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Secondary School and Post 16 Modernisation in Powys Informal Consultation Document January 2011 Secondary School and Post 16 Modernisation in Powys Informal Consultation Document January 2011 1 Contents 1. What’s happening? 3 2. Why are we doing this? 3 3. Key factors affecting education 4 4. Our proposals 8 5. What are the reasons for these proposals? 11-16 education 9 Welsh medium education 11 Post 16 education 13 6. What does this mean for my school and my area? Brecon, Crickhowell, Gwernyfed 16 Bro Ddyfi 17 Builth Wells/Llandrindod Wells 18 Llanfair Caereinion/Llanfyllin 19 Newtown/Llanidloes 20 John Beddoes 21 Welshpool 21 Maesydderwen 22 7. Human resources and staffing implications 23 8. More details 23 9. How can I have my say? 23 10. Our questions to you 25 What’s happening? Powys County Council and Coleg Powys are reviewing the way education is delivered in the county across all education sectors. This includes primary, secondary, post-16, faith-based and Welsh medium as well as education for those with additional learning needs to make sure that our learners can continue to enjoy a first class education during this challenging time of economic cuts and falling pupil numbers. We are not alone in this. All county councils and further education institutions in Wales have to deal with these pressures by making bold and innovative decisions. We have now completed the first stage of the Secondary and Post 16 elements of the review and in the Strategic Outline Case we are proposing a number of key recommendations. You may remember that last summer we asked you for your views on a range of factors affecting education in Powys. Hundreds of you responded and we are very grateful for your comments which have shaped our current proposals. This is the reason why the council decided not to close any secondary school sites. In this introduction, we set out a summary of the preferred options and in the pages which follow we detail what these options could mean in the area that you live. Now we would like to hear your views about our latest recommendations. You can do this by completing the questionnaire in this document or by attending one of many public meetings to be held in each local area (see page 24 for details). If you would prefer to complete our questionnaire online you can do so by visiting www.powys.gov.uk/schoolmodernisation Why are we doing this? The vision underpinning school and post-16 modernisation is to develop an integrated learning and community infrastructure that delivers a broad range of high quality bilingual education opportunities supported by 21st century facilities which enable all Powys learners to develop their potential to the full. This is aligned to the Welsh Assembly Government’s aspirations to transform education and training so that learners in Wales can compete in a global market. The latest PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) results which were published at the end of last year show that Wales ranked the lowest of the UK countries. 15-year olds across the globe were assessed on their reading, maths and science skills and Wales ‘ teenagers ranked below the average. We have four objectives for modernising education across our primary, secondary, special and post-16 sectors: 1. To develop and implement a programme that delivers a sustainable learning infrastructure in Powys for the next 25 years; 2. To ensure that all learners in Powys have equality of access to high-quality learning opportunities (both through the medium of English and Welsh); 3. To broaden the range of high-quality learning provision available, both academic and vocational; 4. To ensure that all learners in Powys are able to learn in settings that meet a 21st Century Standard and are environmentally sustainable. 3 We know that learners in Powys achieve results that are amongst some of the best in Wales. However all of our schools and Coleg Powys are facing a worsening financial climate whilst also trying to provide more subjects for learners aged 14-19. It is absolutely essential that we address these pressures now. If we don’t do anything, we will no longer be able to sustain the high-quality of education and the range of subjects available to young people in the future. Key factors affecting education in Powys Financial sustainability • Secondary school budgets will be in deficit of £6.5 million by 2014. Unless action is taken now, future learners will face a reduced choice of subjects, larger classes, and potentially the lowering of standards of teaching and learning; • The cost of delivering post-16 education in our schools is estimated to be £1m more than the funding that we receive from the Welsh Assembly Government; • Coleg Powys is facing an estimated operating deficit of £478k in 2010/11, with a forecast 3% cut in funding annually over the next three years, leading to a deficit of £2.3m; • This would lead to courses being withdrawn and staff being cut unless action is taken now. A reduction in vocational courses would lead to a skills shortage in the region which would have a negative impact on the regeneration of Powys. Impact of curriculum change • We want to provide more subject choices for our 14 – 19 learners so that they can choose from a broader range of provision – the minimum entitlement is 30 subjects; • We want our young people to be able to choose freely from a mixture of academic and vocational subjects, if they so wish; • These subjects should be available to all young people in Powys, regardless of where they live or whether they choose to be educated through the medium of English or Welsh; • We believe that young people in a rural area should have the same opportunities as those living in other areas of Wales. Young people in Powys do not have the same choice of subjects as in other areas of Wales. For example, at Neath Port Talbot College learners can choose from up to 50 AS/A Levels and access a wide range of vocational Level 1,2, and 3 courses. Coleg Llandrillo in North Wales provides an extensive range of subjects, both AS/A levels and vocational courses; • Other areas in Wales boast state of the art facilities offering high quality training relevant to the future in subjects such as Renewable Energies, Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Building Techniques and Forensic Sciences; • Neither the schools nor Coleg Powys can continue to work independently at post-16 as the need to provide more choice leads to smaller class sizes; this is no longer sustainable or educationally desirable. The average A level class currently consists of 7 learners. Coleg Powys classes have an average of 11.7. Neither are sustainable. 4 Falling pupil numbers • Pupil numbers in secondary schools are forecast to fall by about 1,000 by 2015, equivalent to one of our largest secondary schools; • This adds to the problem of small post-16 class sizes as we will have fewer learners accessing more subjects. This will make some subjects unviable and therefore at risk of being withdrawn. Projections of secondary pupil numbers 2010 - 2015 School Name Actual Jan 2011 Jan 2012 Jan 2013 Jan 2014 Jan 2015 Jan 2010 Brecon High School 795 777 784 780 764 763 Builth High School 678 650 633 606 592 563 Crickhowell High School 716 696 679 661 650 634 Gwernyfed High School 567 557 558 539 528 498 John Beddoes High School 440 437 396 387 385 383 Llandrindod High School 630 610 597 596 575 566 Llanfyllin High School 963 940 906 887 849 847 Llanidloes High School 726 702 664 644 626 630 Newtown High School 820 821 817 789 777 744 Welshpool High School 1142 1,143 1,089 1,048 1,012 979 Ysgol Bro Ddyfi 333 345 310 305 289 261 Ysgol Maesydderwen 543 538 504 506 495 480 Ysgol Uwchradd Caereinion 645 639 628 621 607 607 Total 8,998 8,854 8,564 8,370 8,150 7,955 Welsh-medium education Welsh-medium learners in Powys should have equal access to a full curriculum through the medium of Welsh throughout their schooling, regardless of where they live. This currently isn’t the case, as there is a great deal of variation in the number and range of subjects offered through the medium of Welsh between these schools, which are classed as Bilingual dual-stream schools. Learners with additional learning needs (ALN) The council has commissioned a review of ALN provision across Powys and will make recommendations on how the council should best meet the future needs of these learners. As special schools transcend both primary, secondary and post-16 sectors, a further Strategic Outline Case will be developed. Investment in our buildings and technology • A number of our school and Coleg Powys buildings are ageing. The cost of bringing these buildings to a fit for purpose standard is significant; • Many learners are being educated in buildings that do not support the vision for 21st Century Schools; • There is a need to invest in new technologies to help support learners. Powys’ broadband and ICT infrastructure is currently inadequate and unable to fully meet this aspiration. 5 Quality Powys County Council and Coleg Powys aspire to achieve excellence in the quality of education available for young people in Powys. The following table shows the Estyn inspection profile for all secondary schools and the college. Results of Estyn Inspections School Inspection KQ1 KQ2 KQ3 KQ4 KQ5 KQ6 KQ7 date Brecon High School May-06 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 Builth Wells High School Jan-10 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 Caereinion High School Oct-07 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 Crickhowell High School Sep-06 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 Gwernyfed High School Sep-07 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 John Beddoes High School Dec-06 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 Llandrindod High School Oct-09 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 Llanfyllin High School Apr-09 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 Llanidloes
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