The potential re-organisation of post-16 provision
This consultation is to invite views on the potential reorganisation of post-16 education across Bridgend county borough.
This reorganisation is due to the Welsh Government’s 2011 transformation agenda. In Bridgend county borough, there was a Strategic Outline Case that was approved by Welsh Government. It set out a proposal for a collaboration model to deliver post-16 provision across the county. In this model, sixth forms were kept and worked in collaboration with each other and with Bridgend College.
A review of this post-16 provision was commissioned in 2013 and a report was produced. It stated that overall progress was not quick enough to meet the changing environment of post-16 education and training.
The changing environment included:
- tougher financial circumstances
- smaller groups of 16 to 18 year olds
- changes to and reductions in Welsh Government grants
- the loss of subjects
- fewer students taking up daytime collaborative courses
- slowdown in the rate of examination performance improvement
A Post-16 Operational Board with a wide range of stakeholders was established in June 2016 to review post-16 provision. In October 2017 and April 2018 the board made recommendations to Cabinet on changes to 16-18 provision.
In April 2018, Cabinet gave approval for a public consultation.
| Venue | Who the meeting is for | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School | School Council | 6 March 2019 | 9.00am |
| Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School | Staff and parents | 6 March 2019 | 5.00pm |
| Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School | Governing body | TBC | TBC |
| Brynteg School | School Council | 20 February 2019 | 9.00am |
| Brynteg School | Staff and parents | 20 February 2019 | 5.00pm |
| Brynteg School | Governing body | TBC | TBC |
| Bryntirion Comprehensive | School Council | 11 February 2019 | 9.00am |
| Bryntirion Comprehensive | Staff and parents | 11 February 2019 | 5.00pm |
| Bryntirion Comprehensive | Governing body | TBC | TBC |
| Coleg Communedol Y Dderwen | School Council | 19 February 2019 | 9.00am |
| Coleg Communedol Y Dderwen | Staff and parents | 19 February 2019 | 5.00pm |
| Coleg Communedol Y Dderwen | Governing body | TBC | TBC |
| Cynffig Comprehensive | School Council | 29 January 2019 | 9.00am |
| Cynffig Comprehensive | Staff and parents | 29 January 2019 | 5.00pm |
| Cynffig Comprehensive | Governing body | TBC | TBC |
| Maesteg School | School Council | 14 February 2019 | 9.00am |
| Maesteg School | Staff and parents | 14 February 2019 | 5.00pm |
| Maesteg School | Governing body | TBC | TBC |
| Pencoed Comprehensive | School Council | 21 January 2019 | 9.00am |
| Porthcawl Comprehensive | School Council | 21 February 2019 | 9.00am |
| Porthcawl Comprehensive | Staff and parents | 21 February 2019 | 5.00pm |
| Porthcawl Comprehensive | Governing body | TBC | TBC |
| Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd | School Council | 12 February 2019 | 9.00am |
| Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd | Staff and parents | 7 February 2019 | 5.00pm |
| Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd | Governing body | TBC | TBC |
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Consultation period where we welcome your views on the proposal. | 7 December 2018 to 13 March 2019 |
| Consultation report to Cabinet on the outcomes of the consultation. | 16 April 2019 |
| Consultation report published on our website’s consultation page | 24 April 2019 |
You can make your views known by completing either:
- the online survey
- the paper survey
- the large print paper survey
- the accessible online survey
Documents
- Consultation document (PDF 1238Kb)