£68m schools plan approved for the Dinefwr area
Welsh Government Minister Leighton Andrews has approved plans for £68 million investment in schools in the Dinefwr area. The project will create three new schools and provide major investment in Amman Valley School. The proposals for the Transformation of Secondary Education in the Dinewfr area include the establishment of two new secondary schools instead of the current four schools at Pantycelyn, Tre-Gib, Maes Yr Yrfa and Gwendraeth. A new secondary school will be built in the Tywi Valley to replace Pantycelyn and Tregib. It is proposed to reorganise the schools from September 2013. Regarding the plans for both Pantycelyn and Tregib, and Maes yr Yrfa and Gwendraeth, the Minister said he had carefully considered the proposals, the statutory objections, Carmarthenshire County Council’s comments and supporting evidence, and education regulations, in reaching his decision. The Minister was satisfied that the proposals were consistent with policy, offered at least the equivalent quality ...