Remember Gaelic – Tick the Box!

In the coming weeks, we will all be completing Scotland’s Census. It is vital that everyone who has Gaelic reflects this as this information helps the Government to develop its policies, plan and run public services and allocate funding – with Gaelic as part of that.

Whether you’re a fluent speaker, you’re a listener of Radio nan Gàidheal or you like to watch BBC ALBA – remember to tick the box!

Maybe you speak to your family in Gaelic or have been doing a course online throughout lockdown – remember to tick the box!

Whatever your relationship with Gaelic, if you can speak, read, write or understand it – tick the box!

Question 14 asks you to tick the boxes as to whether you can understand, speak, read or write Gaelic. Please be sure to tick all that apply to you and do the same for each member of your household, including children.

Question 16 asks for your main language – if your main language is Gaelic, it’s important that you answer accordingly. If you speak Gaelic at home, at work, with family and friends – it may be your main language. Consider how much of your day is spent talking/listening/reading/writing in Gaelic.

You can also complete the census in Gaelic – online only. It doesn’t matter about spelling, it’s not a test. We’d encourage everyone who can do that to do so.

If you prefer a paper copy, you can request that (in English only).

Go on! Tick the box!