Schools Update
Progress has continued over the last months in delivering the 21st Century Schools and Education Programme by Denbighshire, in partnership with the Welsh Government. We look back at the progress made over the last few months and look ahead to what will be delivered during what should be an exciting 2018 for Education in Denbighshire.
Ysgol Glan Clwyd project completed
The final elements of the project at Ysgol Glan Clwyd have now been completed and the full buildings and site have been handed back to the school. The last areas to be completed were the new car park and coach area to the North of the site, the refurbishment of the last teaching areas, the creation of a new Leisure area and the provision of a new Multi Use Games Area for the school.
These works have transformed the teaching and learning environment at the school and have also increased the capacity for Welsh Medium education in the north of the County.
Looking ahead to 2018
2018 will see some significant milestones for the 21st Century Schools Programme in Denbighshire.
In the town of Ruthin, the Glasdir development which will provide new buildings for Rhos Street School and Ysgol Penbarras will be completed for Easter 2018. Groups of children recently visited the site to see the progress being made and they were excited to see the progress being made for their new school home. The Council will be working with the two schools very closely in the coming months to ensure a smooth transition between the old and the new.
Elsewhere in the Ruthin area the spring will see works commencing in Clocaenog for the new building for Ysgol Carreg Emlyn whilst plans are being developed for works to commence in Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd for the new replacement building for Ysgol Llanfair.
The spring of 2018 could also see significant progress for the new 3-16 Catholic School in Rhyl. The planning application has now been submitted after a positive pre-planning consultation which saw parents, pupils and residents attend a number of consultation events in the town. The business case will be considered by the Welsh Government early in 2018 and subject to approvals for the Business Case and the Planning Application, works could commence on site in the late spring.
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