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School places confusion (continued from front page) 3
With the closing date of 31 Decem- of the space available.
ber for returning application forms "The headteacher agreed to this ALLIED CYCLE REPAIRS
drawing near, some parents re- on 6 September and made the in- & SERVICING
ceived a letter from Christine Gale, formation public at the open days
Chair of Ridgeway School Gover- in October. It subsequently be- WESSEX Save time and money
nors, dated 17 November saying came clear that Wiltshire would INSURANCE CONSULTANTS We come to you
that next September's intake will only permit the increase from 1996
in fact be 240. - not 1995. But we wanted to cater COMPUTERISED * No call out charge
This was quickly followed by a for parental requests and offer the MOTOR QUOTATIONS * Free collections
letter to parents from Wiltshire extra places from next year and we and delivery
seeking to clarify the confusion appealed to the Secretary of State ALL LEADING COMPANIES * No job too large
over admission numbers and re- for Education for support. Wilt- INCLUDING LLOYDS or small
stating that Ridgeway's permitted shire then stated they would re- ALSO * Don't forget to
Intake will be 240 children. move some of our 22 mobiles. BIKE order your new
An LEA officer said the priority "We were faced with a dilemma: FIRE ACCIDENT DOCTOR bike for Christmas
arrangements for the area are un- get rid of 20 year old temporary & COMMERCIAL INSURANCE For a fast friendly and professional
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with each school last March. the mobiles has been our aim for a
However Christine Gale said long time and we had to accept we
that the school had been in discus- could not offer places to all those
sion with Wiltshire about increas- who want to attend the school.
ing the intake to 270. "The County "We regret raising parents Sk for YOUR copY of
told us in the summer that we had hopes, but this issue is out of our
to take the higher numberbecause control." L%!ta Yellow Book I
INVESTOR IN PEOPLE
New College expands westward 3
Courses for All - Spring 1995
Final arrangements are beingmade lege. It will also be available as a
by New College to launch a Tech- part-time evening course to peo- OUT NOW: The programme of evening/day classes
nology Centre atGreendown Com- pie already in work. for part-time adults starting January 1995
The qualification will be equal
munity School in West Swindon. Priority & postal booking now being taken
The college, celebrating its tenth to 4 or 5 GCSEs at grade A to C.
year, will start post-16 courses in The Initiative between college qa cftv. caEi £4ildt4ee
September 1995 when the school and school may lead to the devel- e6da
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will be admitting its tenth Intake. opment of a range of sixth form New College
Initially, a new intermediate courses based in West Swindon. HELSTON ROAD, PARK NORTH, SWINDON
Swindon
Commenting on the expansion
level General National Vocational
Qualification (GNVQ) Engineer- westward, New College principal
ing course will be offered at Green- Mary Sellers said, "we are anxious
down to full time students who to establish partnerships to de-
will take other courses at the col- velop education for the future."
Russell Jenkins
Education 2000 promotes wider school use
L.C.S.P. (ASSOC)
Representatives from four Swin- mary schools in the Purton area.
Greendown is creating a local
don schools attended a presenta- Member of the London & Counties
tion on 29 November to receive studies centre which will make Society of Physiologists
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The Education 2000 grants are
their communities. + Nagging lower back pain
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+ Stress and tension
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