In summary, our Strategy for the next ten years will:
- make sure schools are in the right place, are the right size, are funded appropriately and are 21st Century buildings with excellent and fit for purpose ICT facilities
- provide efficient and effective integrated services, join together Infant and Junior schools and establish secondary schools which deliver a comprehensive 14-19 curriculum
- focus on reducing known links between disadvantage and educational achievement
- meet the growing need for Welsh-medium provision across Cardiff for mainstream and Special Schools and deal with surplus places
- promote collaboration, networking and the development of 'Learning Communities'
- place schools at the heart of their communities with a shared responsibility for all children and young people in the area
- drive up standards in education through the use of new technology and innovative teaching methods
The key recommendations of our Programme will:
- reduce surplus places and generate savings which will be reinvested in education
- create additional Welsh medium places
- create additional places in a small number of English-medium primary schools to meet the growth in population
- reduce backlog maintenance costs significantly
- create 3-11 primary provision for all schools in Cardiff
- upgrade secondary and primary schools to meet 21st century standards in teaching and learning
- provide efficient sustainable schools in line with Cardiff's Carbon Lite Strategy
- extend the opportunities for combining schools and where appropriate integrated services to strengthen the community focus of schools