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Help from home
Do you want to support your child without being a totally hyperactive parent?

See the world through their eyes, encourage their interests, and publish their masterworks on the net.

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About school
Which school should you choose? What will your child learn there - and what if it's all in Welsh?

If your child can't keep up - or simply won't go, who can you turn to?


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Help the school
Why not get involved - help out in class, join the PTA, or become a school governor.

And if you're really interested, find out how to get into teaching.


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Your experiences
I spend about an hour and a half on the computer every night.
Your questions
I'm trying to encourage my child to read more. Should I recommend books?
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Parent's pearls
"Fatherhood is pretending the present you love is soap-on-a-rope." - Bill Cosby
The facts
Almost one in five primary schools use Welsh as the only or primary medium for classes. 14% of Welsh schoolchildren between 7 and 11 learn Welsh as a first language, and 85% as a second language.


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