?"We look forward to working with the council to progress the scheme" said Gary Thomas, Chair of Governors at Cwmcarn.
"I would like to thank everyone for their patience over the last few months while we worked hard to resolve this issue".
"We are aiming to get pupils back on site on September 2, but to do this we will need to provide temporary accommodation as a short term measure while works are completed within the school buildings" said Cllr Rhianon Passmore, Caerphilly Council's member for education.
Council attacks 'lack of progress' on Cwmcarn High School decision
Caerphilly County Borough Council is accusing the governing body of Cwmcarn High School of taking too long to make a decision on when work to remove asbestos from the site should begin.
I would like to assure the school community that we are ready to move quickly as soon as a decision is made, but we are becoming increasingly frustrated by the school’s lack of progress and it now seems we must wait until next week for a decision to be made.
Time is fast running out and I would urge the school leadership to take decisive action before we miss our window of opportunity to get the work done in time,” he added.
– Nigel Barnett, Acting Chief Executive, Caerphilly County Borough Council
Pupils at Cwmcarn school, which closed after an asbestos scare, say it's been a struggle travelling to Ebbw Vale for lessons. The school will reopen in September after a clean-up operation.
Pupils 'ecstatic' to be returning to Cwmcarn school
Pupils from Cwmcarn High School say they are "ecstatic" and "over the moon" at the decision that their school will be reopened.
They told our Valleys Reporter Hannah Thomas that "it's been a struggle" travelling to Ebbw Vale for lessons, and that Cwmcarn has been "a massive part" of their lives.
Caerphilly Council says pupils and staff will be able to return to Cwmcarn High School following a decision by members to approve £1m funding for emergency remediation of asbestos at the site.
Pupils will return to temporary accommodation while the works are undertaken and the school could be open for reoccupation in September this year.
The council will now enter into a grant arrangement with the Governing Body who will procure, commission and manage the asbestos works at the school.
I welcome the decision and I’m sure the whole school community will be delighted that a way forward has been agreed.
We took a very difficult, but correct decision last October to temporarily close the school.
– Cllr Rhianon Passmore, Cabinet Member for Education
Parents and pupils have spent months campaigning for the high school to reopen.
Pupils could return to Cwmcarn High School after the summer holidays, following a unanimous vote last night by Caerphilly councillors.
The school was closed last October after an investigation supposedly found dangerous levels of asbestos - two subsequent reports argue the building is "essentially uncontaminated".
However a report into the findings recommend asbestos removal and remediation works totalling almost £1m before the school is safe for re-occupation.
More than five hundred pupils and their parents have marched through Cwmcarn today in an attempt to persuade the local council to reopen their school.
Cwmcarn High School was closed last October after an investigation supposedly found dangerous levels of asbestos.
But two subsequent reports have argued that the building is "essentially uncontaminated", so parents now say they want their children back at the site. With more, here's our Valleys reporter Hannah Thomas.
