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14 The Link Magazine • January 2005
Bradon to get popular schools cash Nearly 25 years old and in need of £56k
Bradon Forest School has been awarded £1.25 million so that new Two issues will focus the attention of everybody involved with
buildings can allow it to increase intake to a permanent 9 form entry. Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School during 2005.
The money awarded under the Headteacher Len Spiers said
government's new Popular and Bradon Forest met all criteria to be
Successful Schools Initiative was awarded the Popular and Success-
secured after scrutiny of a bid to ful Schools grant in terms of test
the Department for Education and and examination results, value
Skills, including site visits by DfES added indicators and the number
architects, of applications for places. "The
The success should enhance pressure on places and the differ-
Bradon's application to become a ing size of year groups made this
Specialist Arts School, which will scheme a natural vehicle to bal-
attract further funding, including ance our intake and further im-
£150,000 of capital funding. prove school planning."
Bradon will take a
form entry - 250 children
;. in 2006 - and will continue
to take the increased Big impn , cmeats at Oliver To)). ., .. , - .......her Elizabeth Wood, centre,
,
number in subsequent with Peter Shuring and some of his class and teaching assistant Ros Holland
years.
Plans are coming together to cel- Teacher Peter Shuring was given
Wellknown authorAlan Gib- ebrate a quarter of a century since first choice of classroom as he had
bons visited Bradon Forest opening, and also the need to raise spent his entire five year career
School on 13 December to £56,000 to repay a loan for a new working in temporary classrooms.
work with gifted and talented four classroom block which He said, "the new block is fantas-
children from all year groups. opened in December. As a Church tic. The children love being in their
He engaged in lively discus- of England School the governors classroom and take so much pride
sion on how he comes up with are responsible for ten per cent of in it. It's also great to be able to use
plot lines for his punchy, so- building costs. an electronic white board."
cially relevant books like Headteacher Elizabeth Wood There will be several fund rais-
Shadow of the Minotaur and said everybody was delighted to ing events during 2005, with a big
The Defender. see the last of the mobile buildings push in June when a special event
Alan is pictured with Bradon which have been in use for about is planned to mark the 25th anni-
Year 8 to 11 students, from 20 years." The new classrooms are versary. Ex-pupils who would like
left, Alice Chalk, Abbi Davey, lovely, bright and energy efficient to contribute to the fundraising
Torn Martin, Parri which means a big reduction in target or help organise events
Shahrokni, Esther Surrender heating costs." should call Mrs Wood on 872100.