Schools for the Future

a community vision for 21st Century education in mid and northwest Pembrokeshire

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Be Inspired!

The First Truly 21st Century, Sustainably Built, Solar Powered School Nestled in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

What would it take to make it happen in St Davids?

Creative Thinking – Vision – Tenacity – Community Spirit – Location – Funding

Take a look at what was achieved at Ysgol Bro Sion Cwilt (Llandysul) when their community combined those things. Go on, be inspired:

Source – 21st Century Schools

Video inspiration

Here’s a brilliant video by Liam Tate that really captures these last few months and is a great inspiration for coming together again in July to finish the job properly!  Diolch, Liam.

the consultation is over… what happens now?

ThankyouPOSTER.schoolsfutureThe public consultation is over, our community plan is submitted and all your letters and emails of support will form part of the Council’s consultation report released in July.  So what  happens now?

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easy use “back the plan” letter

Schools Future BackThePlan poster Colourwhether you are responding by email or by post, it’s now even easier to back the plan.

So that they can hear from the largest number of people possible Pembrokeshire County Council has agreed to accept responses in the form of a pre-written letter that we have prepared with space for you to add your own comments.

All you have to do is click on the link below, print it, fill in your details, sign it and send it.  Or copy and paste the same wording in an email to kate.evanhughes@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

The deadline is May 5th.  Here’s the letter in four handy formats!

Schools Future back the plan letter.pdf – easy to download and fill in by hand

Schools Future back the plan letter.doc for windows computers if you want to type your comments or copy and paste the text

Schools Future back the plan letter.pages for Apple computers if you want to type your comments or copy and paste the text

and as a jpeg for good measure

Schools Future proforma response

 

 

 

Time to act

NuWrite NOW.poster If you want to back the plan, the only way to to write to or email the Council directly:  educationconsultations@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

The deadline is  Tuesday May 5th

If you want to support the plan you could say:

“As part of the statutory consultation on the future of secondary education in mid and northwest Pembrokeshire I would like to state my support for the Schools for the Future community plan and  ……

….I feel that this part is particularly important

…..I think it would be improved by the following ideas

….. I particularly support the Fishguard/Haverfordwest focus document

Your email can be as short or as long as you want.   Give it the title:  Support for the Schools for the Future Plan.   Include your name and address,  and tell the Council your view.

You can read the whole plan here

Diolch.

Fishguard backs the plan

As the deadline for submissions to the council approaches – May 5th – we are now working closely with the Fishguard community to back the Schools for the Future plan as a way forward for both communities.  Representatives of the community have put together a Fishguard Community Focus page to tailor the main plan to the needs of Ysgol Bro Gwaun.  You can find the Fishguard “your child, your say” facebook page here  and make sure you write to the Council to express your views.  if you want to support the plan you could say:

“As part of the statutory consultation on the future of secondary education
in mid and northwest Pembrokeshire I would like to state my support for the Schools for the Future community plan and  ……

….I feel that this part is particularly important

…..I think it would be improved by the following ideas

….. I particularly support the Fishguard focus document”

Your email can be as short or as long as you want.   Give it the title:  Support for the Schools for the Future Plan.   Include your name and address,  and tell the Council your view.

the deadline is  Tuesday May 5th

email: educationconsultations@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

You can read the whole plan here

Diolch.

the plan is ready – time to back it

color A4 backtheplan for communities

After tremendous support at the final community meeting  – thank you to all who attended – the plan is ready.

It  provides a foundation on which excellent teaching can give our children the education they deserve.  It started life in St Davids, but much of it applies to Haverfordwest and Fishguard too, and it’s worth looking at the idea of P6 as an independent, multi-site 6th form college that could work  for all Pembrokeshire.

If you want to back the plan, now is the time to act.

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Community plan underway

The steering group for Schools for the Future is now working hard on a draft plan to put to the community.  All through schools, flexible 6th forms, distance learning,  community involvment and VA status are the elements we are working with.  So what’s your view?

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What the community plan must address

There are 7 things the community plan must address:

  1. standards
  2. choice
  3. drop out rates
  4. surplus places
  5. sustainability
  6. fairness
  7. funding

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Council shifts, community concern and the way forward

So here we are, solidly into the Public Consultation period on the Council’s plan for the future of our schools, and if you were there at St Davids City Hall on Monday March 23rd for the first of the Council’s public meetings, you will have heard that things have shifted a lot since January.

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