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Oakhurst parents could be denied

places at their community school
In the quiet North Swindon suburb, a storm has blown up over who
should run its proposed primary school. The Al-Habib Muslim educa-
tion trust wants to manage it as a faith school, offering 50 per cent of
places to Muslim children from across Swindon, but Oakhurst parents
say there will be enough children in the area to fi ll all the places.
say there will be enough children in the area to fi ll all the places.
In December 2007 The Link pub-
licised a parents’ campaign to get
Swindon Council and the govern-
ment to fund a school at Oakhurst
after their children were allocated
places at schools across the town.
The school had been omitted
from the North Swindon plans
in 2004 when it was decided that
there would be too few families in
the area. Now that families have
moved to Oakhurst many could
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In September The Link was the
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Lyneham, Swindon and surrounding villages. expressed at a seminar organised the School’s Adjudicator who will
• Only 10% pcm for our Full Property Management under government competition make a decision next year.
service. rules for setting up new schools. The Al-Habib proposal and
• Competitive one off fee for our Introduction Only Abbey Meads councillor Justin the Swindon Borough Council
service.
Tomlinson said he and his col- submission to run the school were
• Further discounts on multiple properties & leagues were very concerned that discussed at a public meeting on
recommendations.
local families could be denied 25 November after The Link went
• Advertising through the web & local publications
places. "We support the Swindon to press.
• No costs until a tenant has been housed
Council community school bid; Comments on the two bids should
• 7 days a week viewings
it’s the only option that will allow be made by 5 January 2009.
01793 855222 the maximum number of places to The details can be found with
www.alanhawkins.co.uk local residents. We will be work- a report of the public meeting at
ing extremely hard with parents www.swindonlink.com

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