Austin-Smith:Lord was appointed as Concept Architect and Design Team leader for the £23m, 1380 pupil, new build high school, teamed with Mott MacDonald, through the Buying Solutions Framework. The school was funded through the Welsh Government Tranche 3 – 21st Century Schools Programme. We worked closely with Cardiff Council and Church in Wales representatives in collaboration with the design team, achieving an integrated and high quality design proposal. The design has benefitted from workshops with Cardiff Council’s educational team, with representatives from the school and its Governors, and with Project Stakeholders including parents and teachers. Our appointment included RIBA Work Stages A-D subsequently extended to include Stage E. Following successful completion of this work, we were engaged in an ongoing client advisory role including assisting with furniture procurement.