The names Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is proposing for two new 3-16 schools and a new Welsh medium school in Pontypridd have been revealed. The recommendations will go before cabinet on Tuesday, February 28, for approval.
In the cabinet report it said that headteachers and temporary governors of the three new schools had carried out extensive consultation on the new names for the three schools and had agreed on suitable options for councillors' consideration.
Cabinet agreed at their meeting held on July 18, 2019, to formally confirm the proposals to create new 3–16 all through schools in Hawthorn and Pontypridd and a new Welsh medium primary school in Rhydyfelin. Temporary governing bodies were then appointed at all three schools, to oversee decisions on establishing them.
Since then, the temporary governing bodies have appointed headteachers and it is thought that the process of appointing all other staff will start in the spring term of 2023 with all three schools due to open in September, 2024. Work on the branding, including signs and logos, school uniform choices and school colours depended on the school names being approved, the report said.
Each headteacher carried out a consultation with the pupils and staff of the schools that will close to come up with the new names. The temporary governing bodies considered the proposals and each of them agreed on four options for each school to consult with all pupils, staff, governors and the community via a survey on the RCT website.
The proposed name for the new all through 3–16 school at Hawthorn would be Ysgol Afon Wen, the all through 3–16 school at Pontypridd would be called Ysgol Bro Taf and the new Welsh medium primary school in Rhydyfelin would be called Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Awel Taf.
For the Hawthorn 3-16 school. Ysgol Afon Wen earned 35% of the vote, while for the Pontypridd 3-16 school, Ysgol Bro Taf picked up 43.1%. For the new Welsh medium primary school, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Awel Taf received the highest number of votes with 39%. To get the latest email updates from WalesOnline click here https://www.walesonline.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/
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