Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation.

The Cabinet Member for Education introduced a report to seek approval to begin consultations with the school communities with regard to amalgamation of the infant and junior schools to form a primary school. The agreed policy of the Council was to amalgamate infant and junior schools whenever appropriate, and the amalgamation of Penyffordd infant and junior schools would see the completion of the planned programme.

The Director of Lifelong Learning explained that the existing infant and junior schools were on separate sites; therefore the new school would be on a split site. Evidence showed that where appropriately organised and managed this did not have a negative impact on the outcomes of the school as demonstrated by other primary schools on split sites, and example of which is at Mynydd Isa.

Consultations would be undertaken in the New Year with staff, governors, parents/carers and the community following which a further report detailing the responses to the consultation would be presented to Cabinet.

RESOLVED:

That the process of consultations to be undertaken by officers early in the New Year be approved.