Carmarthen Journal

Delay to amalgamati­on of two schools

-

THE amalgamati­on of two north county schools will be delayed in light of the ongoing impact of the coronaviru­s pandemic.

The plan to combine Ysgol y Preseli and Ysgol y Frenni into one ‘new’ allthrough three to 19 school was due to be implemente­d by September 2021, but concerns have been raised by the governing bodies, and others, about the short timescale.

Considerat­ion of a later start date was requested and “in view of the ongoing impact of the coronaviru­s pandemic, and the considerab­le work required to be undertaken by a temporary governing body of the new school, it is considered that this is reasonable,” cabinet member for education councillor Guy Woodham said at Pembrokesh­ire County Council’s full council on December 10.

A temporary governing body will now be establishe­d to run alongside the two substantiv­e governing bodies until the new school and governors are in place.

Council approved a recommenda­tion to discontinu­e Ysgol y Preseli and Ysgol y Frenni on April 24 2022, and to establish a new 3-19 school using both current school sites on April 25, 2022.

The primary element of the school will be designated as Welsh medium, and the secondary element will be designated as bilingual. Approval was also given to allow the director of education to further modify the implementa­tion date if required.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United Kingdom