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2 The Link Magazine • December 1999

ESTATE BE PART OF HISTORY! A simple idea to promote literacy
Fill this keepsake with
76 Victoria Road • Old Town • Swindon memories of the 20th Century skills spreading far and wide
As The Link is distributed, former Westlea headteacher Neil Griffiths
Sell your house and parent Judith Blake are opening up a selection of Storysacks in
using 'TEAM' ^ Weimar in Germany and explaining the innovative concept to an
international panel.
multi-listing system jr
o ^e 9 r) The Department for Education
for an economic and Employment put forward the
sole agency fee. ^, y project to be judged by the prestig-
ious Alcuin Award made by the ° p 2
Ring 618080 European Parents Association. f
Neil's inspiration for Storysacks
for free valuation Exclusively available from the started in 1993 and was developed
Giant Card Company with the help of a team of parents
Tel: 01793 692929 Fax: 01793 537262 at Westlea School, including Judith
www.teamprop.co.uk e mail: [email protected] Blake who is helping him present
Strorysacks to the jury over the
weekend of 26 to 28 November.
Each hand made sack is based
QUALITY I NDIVIDUAL CRAFTMANSHIP on a book and contains soft toys of
deter 9albraitIi the main characters, scenary, sim- 1 '
ple games and audio tapes to illus-
trate the story.
Handbuilt fitted bedrooms Using the guidance provided
and the sack contents, parents help
♦ Freestanding furniture made
children improve their language,
• "` to order reading and writing skills and de-
♦ Manufactured individually to velop confidence. .1..
• customer requirements With funding from the Basic princess Anne is presented with a
Storysack by Judith Blake
Skills Agency Neil left Westlea
♦ All finishes - hardwood, softwood,
School to promote Storysacks interest in Storysacks," said Neil.
sprayed etc. which are now established in eve ry "Princess Anne, the patron of the
Woodworking since 1969: an excellent finish local education authority in Brit- Basic Skills Agency, has taken the
• ' guaranteed, at an affordable price ain. They are also used in hospi- Storysack given to her at Westlea
tals and as parent training aids in to many countries and we receive
Tel: 01793 526335 prisons, dozens of calls from all over the
"I am constantly amazed by the world."

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