Council invests £1.1m in exceptional new school (From Western Telegraph)

Council invests £1.1m in exceptional new school

A new state-of-the-art primary school it to open next month in Llanboidy - thanks to a £1.1 million investment by Carmarthenshire County Council.

The new community school, Ysgol Bro Brynach, will take pupils from the catchment area of Cwmbach, Henllan Amgoed, Llanboidy and Llangynin and is a replacement for the old primary schools.

Parents and children are now looking forward enthusiastically to the future of the new school. Said shadow governor Owain Young, whose eight-year-old son Caleb will be among the pupils: "It is worth everyone in Wales seeing the school - the building work is exceptional."

Governors now intend nominating the architect for a design award for his work in creating a school which is functional, extremely pleasing to look at while blending in with the the locality.

There will be four classes in the school, as well as a library. Within the nursery class there will be a qualified teacher, and a safe outside play area will be provided. Interactive whiteboards will be situated in all classrooms to promote and stimulate learning.

Lifelong learning will be encouraged, and the facilities will be available for all age groups within the community.

A competition was held to name the school, and the winner was Daniel Lewis from Cefnbrafle. The school's logo has four circles representing each of the schools, with the outer circle representing Bro Brynach.

The creation of the school is part of Carmarthenshire County Council's Modernising Education programme which is delivering huge investment in schools across the county. Said executive board education member Mary Thomas said: "We are delighted with the building of the school. It is very modern and is going to serve as a community school for the whole area."

Ysgol Bro Brynach has come up with an innovative way of making sure pupils feel at home in the new school at Llanboidy - a Buddy Bench.

Said headteacher Mrs Ceirios Jenner: "Any pupil who may be feeling a little left out, lonely, or who may have something bothering them and want to just talk to someone about it, can sit at the bench and be assured that a member of staff, or - as we develop the scheme - a fellow pupil who they feel comfortable with, will come and talk to them.

"We want the pupils to know that pupils and staff are here for them and that we are all part of one large family."