Don’t miss your chance to have a say on plans for new schools

The deadline for having your say on plans that could deliver the first new schools to be built in the Cornelly area in more than 40 years will expire on Sunday 23 May.

Bridgend County Borough Council wants to replace the ageing Corneli and Afon Y Felin primary schools with an all-new, state of the art modern English-medium school featuring a two-form entry system, a 60-place nursery and a 15-place resource centre for pupils with additional learning needs.

Under the proposals, the new school could be established at Plas Morlais by entering into an agreement with the current site owner, Valleys To Coast Housing, and exchanging the location for land vacated at Afon Y Felin.

The proposals also outline how Welsh-medium primary school Ysgol Y Ferch O’r Sgêr could gain all-new buildings and expand onto the current site occupied by Corneli Primary to become a two-form entry school with a 60-place Welsh-medium nursery.

The Integrated Children’s Centre, which is currently located on the Corneli Primary site, would remain in place, and new community amenities, such as outdoor sports facilities, would become available.

The plans represent a multi-million pound investment into providing the local community with the first new schools to be built within the area in almost 40 years, and for providing children with the best modern learning environments possible.

We have already completed a wide range of statutory consultation, I hope that as many people as possible take advantage of this opportunity to have their say over the proposals.

This is an opportunity to provide the local community with new, fully modern schools which are fit for the 21st century, built to full Welsh Government specifications and designed to benefit both Welsh and English medium pupils alike.

Councillor Charles Smith, Cabinet Member for Education and Regeneration

To have your say on the proposals, send your comments to edsu@bridgend.gov.uk or write to Lindsay Harvey, Corporate Director – Education and Family Support, Education and Family Support Directorate Support Unit, Bridgend County Borough Council, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend CF31 4WB.