Plaid AM hails boost to city education
Plaid AM Dr. Dai Lloyd has today welcomed the announcement of £8m of capital funding allocated by the One Wales Government for Cefn Hengoed Community School in Swansea.
The funding forms part of the Welsh Assembly Government’s £165m package for schools and colleges across Wales.
Dr. Lloyd stated:
“The One Wales Government has made a commitment to investing in our education by ensuring that schools are fit for purpose and properly funded.
“This £165m is in addition to the £170m announced by the Assembly Government over recent months, and over and above the money given to Councils as part of their annual budgets. This extra money that the Assembly Government is putting into the education system is needed and welcomed.
“This targeted money for Cefn Hengoed will mean an improvement for that particular school, but will also give the Council the flexibility to spend the rest of its Capital Budget on other schools throughout the City and County of Swansea. I am very pleased that the One Wales Government has recognised the need for extra investment in Swansea’s schools.”
