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Bella Caledonia
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2026
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The ‘crisis of Scottish Gaelic’ is not some new phenomenon.
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Funding is distributed across several core areas:
- Broadcasting: The majority of funding goes to MG ALBA for Gaelic television and media, accounting for more than £12 million of the annual spend.
- Education & Learning: Approximately £10 million is disbursed by the Scottish Government directly for Gaelic-medium education and learning programs.
- Bòrd na Gàidhlig: The principal Gaelic public body receives around £5.1 million annually to fund its operations and community development.
- Cultural Centers & Heritage: Additional capital is regularly earmarked for heritage
“There really isn’t enough discussion about how *little* Gaelic Medium Education provision there actually is, even in traditional Gaelic heartlands. For example, only around 17% of all primary schools in the Highlands and Islands offer GME.”
There is no secondary school in the nation’s capital offering Gaelic Medium Education.
An obvious place to start would be to make Gaelic available in all schools, and the default language in the Highlands and Islands.
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