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VACANCY Specialist school launch, part 2
RECEPTIONIST Greendown Community School’s open day on 20 July to celebrate its
required for a busy new specialist status in maths, computing and sport was curtailed by
chiropractic clinic the historic rainstorm and flood that hit the country.
Superb teacherS Must have good typing skills The community afternoon has • learn more about recycling
been reorganised to take place on from Green Standards Waste to
wanted and be computer literate with Friday 12 October, 2.30pm to 5pm. Wonder;
Great students excellent telephone manner The public are invited to the school • bid in a grand auction for
and good communication skills in Grange Park to: golf lessons, fishing at South
excellent conditions Hours of work: • try a challenge in the Cerney, passes to the David
terrific pay Two evenings 6pm - 9pm; newly installed fitness suite; Lloyd club and signed footballs
two Saturday mornings a month • shoot-em-up in laser quest; by STFC players;
Variety of evening and 8.30am - 1.15pm; • play 5-a-side football • discuss with staff how children’s
Saturday sessions plus sickness and holiday cover. competition; education will benefit from
For details for this position,
call 01793 728481 please call Maggie McMillan • have a go at experiments maths, computing and sport
from the Science Museum;
specialist status.
www.kipswindon.com on 01793 887801
North primary school visit welcome
Catherine Wayte Primary School, Abbey Meads is holding an open
The Learning Campus, evening for parents and children starting primary school in September
Tadpole Lane, Swindon 2008 on Thursday 4 October, 6.30pm.
Visit the classrooms, meet the headteacher and staff, and learn about
the induction process.
Applications for primary school places have to be submitted to Swin-
VacancY don Council by 9 November.
Midday Supervisory Assistant (MDSA)
Monday - Friday (Term time only), 11.45am – 12.55pm Stellar performance
Rates of Pay: Approximately £6.20/hour
Uplands School is a purpose-built special school with state of the art facilities by Bradon Forest pupils
and a friendly, hard-working staff. The school caters for pupils/students
(aged 11 - 19) with severe learning difficulties. With a huge haul of grade A*s, the Purton school believes their GCSE
results could put them at the top of the class, nationally.
MDSA’s are required to perform specific duties such as
Three students
feeding and toileting, as well as general supervision. achieved straight
For details of the position, please contact A*s in all 12 of their
Marilyn Moss (Office Manager) on 01793 707590 GCSEs.
Former Brook
Field pupils, Xinmei
Wang, Sophie Mad-
Window and Conservatory ley and Rachel Black-
Window and Conservatory
Blinds PRODUCTS grade each at Maths
Blinds
ford, also earned an A
5YR
AS level.
GUARANTEE
ON ALL
The three friends
DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY had even more to
celebrate, as Sophie’s
VERTICAL or Food Technology
result put her in the
ROLLER BLINDS top 10 nationally and
Rachel was in the
IN SELECTED FABRICS top 10 for Business
Communication Sys-
3 for £179 UP TO 5FT WIDE! tems.
Rachel’s success
4 for £239 } (wider available) was made more Bradon head Len Spiers with high achievers, now at
Cirencester College, from left, Rachel Blackford, Xinmei
remarkable as she
5 for £289 ANY DOMESTIC missed almost 12 Wang, Sophie Madley
DROP
months of school after she was girls have also decided to attend.
FAST SERVICE, MEASURED AND FITTED FREE diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease. This year’s results set a new
For a no obligation survey and to view When chemotherapy left her feeling record for Bradon Forest, with 24
our superb extensive range in your own home. too weak to go to school for much per cent of students achieving A*s
of the first year of GCSE studies, and As. Performing Arts Manager,
Swindon, Malmesbury & Stroud Offices the determined youngster worked Jennifer Cady, said, the result could
Call Free on 0800 043 1655 from text books at home. be unique across the land. “We can’t
“We’re so pleased for her,” said find any other school locally, region-
mum, Linda. “We knew how hard ally or nationally that has three 12
ALSO AVAILABLE - ROLLERS, VENETIANS, ‘VELUX’,
WOVEN WOOD, ROMAN AND PLEATED BLINDS she’d worked but didn’t know if straight A* GCSE students, with AS
ALSO PANEL BLINDS & CONSERVATORY BLINDS WITHOUT SCREWS she’d covered the whole syllabus. Level at A grade.”
PLUS ‘ISO’ BLINDS FOR THOSE DIFFICULT TILTING WINDOWS & DOORS It’s a reward for Rachel after three “I am delighted with the success
years that have been really dif- of all the students,” said headteach-
ficult.” er Len Spiers. “It is a testament to all
UKBlindsdirect law, Rachel is now studying Maths, team of teaching and support staff,
With her sights set on a career in their hard work, Bradon’s excellent
National Company - Local Service! Economics, Politics and History at as well as the staff teams at our
Cirencester College, which the other partner primary schools.”

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