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​Plans progress for exciting 21st Century Schools proposals

Posted on : 26 Jan 2022

​Plans progress for exciting 21st Century Schools proposals
Caerphilly County Borough Council have progressed to the next steps of their exciting 21st Century Schools proposals under the Band B programme.

The 21st Century Schools proposals will include:
 
£4m Llancaeach Junior School and Llanfabon Infants School - A proposal to amalgamate both schools via the expansion and refurbishment of the existing Llanfabon Infants site. The new Primary School will offer places for 275 pupils plus nursery. Cabinet members have approved the recommendations outlined in the Consultation Report and plans will now proceed to Statutory Notice in line with the requirements of the School Organisation Code 2018.
 
£9m Plasyfelin Primary School - A proposal to build a new and enlarged replacement school in the grounds of the existing school site, to accommodate future projected demand within the area. The new school will provide 420 pupil places plus nursery. Cabinet members have approved the recommendations outlined in the Community Engagement Report and plans will now proceed to Planning Application stage and Full Business Case submission to Welsh Government.
 
An additional £416,063 has also been approved for Ysgol Gymraeg Cwm Gwyddon. Plans to relocate Ysgol Gymraeg Cwm Gwyddon to a new purpose-built Welsh medium provision school to be situated on the vacant site of the former Cwmcarn High School, were approved in April 2021 and are currently progressing through the Planning Application and Tendering process.
 
All three proposals will include facilities accessible to the wider community and work towards decarbonisation targets which are now embedded into all 21st Century Schools schemes.
 
Cllr Ross Whiting, Cabinet Member for Education and Leisure said, “We have a proven track record of developing state of the art facilities for our learners to improve, achieve and feel inspired, and I have no doubt that we will once again rise to the challenge.
 
We have bold ambitions to provide every learner with the best life chances and we are committed to doing this through the provision of high quality teaching, learning and leadership across our school settings.”
 
The 21st Century Schools programme is a major, long-term, strategic capital investment programme jointly funded by the Welsh Government. The programme also contributes to the Council's Wellbeing and Place Shaping Framework of investment across Caerphilly County Borough.

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