills among young people in the islands: 8% fluent, 7% some Gaelic, 17% a little Gaelic: 33 % in all.
The majority (68%) of participants did not have any Gaelic language skills. Just under one fifth (18%) had a little Gaelic, 6% said they had some Gaelic and 7% were fluent in Gaelic: 32 % in all. The launch of e-Sgoil in August 2016 has been an important development for educational
provision in the Outer Hebrides. e-Sgoil uses video technology to allow teachers to deliver classes from their homes, schools or e-Sgoil hubs to schools that are unable to employ staff within a particular subject. It was introduced to improve equity of subject choice in the Outer Hebrides but has been used to provide classes, particularly in Gaelic, to schools across Scotland. More encouraging picture than answers to binary yes/no census question showing 8% could speak, read or write Gaelic in 2011. Same survey in 2015 produced similar data Gaelic skills among young people in the islands: 8% fluent, 7% some Gaelic, 17% a little Gaelic: 33 % in all.
