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The Link Magazine • October 1996
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School admissions to alter LOOSE ENDS

Admission arrangements for children starting secondary school from September 1997 We have two large
could be changed. barns full of top
quality furnishing
Wiltshire County Council are The authority wants to ensure still have a choice of two schools.
consulting Swindon school gover- parents are clear about the choices All parents can select Green- fabrics (often more
nors about changing the way par- before them so that there is a down. Brook Field, Freshbrook, than 50 metres) which
ents can choose a secondary school. smooth transfer between primary Salt Way, Shaw Ridge, Tregoze and are the ends of ranges.
At present, places are allocated on and secondary school. Local au- Windmill Hill schools will also feed Also wallpapers. All are from
the basis of where a child lives. thority and grant maintained into Braden Forest. leading manufacturers at
The arrangement now being con- schools are working together to Oliver Tomkins, Toothill and greatly reduced prices.
sidered would guarantee places at try and avoid the situation in other Westlea schools will feed Ridge- Why not come and see us?
a named secondary school based parts of the country where some way. Sue Cutciffe. Giles Green,
on the primary school that a child children do not have a school to go If any school is oversubscribed, Brinkworth, Nr Chippenham.
attends. to, and schools sometimes do not admission priority will be in ac-
Education Officer Phil Cooke know how many children are due cordance with published criteria. Tel: 01666 510685
said the local education authority to arrive in September.' Parents who want to know more Open Monday - Friday 9am - 1pm
needed to sustain a co-ordinated Under the new scheme, feeder should contact their primary school.
and planned approach to pupil primary schools to Hreod Parkway
placements in order to cope with School will be Ferndale, Green-
parental preferences and the con- meadow, Haydon Wick, Hayden CYCLE REPAIRS MADE EASY
tinued growth in the number of Leigh, Moredon and Rodbourne
children in the West and North Cheney.
Swindon areas. In West Swindon, parents will 'We come to youefl .
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They are looking for other young Service and The Link, and have been
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ple to express their views; it's dif-
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Kerry said there is also a need Wrag Barn Golf
for information. "We want to ex- & Country Club
plore issues on health, relation-
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and also list what's going on. But
we want young people to get in- Highworth, Swindon
volved in creating 'Youthquake.'
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aged 14 to 20 to build a team to
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Youth worker Jo Marchment with
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Kerry Porter at the Link Youth Unit at ii;
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Are you one of Thatcher's children? i
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