Rural Schools and Communities

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:48 pm on 11 January 2023.

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Photo of Jane Dodds Jane Dodds Liberal Democrat 2:48, 11 January 2023

(Translated)

Thank you very much, Minister. I want to focus, if it's okay, on the WESPs—you've talked about the WESPs in a previous question—and particularly the part of the WESPs that mention secondary schools and how primary schools in rural areas can ensure that the secondary schools have an adequate number of pupils entering them. There is a balance to be struck here, as I'm sure you can see. In Powys, the decision has been made to close Llanfihangel Rhydithon school, an English primary school that wishes to become a Welsh-medium school. How can the WESP for secondary schools ensure that primary schools survive in rural places? Thank you very much.