Issue - meetings

To implement the proposal published on 26 February 2018 to close Ysgol Bro Tegid, Ysgol Beuno Sant and Ysgol y Berwyn in Bala on 31 August 2019 and establish a 3-19 Learning Campus, Welsh Medium, community status, (“The Campus”), on the existing Ysgol y Berwyn site to open on 1 September 2019.

The item was submitted by Cllr Gareth Thomas 

RESOLVED

To implement the proposal published on 26 February 2018 to close Ysgol Bro Tegid, Ysgol Beuno Sant and Ysgol y Berwyn in Bala on 31 August 2019 and establish a 3-19 Learning Campus, Welsh Medium, community status, (“The Campus”), on the existing Ysgol y Berwyn site to open on 1 September 2019.

DISCUSSION

The report was submitted noting that on 13 February, the Cabinet approved the proposal for the closure of Ysgol Bro Tegid, Ysgol Beuno Sant and Ysgol y Berwyn on 31 August 2019 and for the Welsh Medium 3-19 Learning Campus, community status, to be established on the existing site of Ysgol y Berwyn to open on 1 September 2019. An objection period was then held and statutory notices were issued on the proposal to close the schools. No objections were received during this objection period.

It was added that this would be the last step in the process of opening the new Campus. It was noted that a Shadow Governing Body would be established following the Cabinet's decision that would appoint a new Head teacher to the Learning Campus. It was explained that the building would be ready in September 2018, there would be a bridging period where the schools would be able to use the resources available at the new building