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21st Century Schools
Published: 13/10/2016
Exciting proposals for the next phase of the Council鈥檚 school modernisation
programme will be shared with 天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet when they meet on 18 October.
The proposals, part of the Welsh Government鈥檚 21st century schools programme,
fit with the Council鈥檚 priority of 鈥渟kills and learning鈥� - improving learning
provision and opportunities to achieve better learner outcomes and ensuring
that our young people are equipped and best prepared to be the workforce of the
future.
Following the successful completion of the Holywell Learning Campus (Ysgol
Treffynnon and Ysgol Maes y Felin) and Deeside 6th, delivered on time and
within budget, there is a further 拢18.564m available to progress other projects
once proposals have been agreed with Welsh Government
One of the proposals is the modernisation of Connah鈥檚 Quay High School. The
proposal highlights the replacement of the existing Design and Technology (D&T)
block and Art and Food Technology block. The three storey block will be
replaced with a new two storey building comprising Administration, D&T, Food
Tech, Art and Design and room for additional teaching provision, office space,
toilets, lift, stairs and a plant room.
The Leader of the Council, Councillor Aaron Shotton, said:
The Council has agreed a funding package with Welsh Government for its 21st
Century Schools programme worth 拢64.2m. Two modern and exciting campus
developments recently opened in the County at Holywell and Deeside as part of
this programme. Cabinet will be asked to consider progress reports on other
projects within the 21st Century Schools programme, including Connah鈥檚 Quay
High School. The Council remains committed to investing in the future of our
children and young people. We continue to work to provide a high quality
sustainable education for all our learners.鈥�
Also up for discussion is the proposal for amalgamation and modernisation of
the sites at Ysgol Penyffordd, bringing the school onto one site.
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Education, Councillor Chris
Bithell, said:
鈥淭his is another exciting project which is part of our challenging programme of
school modernisation. The design has shown that the Abbott鈥檚 Lane infant
school site can accommodate extension to house full primary provision at that
site, with minimum disruption to the current school operation. This will
provide the school with a really bright, positive future. It shows the
commitment of the council to the 21st century schools programme 鈥� which has
already seen the recent successes of the Holywell Learning Campus and Deeside 6
鈥� and our commitment to invest in infrastructure for our local communities.鈥�