Wrthi'n llwytho
Cymeradwyodd y Cabinet naw enwebiad ar gyfer swyddi gwag llywodraethwyr ysgol a chytunodd i adael i swyddogion cyngor hyfforddedig ddefnyddio Rhybuddion Gwarchod Cymunedol, Hysbysiadau Gwarchod Cymunedol a Gorchmynion Cau i fynd i'r afael ag ymddygiad gwrthgymdeithasol. Penderfynodd newid y diben y mae'r cyngor yn dal y tir ar Heol Mynydd Garnllwyd ar ei gyfer, fel y gellir ei ystyried yn safle ar gyfer Ysgol Calon Lân newydd, ar ôl wyth gwrthwynebiad i'r hysbysiad cyhoeddus. Cymeradwyodd hefyd strategaeth ddylunio ddiwygiedig a chyllideb cyn adeiladu is ar gyfer Ysgol Gowerton, ac ymrwymodd £2,962,397 o arian ychwanegol gan Lywodraeth Cymru i atgyweirio ysgolion.
In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, the following interest was declared: 1) Councillor R V Smith declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 74 “Local Authority Governor Appointments” and stated that he had dispensation from the Standards Committee to stay, speak but not vote on matters relating to the Appointment of Local Authority Governors. 2) Councillor R A Williams declared a Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 74 “Local Authority Governor Appointments” and withdrew from the meeting prior to its consideration. 3) Councillor D H Hopkins declared a Personal Interest in Minute 77 “Gowerton School (Secondary) Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme Project”.
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Resolved that the Minutes of the meeting(s) listed below be approved and signed as a correct record: 1) Cabinet held on 16 September 2026.
Resolved that the Minutes of the meeting(s) listed below be approved and signed as a correct record: 1) Cabinet held on 16 September 2026.
Ni wnaed unrhyw gyhoeddiadau gan Arweinydd y Cyngor.
No questions were asked.
No questions were asked.
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Resolved that: 1) The following nominations recommended by the Director of Education in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Education & Learning be approved: Knelston Primary School Dr Nicola Jones Penclawdd Primary School Cllr Andrew Williams Pentrechwyth Primary School John Winchester Sea View Primary School Finola Wilson Sketty Primary School Richard Lancaster Terrace Road Primary School Cllr Fiona Gordon Ynystawe Primary School Jessica Hopkins Bishopston Comprehensive School Cllr Lyndon Jones Pentrehafod School Cllr Chris Holley
The Local Authority Governors Appointment Group submitted a report which sought approval of the nominations submitted to fill Local Authority (LA) Governor vacancies on School Governing Bodies. Resolved that: 1) The following nominations recommended by the Director of Education in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Education & Learning be approved: Knelston Primary School Dr Nicola Jones Penclawdd Primary School Cllr Andrew Williams Pentrechwyth Primary School John Winchester Sea View Primary School Finola Wilson Sketty Primary School Richard Lancaster Terrace Road Primary School Cllr Fiona Gordon Ynystawe Primary School Jessica Hopkins Bishopston Comprehensive School Cllr Lyndon Jones Pentrehafod School Cllr Chris Holley
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Resolved that: 1) The previous decision of March 2018 adopting the anti-social behaviour powers available under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 be noted. 2) It be noted that that Housing Services already use Civil Injunctions under the 2014 Act and that Community Protection Warnings, Community Protection Notices and Closure Orders will complement existing interventions. 3) The implementation of Community Protection Warnings and Community Protection Notices within Housing Services and City Centre Management be approved. 4) The Director of Place to authorised to designate appropriately trained officers within the Community Liaison Team and City Centre Management to issue Community Protection Warnings and Community Protection Notices. 5) The Director of Place be authorised to designate appropriately trained officers within the Community Liaison Team, working with Legal Services, to prepare and progress applications for Partial and Full Closure Orders where appropriate and proportionate.
The Cabinet Member for Transformationand the Cabinet Member for Investment & Delivery jointly submitted a report that provided an update on the Council's existing powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. The report also sought approval for delegated authority arrangements enabling authorised officers within Housing Services and City Centre Management to use Community Protection Warnings, Community Protection Notices and Closure Orders. Resolved that: 1) The previous decision of March 2018 adopting the anti-social behaviour powers available under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 be noted. 2) It be noted that that Housing Services already use Civil Injunctions under the 2014 Act and that Community Protection Warnings, Community Protection Notices and Closure Orders will complement existing interventions. 3) The implementation of Community Protection Warnings and Community Protection Notices within Housing Services and City Centre Management be approved. 4) The Director of Place to authorised to designate appropriately trained officers within the Community Liaison Team and City Centre Management to issue Community Protection Warnings and Community Protection Notices. 5) The Director of Place be authorised to designate appropriately trained officers within the Community Liaison Team, working with Legal Services, to prepare and progress applications for Partial and Full Closure Orders where appropriate and proportionate.
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Resolved that: 1) The responses received to the Public Open Space Notice dated 27 July 2026 be considered. The Notice was published by the Council under section 122(2A) of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the Notice”) of its intention to appropriate the land at Mynydd Garnllwyd Road, shown edged red on the Site Plan at Appendix A of the report (opposite Bishop Vaughan Catholic School) (‘the Land’), which might form part of an open space, from General Fund purposes to Education purposes. A copy of the Notice was provided at Appendix C of the report and copies of all the responses received to the Notice, that either support, object, or provide a neutral comment, were provided at Appendix D of the report. 2) The Land is no longer required for the purpose for which it is currently held and that it is appropriated from General Fund purposes to Education purposes under section 122 Local Government Act 1972. This will allow the Land to be allocated as a potential site for the construction of a new build for Ysgol Calon Lân (subject to Planning and Welsh Government approval).
The Cabinet Member for Education & Learning submitted a report that sought consideration of the responses received following the public open space notice that was published under section 122(2A) of the Local Government Act 1972, of the Council’s intention to appropriate land, which may form part of an open space, at Mynydd Garnllwyd Road. The report also asks whether the Land at Mynydd Garnllwyd Road (shown edged red on the Site Plan at Appendix A of the report) should be appropriated from General Fund purposes to Education purposes which will allow the land to be allocated as the potential site for the new build of Ysgol Calon Lân. Resolved that: 1) The responses received to the Public Open Space Notice dated 27 July 2026 be considered. The Notice was published by the Council under section 122(2A) of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the Notice”) of its intention to appropriate the land at Mynydd Garnllwyd Road, shown edged red on the Site Plan at Appendix A of the report (opposite Bishop Vaughan Catholic School) (‘the Land’), which might form part of an open space, from General Fund purposes to Education purposes. A copy of the Notice was provided at Appendix C of the report and copies of all the responses received to the Notice, that either support, object, or provide a neutral comment, were provided at Appendix D of the report. 2) The Land is no longer required for the purpose for which it is currently held and that it is appropriated from General Fund purposes to Education purposes under section 122 Local Government Act 1972. This will allow the Land to be allocated as a potential site for the construction of a new build for Ysgol Calon Lân (subject to Planning and Welsh Government approval).
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Resolved that: 1) The change to the design brief for Gowerton School (Secondary) Sustainable Communities for Learning be approved. 2) The revised sum of £2,523,285 for the pre-construction phase costs be approved and committed to the capital programme (a reduction of £4,557,600 from the total figure approved on 17 July 2025 of £7,080,885).
The Cabinet Member for Education & Learning submitted a report that referred to the report approved by Cabinet on 17 July 2025 for the Sustainable Communities for Learning project for Gowerton School (Secondary). This report outlines the proposed revised design strategy following the outcomes of further surveys and design stage review. Resolved that: 1) The change to the design brief for Gowerton School (Secondary) Sustainable Communities for Learning be approved. 2) The revised sum of £2,523,285 for the pre-construction phase costs be approved and committed to the capital programme (a reduction of £4,557,600 from the total figure approved on 17 July 2025 of £7,080,885).
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Resolved that: 1) The receipt and commitment of the £2,962,397 Welsh Government Additional 2026-2027 Education Repairs and Maintenance Allocation Grant to the capital programme for the repair and maintenance of schools, subject to confirmation of the final grant award and grant conditions be approved. 2) The proposed schemes remain subject to development and refinement. These may include unfunded priorities identified in Appendix A of the Cabinet report dated 19 March 2026, any may also include: • Additional roofing works at YGG Bryn Tawe. • Works at Cefn Hengoed Community School. • School-identified priorities such as toilet upgrades. • Early design work for 2027/28 schemes. • Address health and safety, compliance and safeguarding risks. • New heating systems for four primary schools currently reliant on oil-fueled boilers, to improve energy resilience and security. 3) Authority be delegated to the Director of Education and the Director of Place to identify and prioritise the schemes to be delivered utilising this grant. 4) Authority be delegated to the Director of Finance and the Director of Education to, if necessary, substitute up to £1,533,800 of the 2026-2027 Additional Education Repairs and Maintenance Allocation Grant for core capital funding previously allocated to Education capital projects, to ensure the grant is fully utilised within the required timescale, with the equivalent unsupported borrowing re-profiled into the 2027-2028 programme.
The Cabinet Member for Education & Learning submitted a report that sought approval to commit the additional Welsh Government allocation of £2,962,397 to the Capital Programme for Education Repairs and Maintenance, and to approve flexibility to substitute and re-profile existing 2026-2027 capital funding if required. Resolved that: 1) The receipt and commitment of the £2,962,397 Welsh Government Additional 2026-2027 Education Repairs and Maintenance Allocation Grant to the capital programme for the repair and maintenance of schools, subject to confirmation of the final grant award and grant conditions be approved. 2) The proposed schemes remain subject to development and refinement. These may include unfunded priorities identified in Appendix A of the Cabinet report dated 19 March 2026, any may also include: • Additional roofing works at YGG Bryn Tawe. • Works at Cefn Hengoed Community School. • School-identified priorities such as toilet upgrades. • Early design work for 2027/28 schemes. • Address health and safety, compliance and safeguarding risks. • New heating systems for four primary schools currently reliant on oil-fueled boilers, to improve energy resilience and security. 3) Authority be delegated to the Director of Education and the Director of Place to identify and prioritise the schemes to be delivered utilising this grant. 4) Authority be delegated to the Director of Finance and the Director of Education to, if necessary, substitute up to £1,533,800 of the 2026-2027 Additional Education Repairs and Maintenance Allocation Grant for core capital funding previously allocated to Education capital projects, to ensure the grant is fully utilised within the required timescale, with the equivalent unsupported borrowing re-profiled into the 2027-2028 programme.
Cabinet were requested to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the item(s) of business identified in the recommendations to the report(s) on the grounds that it / they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as set out in the exclusion paragraph of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007 relevant to the items of business set out in the report(s). Cabinet considered the Public Interest Test in deciding whether to exclude the public from the meeting for the item of business where the Public Interest Test was relevant as set out in the report. Resolved that the public be excluded for the following item(s) of business. (Closed Session)
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