that there is a lack of Welsh history teaching but that the WJEC was moving towards GCSE history where of the three units taught, two of these will include a fundamental Welsh perspective. In 2020, on the national curriculum in Wales UCAC, were concerned about "ability and willingness" to teach Welsh history as not all history teachers are Welsh. Swansea University historian Martin Johnes added that "There is no guarantee that any pupil will learn about medieval conquest, the flooding of Tryweryn, the Second World War, the struggles for civil rights, or the rise of democracy." he added that there is a danger of discrepancy based on which school pupils attend. A 2021 Estyn report found that Welsh students had "little knowledge" of Welsh history. In 2022, Plaid Cymru Member of Senedd, Heledd Fychan criticised the lack of Welsh history teaching in Wales, adding that Welsh children know more about England under the Tudors than about the history of Wales. She also criticised Labour politician Neil Kinnock who said that Wales had practically no history between the 16th and 18th centuries. In the same year, Dr Stephen Thompson of Aberystwyth University has said tat children in Wales in both Welsh and english medium schools are growing up "without any real sense of the history of their own communities and are far more conversant with the history of other countries”. Teacher, Iwan Jones said "Welsh history has been neglected over the past 30 or 40 years." Jones says that the main area to improve is to provide modern resources for teachers to better teach Welsh history. Gaynor Legall, of the history group The Heritage & Cultural Exchange had previously said to a Senedd Committee, “I want the kids who live in the docks…to know about north Wales…as much as I want the people in Harlech…to know about the docks and about the coal industry…because it’s about Wales.” History Grounded Elin Jones' book History Grounded was provided to all schools in Wales by the Welsh Government in early 2022 in time for the 2022/2023 academic year. Sian Gwenllian, the designated member from Plaid Cymru for the cooperation agreement, noted that Jones' book adds a "positive development" and will help to support teachers in teaching Welsh history. Gwenllian added that a proper understanding of Welsh history is an "integral part of ensuring that young people in Wales understand their nation’s past, present and