Delegated Decisions - Deputy Leader / Cabinet Member for Education and Early Years

The meeting was due to consider a proposal to set up a 10-place Learning Resource Base, a specialist class for pupils with additional learning needs, at Maesglas Primary School. The report recommends publishing a statutory notice for 28 days so that people can lodge legal objections. No minute has been published, so no decision is recorded.

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1. Sefydlu Canolfan Adnoddau Dysgu yn Ysgol Gynradd Maesglas

   Proposed

   The report recommends that the Council publish a statutory notice on the proposal for 28 days, so that stakeholders can lodge legal objections. Any objections would be considered before a final decision is made.

   Why

   A Learning Resource Base is a specialist class run by the Council and hosted at a mainstream school. Formal consultation ran from 8 June to 19 July 2026 and drew 30 responses. Of the 28 online responses, 26 supported the proposal, one supported it in part and one opposed it. Estyn, the education inspectorate for Wales, said the proposal appeared likely to contribute positively, but its educational benefits could not be fully evaluated. Newport already has 266 places in 16 primary schools, and some pupils are on waiting lists or attend provision outside the county. The building work, estimated at £135,000, is to be funded by a Welsh Government ALN capital grant. Staffing costs of about £104,000 a year were included in the 2026/27 budget.

   Based on the minutes, Maesglas Proposed LRB

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   School Reorganisation Proposal - Establishment of a Learning Resource Base at Maesglas Primary School

   Part of an issue followed across 2 meetings

   Papers: Maesglas Proposed LRB

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