Agnes Carter is a 16 year-old student from North Wales. Here she describes her experience of growing up attending bilingual schools in the rural community of Conwy, and why she thinks it’s so important for Welsh people to protect and promote their language and identity.

Sarah Illingworth is Editor at Impolitikal, and a Communications Manager with the Open University’s Learning and Teaching Innovation portfolio. She has an MSc in Poverty and Development from the University of Manchester. Read more by Sarah.