Ysgol Gynradd Llanilar is top of the class after successfully gaining the Gold Standard for Welsh language learning – the first school in the county to do so.

At the end of a challenging year, Ysgol Llanilar is celebrating the success of obtaining the Gold Standard of the Welsh Language Charter.

The village school has achieved this feat by implementing innovative work to develop the Welsh language beyond the boundaries of the school and promoting and encouraging the language in the wider community.

The work is led by the Cewri Cymraeg (Welsh Giants) who take their duties seriously, under the leadership of Rhiannon Salisbury, charter co-ordinator.

Mrs Salisbury said: “We are over the moon! It’s the pinnacle of our year and a wonderful end to the Cewri Cymraeg’s time in the primary as they progress to secondary.”

The Welsh Language Charter is in place in all the county’s primary schools and is also developing in the Secondary Sector.

Cllr Catrin Miles, Ceredigion County Council’s Cabinet member for schools, said: “Congratulations to Ysgol Gynradd Llanilar for their success. Reaching the Gold Standard of the Welsh Language Charter is not easy, so well done.”