Parents of pupils at a Swansea primary school set for closure are being reassured over decisions they face on the future of their children’s education.
It’s after the Assembly Government agreed with Swansea Council’s proposal to close Cwm Primary School.
Following concerns raised by parents over the length of time in which they had to make a decision on whether to send their children to Cwm Glas Primary, Swansea Council’s Education department has extended the deadline for parents until Friday 12th March.
Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Education, Mike Day said, “We appreciate that parents of pupils at Cwm Primary are being asked to make a decision about their choice of school in a short space of time. Unfortunately this is because of the length of time it took the Minister to decide on the proposal which was submitted to the Assembly six months ago in August last year. We, like the school, had been expecting a response by Christmas.
As the changes will affect admissions at other schools such as Cwm Glas the Education Department needs to have a firm view on the numbers. If parents have any questions they can contact our School and Governor Unit on 636551.”
The proposal to close the school was put forward by Swansea Council as part of its QEd (Quality in Education) 2020 programme looking to tackle issues such as falling rolls and poor school building conditions to ensure children continue to get access to high-quality education, the widest possible curriculum and the very best facilities in future.
The proposal was one of four developed by the Council alongside key stakeholders to help make inroads into a £146million school building structural maintenance programme and ensure money is spent on provision for children rather than on empty desks.
