Agenda item
School Organisation Planning: Proposed Establishment of a New High School in the West to Replace Glyn Derw High School and Michaelston Community College
- Meeting of Cabinet, Thursday, 10th December, 2015 3.30 pm (Item 82.)
- View the background to item 82.
Decision:
RESOLVED: that
1. Authority be delegated to the Director of Education and Director of Governance and Legal Services to publish a statutory notice to:
· Close Glyn Derw High School and Michaelston Community College (the Glyn Derw and Michaelston Federation) from 31 August 2017
· Establish a new replacement 11-18 community high school to serve the Caerau and Ely areas from 01 September 2017
· To transfer the newly established high school to new build premises on the current Glyn Derw High School site from September 2018
2. prior to implementation of the proposal a further report be provided to the Cabinet providing details of any objections received, the proposed responses to those objections and recommendations for implementation or otherwise of the proposal.
Minutes:
The Cabinet received a report detailing the responses received following consultation on a proposal for a new build high school in the West of the city from September 2018. It was reported that a total of 11 responses were received and the majority view expressed during the consultation at meetings and in written correspondence was one of support. The report detailed some concerns expressed together with mitigating factors.
RESOLVED: that
1. Authority be delegated to the Director of Education and Director of Governance and Legal Services to publish a statutory notice to:
· Close Glyn Derw High School and Michaelston Community College (the Glyn Derw and Michaelston Federation) from 31 August 2017
· Establish a new replacement 11-18 community high school to serve the Caerau and Ely areas from 01 September 2017
· To transfer the newly established high school to new build premises on the current Glyn Derw High School site from September 2018
2. prior to implementation of the proposal a further report be provided to the Cabinet providing details of any objections received, the proposed responses to those objections and recommendations for implementation or otherwise of the proposal.
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