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14 The Link Maqazine • October 2006 ifieds
Hreod's dome

takes shape
The framework for a dome over a central courtyard at the
centre of the new Hreod Parkway School is awaiting a
lightweight translucent covering.
Construction is on schedule for completion and handover
in January and the school is planning a transition to the new
building in time for Easter next year.
" We're all fantastically excited,"said head teacher Andrew
Fleet. "We are working closely with builders Laing O'Rouke
and site managers Equion so that we can start to move into
the new facilities in the Spring.
Zoomed perspective. The new Hreod Parkway School taken from file top of "Pupils are fully involved and kept up to date; there is a
Show Forest zoith Moredon and the Motorola building in the background great sense of anticipation and confidence in the future."

Carrying on success at Peatmoor
Fiona Thomson, new headteacher at Peatmoor Primary School, is looking forward to a period of calm after a year of considerable change.
"Peatmoor has been through a and build relationships with staff, getting both the healthy school
period of change," she said on the children and parents. It's a suc- and eco-school awards.
first day in her new job. "The first cessful school and we need to en- A mother of two teenagers, "`
children who came to the school Nance this for the future." Ms Thomson livesin Wantage
left in July and there is a change of Whilst getting the basics right, and has been in education for
senior management. After the good Ms Thomson, is very keen on con- 19 years, mostly in Oxford-
Ofsted, there is time to settle in tinuing Peatmoor's link with shire.
Dihlabeng School in South Africa Fiona Thorrrson with Peatmoor
and the ongoing commitment to Primaru pupils
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MATH S'.' After a turmultuous year at Salt Way and Shaw Ridge Primary Schools, the new term started off smoothly
Study in your own home - the way headteacher Sally Cowell intends it to be.
with a fully qualified The two schools have combined lion is ready foroccupation in 2008. built on an adjacent site formerly
and 109 children from Salt Way "Considering that every class is allocated for a Roman Catholic
secondary maths teacher
joined Shaw Ridge in September, in a new location and nearly every primary school, was featured in
Maths and accounts taught plus 16 who arrived in Swindon room has a new use, term has the June Link. "The archaeologists
at GCSE. AS and A2
from other parts of the UK and started very smoothly, " said Mrs wereonthesitelookingforsignifi-
Coursework guidance around the world. Cowell. "We worked hard last term cant artifacts and I think they found
Limited places available During the summer term and to ensure that the children from some bits of Roman pottery and
Competitive prices the holidays eight new temporary both schools felt part of a new 'en- evidence of a cesspit. Hopefully
Call West Swindon classrooms were erected on one of Lure; the only difference the n '' ,i- di:'- vv on't hold LI P bu ilding works
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Mrs Cowell said ever bod is transition with the least disrup-
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ii^I the new school moving for- Shaw Ridge now has 309 chil-
________ w ard. The circular structure look- dren on roll and is operating as a
ing out over Shaw Ridge, to be 420 capacity two form entry school.