The Council’s Cabinet, at their meeting on
19th February 2025, resolved to approve the proposal to establish a new Welsh Medium Primary School for 3 to 11 year olds as part of the Llanilid Housing Development and the proposed change of language medium of Dolau Primary School from Dual Language to English Medium. The proposal is to be implemented by no later than the than the 2027 academic year.
For the reasons outlined in the Consultation Document, which was widely circulated last year, and in accordance with the Welsh Government’s School Organisation Code 2018 (011/2018), the Council’s Cabinet have determined to proceed with the proposal.
The Decision Notice can be viewed here:
The conclusion reached by the Council’s Cabinet when making their final decision is the benefits that can be achieved in respect of improved educational outcomes, delivering 21st Century School environments for school pupils in this area, and creating financially sustainable provisions which enable RCTCBC to work towards the target of the WESP and WG’s Cymraeg 2050 strategy aimed at generating a million Welsh speakers by 2050 are valid reasons for implementing these proposals.