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18 The Link Magazine • October 2000
Maria Konarzewska We're doing as well as the Aussies say teachers
offers counselling A trip down under to study how the Australians organise education for children with special needs at the
end of August, proved to West Swindon teachers that British schools achieve equally good results,
Completed final year of although their counterparts have a lot more resources available to get the job done.
BCPC diploma
Tregoze teachers Karen Winter- effort being put into developing
Phone 870878 burn and Kate Andrews were pic- thinking and problem solving
for more information tured in the September Link pre- skills which can be applied in other
paring for their trip. They spent subjects. Here there is more con-
five hectic days visiting 15 primary tent and specific knowledge in each
QUALITY PC TRAINING and secondary schools in South subject."
Australia studying programmes However the fundamental dif-
3 Private personal computer
training (Microsoft) for children with learning difficul- ference both Kate and Karen noted
ties and also how the more able are was the level of resources avail-
3 Learn wordprocessing,
spreadsheets, databases provided for. able to schools in Australia. Karen
Karen, now deputy headteacher said, "the number of staff and the
3 Hours to suit
at Westlea school, said she and equipment in the classroom was
Call: 01793 881221 or Kate had concluded that the very impressive. It made us quite
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schools in this country achieve an dren, and whilst the emphasis in envious to see what they had, but
equally good standard of educa- the curriculum is different, our we were pleased that our children
children do well. There the cur-
Private tion. "We looked at the effort they riculum is more open ended, with are being well taught in this coun-
put into gifted and talented chil-
try."
Tuition Lottery funded community project launched
in all subjects Things are really taking off in Peatmoor after the ap-
& levels pointment of a community worker by the Peatmoor and
Sparcells community association.
• Key Stages 1-4
Julia Amies-Green from Shaw, who responded to a
• GCSE & A Level vacancy advertisement in the September Link, has been
• Special Needs appointed to the part time position, funded by a £29,000
grant over three years from the National Lottery.
Call She will work with people living in the area to generate
Personal Tutorials community spirit and participation, using the facilities at
the primary school. Julia starts in November and initially People who visit Peatmoor village centre may notice
New
teachers 01672 539368 will be meeting local groups and talking to people about a heron in flight on the side of the school. It was
also wanted 01793 538730 what they would like to see happening. designed earlier in the year by the children with help
If you have any ideas for events and activities, contact from artist Melissa Cole who worked on a blacksmith
Tern Peacock, headteacher at Peatmoor, on 887473. forge in the playground.

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