Push for increase in Gaelic teachers

THE agency set up to promote Gaelic is to make a push to get more teachers who speak the language into the classroom.

Development agency Bord na Gaidhlig is aiming to meet the Scottish Government's aim of doubling the number of children entering primary one in Gaelic-medium education.

Around 1000 older Gaelic speakers are estimated to die every year, making the language's survival increasingly difficult.

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