Boost for special education in Dinefwr
New provisions are to be made for young people with Special Educational Needs in the Dinefwr area.
Carmarthenshire County Council’s Executive Board has reaffirmed its approval for alternative arrangements for SEN provision, which will be made as part of a multi-million investment in the county’s education services.
They rubber-stamped the proposals to provide new facilities at the new Ysgol Dyffryn Aman following a Statutory Notice Period allowing interested parties the opportunity to raise objections.
No objections were received, however education officers are in contact with the families of young people with Special Educational Needs in the area to offer advice and support whilst the alternative arrangements get underway.
Speaking at a meeting of the Executive Board, Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge, Executive Board Member for Education and Children’s Services, said he was looking forward to the development getting underway.
Leader, Cllr Meryl Gravell, added that this would mark an improvement for SEN services, and referred to the success of similar schemes elsewhere in the county.
Cllr Hugh Evans abstained from voting on the subject, but with all other members who were present voting in favour, the recommendation was carried.
The transformation of education in the Dinefwr area forms part of the county’s Modernising Education Programme.
A new tranche of funding to the tune of £86million for Carmarthenshire was announced by Welsh Government Education Minister Leighton Andrews in December, meaning that the county can fully fund the MEP up until 2020.
By the end of this financial year, Carmarthenshire County Council will have spent almost £128million on improving schools and educational facilities across the county, including the building of six new primary and one secondary school, and extending or refurbishing 33 others.
The total investment in Carmarthenshire by the Welsh Government and the County Council over the next seven years will be £151million.
Carmarthenshire County Council’s Executive Board has reaffirmed its approval for alternative arrangements for SEN provision, which will be made as part of a multi-million investment in the county’s education services.
They rubber-stamped the proposals to provide new facilities at the new Ysgol Dyffryn Aman following a Statutory Notice Period allowing interested parties the opportunity to raise objections.
No objections were received, however education officers are in contact with the families of young people with Special Educational Needs in the area to offer advice and support whilst the alternative arrangements get underway.
Speaking at a meeting of the Executive Board, Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge, Executive Board Member for Education and Children’s Services, said he was looking forward to the development getting underway.
Leader, Cllr Meryl Gravell, added that this would mark an improvement for SEN services, and referred to the success of similar schemes elsewhere in the county.
Cllr Hugh Evans abstained from voting on the subject, but with all other members who were present voting in favour, the recommendation was carried.
The transformation of education in the Dinefwr area forms part of the county’s Modernising Education Programme.
A new tranche of funding to the tune of £86million for Carmarthenshire was announced by Welsh Government Education Minister Leighton Andrews in December, meaning that the county can fully fund the MEP up until 2020.
By the end of this financial year, Carmarthenshire County Council will have spent almost £128million on improving schools and educational facilities across the county, including the building of six new primary and one secondary school, and extending or refurbishing 33 others.
The total investment in Carmarthenshire by the Welsh Government and the County Council over the next seven years will be £151million.
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