Agenda item
SOP 21st Century - New Primary School provision to serve parts of Radyr, Morganstown, Creigiau, St Fagans and Fairwater
- Meeting of Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee, Tuesday, 21st January, 2020 4.30 pm (Item 35.)
- View the background to item 35.
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To carry out pre-decision and Policy Review scrutiny prior to its consideration by the Cabinet.
Minutes:
The Chairperson welcomed Councillor Sarah Merry (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member – Education, Employment and Skills) Nick Batchelar (Director Education and Lifelong Learning), Richard Portas (Programme Director, School Organisation Programme) and Michele Dudridge-Friedl (Operational Manager, Planning and Provision) and Meirion Prys Jones to the meeting.
Merion Prys Jones addressed the committee advising that Welsh Medium Education has been and remains a large challenge. Welsh immersion schools have been successful, but learning Welsh in English medium education has not been as successful. Based on other successful models, particularly in the Spanish Basque region it was felt that the planned dual stream establishment would enable close partnership working of the streams through sharing a site and facilities. It would also enable children within the predominantly English medium stream to build more secure welsh language acquisition.
Councillor Merry stated that there were very practical reasons for this proposal being considered, it is believed to be a very genuinely exciting way to grow the welsh language; other options have to be explored rather than welsh immersion.
The Chairperson invited questions and comments from members.
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Members asked whether the chosen model is likely to pose recruitment issues and were advised that, whilst it is accepted that recruiting the necessary teaching staff will be a challenge, Welsh Government are also involved in planning for this challenge.
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Members discussed the consultation and queried who was contacted and why. They heard as a new primary school being built in the area, local parents (within a 3 mile radius), child providers, ward councillors, and head teachers of nearby schools were contacted. The consultation document was published on the Council’s website, there was a public meetings and drop in sessions.
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Members sought clarification that a pupil could move from one stream to another and were advised that any move could only take place if there was a place available. |
AGREED – That the Chairperson writes to the Cabinet Member on behalf of the Committee expressing their comments and observations discussed during the way forward.
Supporting documents:
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Item 8 Provision Plasdwr Cover Report, item 35.
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Item 8 App A - Plasdwr Post Consultation Report, item 35.
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Item 8 App A - Cabinet Report - Final, item 35.
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Item 8 App 1 of App A - consultation document, item 35.
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Item 8 App 2 of App A - Notes of pupil meetings, item 35.
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Item 8 App 3 of App A - Notes of public meetings, item 35.
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Item 8 App 4 of App A - Notes of drop in sessions, item 35.
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Item 8 App 5 of App A - Formal responses to consultation, item 35.
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Item 8 App 6 of App A - Summary of responses appraisal of views 2712, item 35.
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Item 8 App 7 of App A - Summary analysis of responses, item 35.
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Item 8 App 8 of App A - Satutory Screening Tool, item 35.
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Item 8 App 9 of App A - Cymraeg 2050 strategy, item 35.
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