Sept 22, 2023, Wales Online: Where a new £43 million special school is proposed in Swansea https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/swansea-education-special-schools-council-27758075.amp
The plan is for it to open in 2028
Plans for a £43 million [$53M] special school have taken a step forward in Swansea, along with a wider school building programme. Cabinet has agreed to consult on a proposal to amalgamate Swansea's two special schools - Ysgol Pen-y-Bryn, Morriston, and Ysgol Crug Glas, Dyfatty - in September 2025.
The idea is that the two schools would operate as one school but on both sites, and then relocate to a £43 million purpose-built facility next to Ysgol Pen-y-Bryn, Mynydd Garnllwyd Road, in April 2028. The schools currently have 250 places for young people aged three to 19 with high levels of additional needs and are running at maximum capacity, with demand rising.
The purpose-built school would provide 350 places and avoid the scenario of pupils with special needs having to be educated out of county.
Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Cllr Robert Smith, who has the education brief, said the proposed new school would greatly enhance facilities, as well as expanding capacity. "It's about the most vulnerable learners and about making provision for their needs in Swansea, as far as possible," he said.
Council leader Rob Stewart said the proposed special school would "probably be the biggest single investment in any school site" in Swansea, and that it would be "absolutely fantastic" for pupils. The annual revenue costs for the 100 additional places at the school is estimated at just over £2 million [$2.5M] per year - the equivalent of just over £20,000 [$25,000] per pupil. Cabinet will consider responses to the consultation after it closes on November 24….
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