The Community Schools Project

As part of a Welsh Government commissioned project, researchers at Wrexham University are currently engaging in pioneering research on the fundamental way in which we perceive the role of schools in Wales. Working with colleagues from Bangor University, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Swansea University, and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Tomos Gwydion ap Sion and Dr Sue Horder are investigating how schools in Wales currently compare to the practices, beliefs, and attitudes of ‘community schools’. These community schools apply an innovative and potentially powerful vision that captures the transformational role schools could play for pupils, families, and the wider community.

This research is driven by the Welsh Government’s commitment to developing Community Schools as an integral part of its strategy for Educational Equity. Informed by academic and policy research from within the UK and internationally, this research will help enable all children and young people in Wales to receive fair and equitable provision that is equal to ability and potential, enabling them to become active, purposeful citizens and to grow-up healthy, confident, and resilient.