New proposed RCT transport policy would single out primary aged Welsh speakers and children of faith for unfavourable treatment

Do you have children aged 3-19 attending school or college in RCT, or perhaps you are a learner yourself? If so, you will want to know about the recent proposal by RCT council to make cuts to school transport. 

In order to make financial savings RCT council want to change who receives free transport to schools.  So if their preferred plans get through the consultation this is what will happen: 

Primary school aged children who live less than two miles away from the school of your choice (whether it is a Welsh medium School, English medium school or faith school) will have to make their own way to school and will not be eligible for free school transport.   

There will be no way to buy a bus pass either to travel on the bus they go on now.  Shamefully those who will miss out most in the primary sector are children in Welsh Medium schools and faith schools 

Check the links below if your child attends one of these schools.  The area in blue on the map will no longer get free transport: 

Aberdare Town Church in Wales Primary School 

Dolau Primary School (Welsh Medium) 

Our Ladys RC Primary School 

SS Gabriel & Raphael RC Primary School 

St Margarets Catholic Primary School 

St Michaels Primary School 

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Abercynon 

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Aberdar 

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Bodringallt 

 

 

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Bronllwyn 

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Castellau 

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llwyncelyn 

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn-y-forwyn (New School) 

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tonyrefail 

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Ynyswen 

Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol Gymraeg Llantrisant 

Ysgol Llanhari (Primary) 

 

 

 

Secondary school aged children who live less than three miles away from the school of your choice (whether it is a Welsh medium school, English medium school or faith school) will have to make their own way to school and will not be eligible for free school transport.   

There will be no way to buy a bus pass to travel on the school bus they go on now.  

Check the maps below to if your child attend one of these schools.  The blue areas on the map will no longer get free transport: 

Aberdare Community School 

Bryncelynnog Comprehensive School 

Cardinal Newman RC Comprehensive School 

Ferndale Community School 

Hawthorn High School (Ysgol Afon Wen) 

Mountain Ash Comprehensive School 

Pontypridd High School (Ysgol Bro Taf) 

Porth Community School Secondary 

St John Baptist CiW High School 

Tonyrefail Community School Secondary 

 

Treorchy Comprehensive School 

Y Pant Comprehensive School 

Ysgol Garth Olwg 

Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda 

Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun 

Ysgol Llanhari Secondary 

Ysgol Nantgwyn Secondary 

Colleges 

Coleg y Cymoedd Aberdar 

Coleg y Cymoedd Rhondda 

 

Worried? Want to respond?  Here is the survey for feedback It must be completed by the 5pm January the 8th.  Please let me know if you have responded and if you would like to receive information from my office about how we are campaigning on this issue. It’s important that everyone affected knows about the proposals and has the opportunity to respond. 


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  • Brooke Webb
    published this page in News 2023-12-15 14:41:07 +0000

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