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The Link Magazine • July 1998
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      North Swindon infants to bus until school is ready next year

   Haydonleigh Primary School is  children from the development  arisen because house completions  opening a school too early will
   now so overcrowded that North  area since 21 May.      are running well in advance of  mean little or no money left to
   Swindon children as young as four   New pupils who move into the  estimates supplied by developers.  spend on existing schools."
   are to be bused to school at More- Abbey Meads and St Andrews  "The Department of Education   At a poorly attended public
   don.                        Ridge catchment area will be allo- stipulate that we, as a Borough,  meeting held on 17 June, organ-
     The planned Abbey Meads  cated places at Moredon Infant or  are not allowed to build a school  ised at short notice to explain Swin-
   school will not be ready until Sep- Junior School.     until we have enough pupils to  don Education Committee's deci-
   tember 1999 but Haydonleigh has   Norrie Porter, Swindon Educa-  justify doing so. In addition, the  sion to bus children, Mr Porter as-
   not been able to accept any new   tion Officer, said the situation had   Borough have limited resources;  sured parents that headteachers
                                                                                     will do everything possible to make
                                                                                     the transition as smooth as possi-
        Youngsters stretched with extra courses                                      ble for the children. "The More-
                                                                                     don schools have received good
   Swindon's Childrens University  available is desktop publishing,  the first week of the summer holi- Ofsted reports. With class sizes of
   launched a new series of Saturday  mini-olympics and an outdoor  days from 27 July.   around 30, they will provide an
   morning courses at Greendown  challenge course.          Information and application  excellent standard of education."
   School on 13 June for year 6 pupils.   The Childrens' University will  forms are available through pri-  Children and their parents af-
     Children only spend about 8%  also be running at Greendown in  mary schools.    fected by this situation will be pro-
   of their time in formal schooling                                                 vided with free bus transport, from
   and the sessions aim to promote                                                   designated pick up points.
   learning beyond school hours and                                                    Claire McKay, from Abbey
   'give children a different kind of                                                Meads, was furious at the lack of
   learning experience compared to                                                   publicity surrounding the public
   school' according to Neil Harding,                                                meeting. "I only found out about
   Children's University Manager in                                                  it by chance. We did not receive
   Swindon.                                                                          any communication to let us know
     Youngsters are familiarising                                                    that this important issue was be-
   themselves with the roots of pop                                                  ing debated."
   culture through a course called                                                     Mr Porter said a leaflet drop to
   'Life in the 60s,' and learning how                                               all houses in North Swindon had
   to take good photographs and de-                                                  been arranged. However, it ap-
   velop them in a darkroom. Also                                                    pears that this was not successful.
                                                                                       Telephone Swindon Education
   Developing photographers, front,                                                  on 463091 for more information.
   Benedict Walker, Andrew Mon tier,
   Joanne Tomkins, Rebecca Park. Rear,                                               • Moredon Infants School have an
                                                                                     open afternoon on 1 July and all
   Alison Mitchell, Robin Fletcher,                                                  prospective parents are invited.
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