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Headteacher committed to community involvement Private
Marilyn Brown, Abbey Meads Community Primary School's first headteacher, knows all about
starting up and managing a new school. Tuition
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In 1987, she was one of the first ' • ' " "The community centre built
teachers appointed to the new ; into the Abbey Meads school in all subjects
Windmill School in Freshbrook, presents exciting opportunities to Levels
when she returned to the profes- '. ' make it a central focus for the area." • Key Stages 1-4
sion after having two children. Mrs Brown said there was a great • GCSE & A Level
Three years later in 1990 she be- deal of detail to be sorted out with
came deputy head at Shaw's Brook the new governing body which is • Special Needs
Field School, and was acting head being formed at present and hopes Call
for a time. There she had respon- to give details of how parents can
sibility for opening the second 240 contact her via The Link in due Personal Tutorials
place phase, which included argu- course. New
ing with the architect, ordering "It feels as if I have started al- teachers 01672 539368
equipment and appointing new ready although I don't formally also wanted 01793 538730
staff. take up the position until after the
Since 1993, Mrs Brown has been Easter holidays."
head at the long established
Rodbourne Cheney primary school. I
I am very, very excited abo
the new school at Abbey Meads,"" 0
she told The Link in an exclusive Marilyn Brown with Rodbourne 4t
interview. "My experiences at NURSERY & PRE-PREP
Cheney children, Lucy Fallon, Clarice
Windmill and Brook Field have Smith, Josh Henshall
made me very positive about the Individual Care
partnership that needs to be cre- me how central a school is to an Individual learning at
ated with parents to make their area; here parents and grandpar- Prior Park Preparatory School
school successful for their children. ents tell me of their days when Wiltshire
"Rodbourne Cheney has taught they attended the school. Criciclade, irn)
For children aged 6 months to 7 years (out of scho
Reward for staff investment and holiday provision 7.45am - 6.30pm)
Please contact Shelagh Hanbury B.Ed (Hons)
Greendown School in Grange Park is the first in the Swindon Rajvindar Kular B.A (Hons)
Education Authority to receive the Investor in People Award.
To achieve the exacting standards required, all management systems TELEPHONE (01793)) 75260 0
were closely examined and senior staff interviewed to ensure that the
school is providing appropriate staff support.
Headteacher Ian Matthews said the award had been in recognition of
the way staff are managed and developed to achieve the school aim of ITHER 'S MORt TO GROWTH THAN GETTING TALL Rll
providing the best possible education for children in the area.
Chairman of governors Andrew Basson congratulated the school's THE! TRr EXPRESS
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children at Greendown."
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