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Wynne Construction has been awarded the contract to build the new replacement special school for Ysgol Cedewain. Work on the £22m project, which will help the council deliver its ambitious Strategy for Transforming Education in Powys, will start in later in the year. Cllr Phyl Davies, Cabinet Member for Education and Property, said the council looks forward to working with the company during the project. He said: “We’re delighted that Wynne Construction have been appointed as the lead contractors to build the new school for Ysgol Cedewain. “We are committed to transforming ed...

Indoor and outdoor sporting facilities form part of the development and include an all-weather pitch and multi-use games court as well as a central courtyard designated for group learning and informal use. There is also a music studio - fitted with the latest equipment - a multifunctional hall with retractable seating and a large dining area. Cllr Lis Burnett, Vale of Glamorgan Council Cabinet Member for Education and Regeneration, said: “The new school with its state-of-the-art facilities will see pupils at Whitmore High given the very best platform for success. “In particular, t...

Powys County Hall, Llandrindod Wells. Picture: Mike Sheridan/County Times A 'SATELLITE' school is being set up in Powys for children with specific learning needs. The school is to set up a in the middle of the county, near Llandrindod Wells so learners with special educational needs / additional learning needs are as near to home as possible. Ysgol Penmaes in Brecon will base the new satellite provision at Crossgates Primary School. The satellite provision will be for pupils from across Powys, but it is hoped that it will largely benefit pupils with complex needs living close to the Lla...

THE Welsh Government has delivered its key promises to the people of Wales in the face of one of the most difficult periods of government in modern history, First Minister Mark Drakeford said today, Tuesday February 9. "This term of government has been unprecedented – over the last five years, the Welsh Government has faced the significant challenges of austerity, Brexit, the climate emergency and the coronavirus pandemic. "Any one of these could have been enough to derail any government’s plans." But the Welsh Government’s final annual report of the fifth Senedd – which the F...

Clyro Church In Wales Primary School PARENTS and governors of Clyro Church in Wales Primary School near Hay-on-Wye, have started a campaign in a bid to take back control of the school finances. On December 18, 2020, Powys County Council announced that the Clyro school governing body had its right to control the budget suspended. This allows the council to take over control of staffing and other spending decisions and address the projected deficit budget over coming months. The headteacher, Sarah Groves, will now need to put together detailed business plans of how the school will get ...