On 21 March 2024, the Cabinet agreed for the Council to progress to the next stage and issue legal Statutory Notices following a public consultation on proposed changes to Additional Learning Needs Provision.
The notices for proposed changes to Baden Powell Primary School, Fairwater Primary School, Herbert Thompson Primary School, Lakeside Primary School, Springwood Primary School and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr are live from 10 April 2024 and allow a period of 28 days for formal objections to the proposals up to and including 7 May 2024.
View details of the notices:
Objections should be sent to the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning, Cardiff Council, County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff CF10 4UW.
Please note that any such objection sent by e-mail must contain the full name and postal address of the objections.
A report on the consultation on proposed changes to provide high quality primary and secondary specialist school places for children and young people with Additional Learning Needs will be considered by the Council’s Cabinet at its meeting on 21 March 2024.
The report informs Cabinet of the responses received during the consultation, the issues raised, the Council’s response to these and recommendations on the way forward.
In the report, Cabinet is recommended to authorise officers to publish statutory notices to:
- establish a new 8 place Specialist Resource Base for emotional health and wellbeing at Baden Powell Primary School from September 2024, within the existing buildings.
- establish an 8 place Specialist Resource Base for emotional health and wellbeing at Fairwater Primary School from September 2024, within the existing buildings. This would replace the existing Wellbeing Class.
- establish a new 16 place Specialist Resource Base for emotional health and wellbeing at Herbert Thompson Primary School from September 2025, within existing buildings or new building.
- establish a 16 place Specialist Resource Base for emotional health and wellbeing at Lakeside Primary School from September 2024, within the existing buildings. This would replace the existing Wellbeing Class.
- establish an 8 place Specialist Resource Base for emotional health and wellbeing at Springwood Primary School from September 2024, within the existing buildings. This would replace the existing Wellbeing Class.
- establish a 20-place Specialist Resource Base for learners with Emotional Health and Wellbeing Needs at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr from September 2024, within the existing buildings.
The Cabinet is recommended to not progress the proposal to establish an 8 place Specialist Resource Base for emotional health and wellbeing at Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Coch. The Council will continue to work with the school to support learners already enrolled and placed within its Wellbeing Class, and revised proposals for the provision of Welsh-medium emotional health and wellbeing primary school places will be brought forward at the earliest opportunity.
An update on the proposals will be provided following the Cabinet meeting.
Cardiff Council is consulting on changes to provide high quality primary and secondary specialist school places for children and young people with Additional Learning Needs.
What is being proposed?
To meet the increasing demand for Specialist Resource Base places for primary and secondary aged learners with emotional health and wellbeing needs the Council is proposing to:
- establish an 8 place specialist resource base for emotional health and wellbeing at Baden Powell Primary School from September 2024, within the existing buildings.
- establish an 8 place specialist resource base for emotional health and wellbeing at Fairwater Primary School from September 2024, within the existing buildings. This would replace the existing wellbeing class.
- establish a 16 place specialist resource base for emotional health and wellbeing at Herbert Thompson Primary School from September 2024, within the existing buildings.
- establish a 16 place specialist resource base for emotional health and wellbeing at Lakeside Primary School from September 2024, within the existing buildings. This would replace the existing wellbeing class.
- establish an 8 place specialist resource base for emotional health and wellbeing at Springwood Primary School from September 2024, within the existing buildings. This would replace the existing wellbeing class.
- establish an 8 place specialist resource base for emotional health and wellbeing at Ysgol Gymraeg Pwll Coch from September 2024 within the existing buildings. This would replace the existing wellbeing class.
- establish a 20 place specialist resource base for learners with emotional health and wellbeing needs at Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr from September 2024, within the existing buildings.
The consultation runs from 20 November 2023 to 19 January 2024 and is an opportunity to learn about the proposed changes, ask questions and to make comments.
You can read or download a copy of the consultation documents detailing the proposed changes.
The information in these documents have been designed for print and may not be fully accessible online.
Have your say
This consultation is closed.
If you have any queries, please contact the School Organisation Planning Team.
You can get in touch by email or by phone.