The Welsh Assembly Government’s role in school organisation issues is mainly to set out the policy framework. The prime responsibility for the provision of suitable education within an area rests with Local Education Authorities.
They must keep their pattern of provision under regular review. If as a result an LEA concludes there is a need to reorganise - to establish a new school, close an existing school or make a prescribed alteration to a school - it must comply with well established statutory procedures.
You can locate proposals brought forward from the formation of the Assembly in July 1999 to the present below:
18/02/13
Proposal: To make a prescribed alteration to Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni by enlarging the school to make provision for up to an additional 900 secondary places, including 6th form, on the former St. Ilan Site.
07/02/11
Proposal: make a prescribed alteration to establish provision reserved for children with special educational needs.
12/05/10
Proposal: Make a prescribed alteration to close special needs unit. The unit will transfer on a temporary basis to the Learning Centre, Glan-y-Nant.
02/04/09
Proposal: Make a prescribed alteration to close special needs unit
05/02/09
Proposal: Transfer Rhydri Primary School to a replacement school at Cray Valley Site, Waterloo Works, Machen and increase the capacity of the school from its current 98 places to 210 places (30 per year group) plus 30 nursery places.
04/09/08
Proposal: To request that the Welsh Ministers under paragraph 10(3) of Schedule 6 to the 1998 Act relieve Caerphilly County Borough Council of the duty to implement the proposal to establish a new Bilingual (Community) Primary School on the former site of Penallta Colliery.
04/09/08
Proposal: To establish a new Welsh Medium Community Primary School on the former site of Penallta Colliery for boys and girls between the ages of 3-7 years from 1 September 2009, this will then be increased to pupils between the ages of 3-11 years from September 2010.
28/01/08
Proposal: Transfer Rhydri Primary School to a replacement school at Cray Valley Site, Waterloo Works, Machen from 1 September 2010. Increase the capacity of the school from its current 98 places to 210 places (30 per year group) plus 30 nursery places.
17/05/07
Proposal: Establish a new Welsh medium primary school on the former site of Rhiw Syr Dafydd Junior School.
17/03/05
Proposal: Discontinue Ystrad Mynach Junior School and make a prescribed alteration to Ystrad Mynach Infants School by extending the age range from 3-7 to 3-11 to establish a primary school (Ystrad Mynach Primary School) on the current sites
02/09/04
Proposal: Discontinue Lansbury Park Infants School and extend the age range of Lansbury Park Junior School from 7-11 to 3-11 to establish an all-through primary school (St James's Primary School) on existing sites
02/09/04
Proposal: Discontinue Plasyfelin Junior School and extend the age range of Plasyfelin Infants School from 3-7 to 3-11 to establish an all-through primary school (Plasyfelin Primary School) on existing sites
02/09/04
Proposal: Discontinue Rhiw Syr Dafydd Junior School and extend the age range of Oakdale Infants School from 3-7 to 3-11 to establish an all-through primary school (Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School) on the Oakdale site
02/09/04
Proposal: Establish new bilingual community primary school on former site of Penallta Colliery
02/09/04
Proposal: Discontinue Bargoed Infants School and extend the age range of Gwladys Junior School from 7-11 to 3-11 to establish an all-through primary school (St Gwladys Bargoed Primary School) on the existing sites
23/12/03
Proposal: Establish a new Welsh medium community primary school on former site of Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni
21/05/03
Proposal: Change of category from Community School to Foundation School
06/09/02
Proposal: Establish new Welsh medium primary school on former site of Trinant Infants School
06/09/02
Proposal: Establish new Welsh medium primary school on former site of Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni Lower
29/11/01
Proposal: Discontinue Tynywern Infants School. Make a prescribed alteration to extend the age range of Tynywern Junior School from 7-11 to 3-11 (Tynywern Primary School)
29/11/01
Proposal: Discontinue Ty Sign Junior School. Make a prescribed alteration to extend the age range of Ty Sign Infants School from 3-7 to 3-11 (Ty Sign Primary School)
29/11/01
Proposal: Discontinue Glanynant Infants School. Make a prescribed alteration to enlarge Tiryberth Primary School
29/11/01
Proposal: Discontinue Twyn Junior School. Make a prescribed alteration to extend the age range of Twyn Infants School from 3-7 to 3-11 (Twyn Primary School)
29/11/01
Proposal: Cease to maintain Aberbargoed Junior School. Make a prescribed alteration to extend the age range of Aberbargoed Infants School from 3-7 to 3-11 (Aberbargoed Primary School)
23/04/01
Proposal: Discontinue Trinant Infants School, enlarge the premises of Trinant Junior School and extend its age range from 7-11 to 3-11 to accommodate pupils from Trinant Infants school
22/03/01
Proposal: Discontinue Gilfach Fargoed Nursery and Y Graig Junior School. Enlarge South Bargoed Infants School and extend its age range from 4-7 to 3-11
28/12/00
Proposal: Discontinue Cwmsyfiog and Tirphil primary schools and establish a replacement school (White Rose Primary School) for Elliottown Primary School which extends its area to accommodate pupils from Cwmsyfiog and Tirphil school areas.
16/03/00
Proposal: Establish a new community primary school (Cwrt Rawlin Primary School) within the Castle View/Cwrt Rawlin residential development
16/03/00
Proposal: Discontinue Gelligaer Junior School. Make a prescribed alteration to extend the age range of Gelligaer Infants School and establish a new primary school on the existing sites
04/01/00
Proposal: Discontinue Penllwyn Junior School and establish a primary school at Penllwyn (Penllwyn Primary School)
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