Purpose

At
its meeting on 19 January 2023, the Cabinet received a report which
outlined the challenges and opportunities facing Cardiff in the
development of the education estate. 
 
It was
agreed at this meeting it be agreed that
officers bring forward a School Organisation Strategy within the
next financial year that leads to priority projects against the new
rolling programme of funding of the Sustainable Communities
for Learning.
 
The detail
of the strategy will be set out in this report along with the
timeframe for associated work to inform the Sustainable Communities
for Learning bid and proposed catchment arrangements.
 

Content

Cllr Peter Bradbury declared a personal and
prejudicial interest in this item, as his child attends a school
mentioned within the report.  Cllr
Bradbury left the meeting and did not take part in decision
making.

 

Cllrs Chris Weaver and Norma Mackie declared a
personal interest in this item as they are Governors at Cathays
High School.

 

Cllr Sarah Merry declared a personal interest in
this item as a school in her ward is referenced within the
report.

 
 
RESOLVED: that
 

(i)             
the content of the Annual Report setting out
progress and successes over the past 12 months of Cardiff’s
Sustainable Communities for Learning programme be noted.

 

(ii)            
The ‘Education
Investment Strategy Caerdydd 2024 – 2033’ be
adopted.

 

(iii)          
the schemes that have been prioritised for
investment under ‘Cardiff’s Sustainable Communities for
Learning Rolling Programme 2024-2033’ be approved to allow a
programme business case to be formally submitted to Welsh
Government for approval by the Minister.
 

(iv)          
It be noted that individual proposals under
‘Cardiff’s Sustainable Communities for
Learning Rolling Programme 2024-2033’
will be subject to appropriate business cases and are at this stage
indicative.
 

(v)            
It be noted that the Cathays High School project
will no longer be delivered through the Mutual Investment Model but
will instead form a capital project in the rolling
programme. 
 

(vi)          
Responsibility be delegated to the Director of
Education and Lifelong Learning for the development and
implementation of operational plans to deliver the success measures
set out in the strategy.