Overall School Attendance in Carmarthenshire remains lowest in Wales
Overall school attendance in Carmarthenshire remains the lowest in Wales, a council meeting heard. Across the county, provisional attendance rates in March 2025 were: 88% for secondary schools 92.7% for primary schools Although slightly below the Welsh average, a report…
Ysgol Heol Goffa Replacement Approved, but Questions Over ASC Centres Remain
A CENTRE for pupils with autistic spectrum conditions (ASC) in Burry Port will more than double in capacity over the next four to five years, council chiefs have said. The Canolfan Y Mor centre at Ysgol Glan-y-Mor secondary school will…
Campaigners demand urgent action to tackle ‘shocking neglect’ of autistic children in Llanelli
CAMPAIGNERS are demanding urgent action to tackle the ‘shocking neglect’ of autistic children in Llanelli. The recent report commissioned by Carmarthenshire County Council indicated that 115 children have no suitable education provision and many others face a three year wait for an official diagnosis….
Fears for Ysgol Heol Goffa School Plan If Political Shift Hits Senedd Elections Next Year
Llanelli Labour councillor Shaun Greaney has warned that the long-delayed project to build a new special school for Ysgol Heol Goffa could be at risk if there is a major political shift at the next Senedd elections in May 2026….
March to be held in support of Ysgol Heol Goffa
CAMPAIGNERS are set to march in Llanelli on Saturday the 7th of September for a new special school for Ysgol Heol Goffa. Campaigners say they are battling for justice for disadvantaged children in the county. The fight for a new…
Concerns over condition of Ysgol Heol Goffa
A LLANELLI town councillor has claimed that Heol Goffa School is in a ‘dilapidated’ and ‘deplorable’ state. The claim is being made by Andrew Bragoli, who represents Lliedi ward, Councillor Bragoli said: ‘It is that shocking state of affairs, presided…
March for Ysgol Heol Goffa planned for first week of September
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for a mass march to demonstrate love for a special Llanelli school they say has been betrayed by Carmarthenshire County Council. The ‘We Love Ysgol Heol Goffa’ march, planned for Saturday September 7, is designed to raise…
Ysgol Heol Goffa sees glimmer of hope with £500,000 and independent enquiry
The campaign to save Ysgol Heol Goffa has made significant steps forward following a demonstration held on the 10th of July. Campaigners rallied outside County Hall in Carmarthen on Wednesday ahead of a Council meeting to debate a petition that…
Dame Nia Griffith MP issues statement on Ysgol Heol Goffa petition
“The presentation of a 5,000 signature petition against Plaid Cymru’s deplorable u-turn on their promise of a new school for Ysgol Heol Goffa to Carmarthenshire County Council today is a clear sign of the overwhelming opposition to their decision.” “Why…
‘Save Our School’ campaign launched for Ysgol Heol Goffa
PARENTS, teachers and councillors have launched a campaign to save a Llanelli school for pupils with additional learning needs, which has been rated excellent, from potential closure. Ysgol Heol Goffa pupils are at risk of being split up into mainstream…