Pupils who who want to move to a Welsh-medium school are now being supported by an online immersion course.
Latecomers to Welsh-medium education can get up-to-speed to becoming bilingual by using Powys County Council's first-ever online immersion course.
The council said the Athrawon Bro Service-led course is important as part of plans to build a bilingual future for Powys' young people.
Cllr Phyl Davies, Cabinet Member for Education and Property, said: “I’m delighted that we are offering this immersion course online to those learners that have decided to switch to Welsh-medium education.
“Improving access to Welsh-medium provision across all key stages of education is one of the strategic aims in our Strategy for Transforming Education in Powys 2020-2030.
“The evidence from the rest of Wales is that bilingual/Welsh-medium provision offers the best opportunity for learners to become fully bilingual, whilst also creating a dynamic outward looking cultural environment.
“We want to improve access to Welsh-medium provision across all the key stages of education and increase the opportunities for children and young people in Powys, and those who move into the county, to become fully bilingual.”
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