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Consultation Document

Version for Primary Pupils

May 2018

Gwynedd Council is considering re-organisation in the Bangor

Catchment Area.

Before deciding on a proposal to re-organise schools, the Local Authority

(Gwynedd Council) must inform you as the school pupils, as well as other

relevant consultees, and give you the opportunity to express an opinion on the

proposal.

This document tries to explain what this change could mean for you as a pupil.

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Reduce the number of surplus spaces in schools

Strengthen the Welsh Language

Provide schools that are important to the community

Class sizes that are suitable

Improving the quality of education

Make better use of resources e.g. IT equipment

Ensuring a good educational order for the future

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The option proposed in the Bangor catchment area is to create a new school for Ysgol y Garnedd.

Close Ysgol Babanod Coedmawr and Ysgol Glanadda and offer a place for the pupils at (the new)

Ysgol y Garnedd. Ysgol y Garnedd’s new building will be larger that the curent building, and will

be able to offer a place for up to 420 pupils.

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• Ysgol Babanod Coedmawr and Ysgol Glanadda will close

• The new Ysgol y Garnedd will be moved to a new site, not far from

the current site.

• Ysgol Coedmawr and Ysgol Glanadda pupils will transfer to Ysgol y

Garnedd once the building work is completed.

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• Give each child fair experiences

• Improve education standards

• Improve learning resources

• Provide equal opportunities for all

• Create stability in the area

• Ensuring good education for all

The Council believes that this proposal will strengthen future education for the area

What do you think of the plan?What do you think of the plan?What do you think of the plan?What do you think of the plan?

Before Gwynedd Council has decided

on the way forward, we want to know

what you think of the proposal to re-

organise the schools of the Bangor

catchment area.

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Any pupil is welcome to send comments to

the Council to express an opinion or

complete a questionnaire.

The Council needs to receive your comments

by 22 May 201822 May 201822 May 201822 May 2018

Need more information?Need more information?Need more information?Need more information?

• For more information and a copy of the questionnaire,

visit the Council's web site:

www.gwynedd.gov.uk/modernisingeducation

• You can contact the Council by e-mailing:

modernisingeducation@gwynedd.gov.uk

• You can send a letter / comments / post your

questionnaire to:

Modernising Education

Gwynedd Council Headquarters

Caernarfon,

Gwynedd

LL55 1SE