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The Link Magazine • May 2006 15
Children coming together Mr Brunel I presume
Changing to a new school is never easy but staff at Shaw Ridge and Youngsters at Tregoze School completed a history topic by coming to
Salt Way primaries are doing everything possible to ensure the school dressed in the appropriate garb at the end of last term.
transfer to Shaw Ridge is a positive experience for the children. Each year group looked at dif-
Swindon Council's proposal to when we sat down together. There ferent time periods. From cave-
close Salt Way at the end of the is a sense of excitement that this is men to spacemen with Christopher
summer term was endorsed by the a new adventure." Columbus and townships dwell-
School's Organisation Committee Shaw Ridge headteacher Sally ers during the apatheid era in South
in March and the 80 children left Cowell agreed that the children Africa, the children applied their
on roll will start at Shaw Ridge in from both schools have very posi- research to their outfits and shared
September. tive attitudes. "They are conscious their historical references in an as-
Staff from the two schools have of the short term changes of two sembly.
been working closely for some schools coming together and also Callum Aslantepe as 1K Brunel was
months to integrate the curricu- in the longer term that a brand one of the stars of the day, whilst
lum so that topics are not repeated. new school is to be built on the teaching assistant Susan Adkin went
At the end of last term the school Shaw Ridge site; so we're all in this back to the Swinging 60s in her Mary
councils were brought together to together. Quant outfit
discover more about Shaw Ridge. "It has helped that some former
Susan Smith, Salt Way's acting Salt Way parents transferred their
headteacher, said, "we could not children to Shaw Ridge before the Swindon
do a great deal whilst the future closure decision so there were lots College
was uncertain, but we did spend of familiar faces here already. It
time preparing for a transition if the really was lovely to see them play-
decision was to close and integrate ing in the playground; apart from
with Shaw Ridge. Now we are fo- different coloured jumpers there (1
cused entirely on the children' s need was no difference whatsoever."
for information, re-assurance and a Before the holidays families from
positive outlook on the next stage of both schools attended an Easter
their education. egg hunt at Shaw Ridge.
"The meetings of the school In June artists No Added Sugar
councils went very well. The Shaw will be working with Salt Way chil-
Ridge children showed their school dren to create a piece of artwork Treat^yourself!
to their Salt Way counterparts and which will be hung in Shaw Ridge
we had very good discussions from September. 1

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work for the Salt Way at lr'.quiliinit(m (;lime.
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archive? \ nical lu 2 al
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contact Mrs Wood at
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hunt through back copies for 608840.