Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Resource Portal

A scheme to support Year 12 pupils, learners and students in their last year of studies with their applications to study Medicine.

• March: Introduction to the program
• April: Work experience
• May: C21 Cardiff University Medical School Curriculum
• May: Talks with a number of professional doctors
• June: Swansea University Medical School Curriculum
• June: Studying through the medium of Welsh and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Scholarship
• July: Alternative pathways to Medicine
• August: Summer break
• September: Question and answer session on the Personal Statement
• October: Traditional medical interviews
• November: MMI Interviews
• December: Interviews

REGISTER BELOW (Registration closing date - 4 February 2022):

This resource introduces students to some of the main theorists and theoretical works within the theme of sociological theory. Each unit contains the following:

• abstract 
• lecture in the form of short video presentations
• multiple choice quiz
• seminar questions
• bibliography.

Contributors to this theme:

• Dr Cynog Prys
• Dr Rhian Hodges
• Professor Rhys Jones
• Dr Siôn Llewelyn Jones
• Dr Huw Williams.

These resources have been created with support from the HEFCW Investment and Recovery Fund.

The individual units listed below are also available as one resource here.

An online session discussing the different aspects and lives of journalists living around the world. The first session is hosted by Maxine Hughes, who works as a journalist, and lives in Washington DC.

It is an opportunity for students and learners studying or interested in journalism to hear about Maxine’s work and to ask any questions. 

Thursday 20/01/2022 between 15:00-16:00

For more information contact Mared Jones m.jones@colegcymraeg.ac.uk

Free online conference on possible career options for those wishing to work with children or young people (not including teaching). The conference is held between 1.00 and 4.30pm on Wednesday 16 February 2022 through the medium of Welsh with no simultaneous translation. 

• 1.00: Keynote Speaker – Gwenllian Lansdown Davies, Chief Executive of Mudiad Meithrin  
• 2.00: Employability Panel – Jalisa Andrews and various speakers from the world of work including the Urdd, GISDA and Play Wales 
• 2.50: Enterprise – a talk with a farm mother and daughter who set up Cwtch Nursery in Carmarthenshire  
• 3.30: Further Qualification Panel – learn about pursuing other courses after college; speakers will discuss speech therapy, probation, university research, and social work.  
• 4.15: Open discussion
• 4.30: Finish

A free online conference that will be discussing the cultural and social dimension of the LGBTQ+ community in Wales. The conference is in Welsh with simultaneous translasion.

2 February 2022 (09:15 - 14:45)

Speakers:

• 09.30: 'LGBTQ+ Society, Sociology and Contemporary Wales' - Dr Rhian Hodges, Bangor University
• 10.15: 'LGBTQ+ History Training and why do we need it' - Noreena Shopland
• 11.00: Break
• 11.15: 'The Theatr of Aled Jones Williams and the queer art of failure' - Dr Gareth Llyr Edwards, Aberystwyth University
• 12.00: Lunch
• 13.00: Talk with the student and presenter, Mirain Iwerydd
• 13.15: 'The Multicoloured Lives of our Children's Literature' - Dr Siwan Rosser, Cardiff University
• 14.00: 'Stonewall Cymru: The Journey to Equality'' - Iestyn Wyn, Stonewall Cymru
• 14.45: Close and Discussion - Dr Gareth Evans Jones, Bangor University

For further information, please contact Dr Gareth Evans-Jones g.evans-jones@bangor.ac.uk 

These live revision webinars are organized by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol for year 12 and 13 students studying AS / A Level Welsh (First Language). The sessions will be hosted by lecturers from the Welsh departments of Bangor, Aberystwyth, Swansea and Cardiff universities, with the aim of enhancing your understanding of some of the literature topics you are studying in class.

The sessions will be held in Welsh through Zoom between 4.30-5.15pm on Wednesday afternoons, with the first session on Wednesday 1 December 2021.

2021

• 1 December 2021: Dafydd ap Gwilym, Dr Dylan Foster Evans, Prifysgol Caerdydd (Bl.13)
• 8 December 2021: Gwerthfawrogi Rhyddiaith, Yr Athro Angharad Price, Prifysgol Bangor (Bl.13 + Bl.12)

2022

• 2 February 2022: Ymarfer Papur Gramadeg, Dr Alex Lovell, Prifysgol Abertawe (Bl.12)
• 9 February 2022: Hedd Wyn (Ffilm), Yr Athro Tudur Hallam, Prifysgol Abertawe (Bl.12)
• 16 February 2022: Branwen, Dr Aled Llion Jones, Prifysgol Bangor (Bl.13)
• 2 March 2022: Martha, Jac a Sianco (Caryl Lewis), Dr Bleddyn Owen Huws, Prifysgol Aberystwyth (Bl.13)
• 9 March 2022: Sul y Mamau yn Greenham (Menna Elfyn), Dr Rhiannon Marks, Prifysgol Caerdydd (Bl.12)
• 16 March 2022: Y Genhedlaeth Goll (Alan Llwyd), Yr Athro Mererid Hopwood, Prifysgol Aberystwyth

The link for the event will be emailed to you on the day or the day before. Pupils, students, teachers and student teachers welcome. You'll be able to contribute or ask questions using the chat.

Remember to follow the @CymraegCCC Twitter account and Instagram @instagymraeg account for more information and news about Welsh as a Subject.

To register, click on the registration form link below:

Webinar: Studying Welsh at university

In year 12 or 13? Want to know more about studying Welsh as a subject at university? Find out more about what's on offer, and hear the opinions of our ambassadors studying the subject about their courses and their life as students of Welsh.

Presentation recorded in November 2021. Includes:

• General information about studying Welsh at university, e.g. Where can you study Welsh? What can you study in terms of courses and modules? What financial help is available? (up to 19 minutes)
• Conversation between our ambassadors and current students about studying Welsh at university (19 minutes onwards)

Welsh medium presentation.

Here you will have access to health and wellbeing resources that can be used in lectures, seminars or in personal tutoring meetings. Each resource is accompanied by an instruction sheet for the lecturer.

Resources include:

• Activity 1: The Wheel of Wellbeing
• Directions 1: The Wheel of Welfare
• Activity 2: The well-being self-assessment tool
• Directions 2: The well-being self-assessment tool

These resources have been prepared by Dyddgu Hywel, Senior Lecturer in Education, Cardiff Metropolitan University.

Sources of Help

If you have a medical emergency, serious problem or a threat to life, call 999

If you are worried about your mental health, the first step to getting help is to tell your GP.

A list of helplines, charities and useful information can be found on the meddwl.org website

These courses are for apprentices who already have some Welsh language skills. They enable apprentices to complete part of their qualification in Welsh. The first five units introduces the importance of the Welsh language as a skill for the workplace while the content of units 6 is tailored to different vocational subjects. 

HOW TO USE THE RESOURCES?

Everyone will complete Units 1-5 General and then select the version that suits them for Unit 6. Unit 6 has additional versions that have been tailored to the following five specific vocational subjects:

• Healthcare 
• Childcare
• Public Services
• Agriculture
• Construction

If you do not follow one of the above subjects, you will complete Unit 6 General.

WHICH LEVEL SHOULD YOU COMPLETE?

There are two levels of Prentis-iaith:

1. Prentis-iaith Awareness Level (for apprentices that have little or no Welsh language skills)
2. Prentis-iaith Understanding Level (for apprentices who already have some understanding of Welsh)

If you are unsure which level is suitable for you, use this quiz to determine the suitable level.

LEARNING PROVIDERS AND COLLEGES

These courses are also available via the learning portals of the main apprenticeship providers in Wales. Other providers wishing to make the courses available through their LMS should download the units from the zipfile that can be accessed below.

It is possible for learners to print certificates automatically after completeing each unit. Providers can also download versions below to manually fill in and award to students. 

Certificate (General)

Certificate (includes a blank space to note a particular subject)

This resource is a collection of resources to support educators who wish to introduce more Welsh in the delivery of the Level 2 Children's Care, Play Learning and Development: Core course.
The collection has been created to support educators in planning and setting classroom work activities or evidence based on learners' Welsh language skills.
The collection includes:
• a guide that explains how to use the resource.
• 'Mapping the Opportunities to introduce the Welsh language' document for each core unit.
• bilingual posters of the key terms for each unit.
• a resource that provides ideas for learners to use the Welsh language on work placements.

This collection consists of 30 blended learning sessions for learners studying Public Services courses at Level 3. 

The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 30 units to place within their local virtual learning platforms. 

These sessions are bilingual, the English slides can be used as reference, but the questions can only be answered in Welsh.  

Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold. 

Pod Jomec Cymraeg is a series of podcasts produced and presented by students from the Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture. Students interview notable contributors from the world of journalism and communication. The podcast series is aimed as student as well as audiences with an interested in media and culture.

In the series, JOMEC students and the teaching team will look at all aspects of journalism and communication in Wales. In each podcast one of our students will chat to someone who works in the field - from career advice to asking opinions about the hot topics of the day.