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new head for nova
After a lengthy planning process to determine exactly what they wanted head rush
from their new head teacher, governors at Nova Hreod School have
appointed Julie Tridgell.
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She is currently head of Carterton with the knowledge, skills and apti- eyelash
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and has been teaching since 1983. Hreod has an amazing new building • Palmer £50 or more in one
In common with retiring head, in which to achieve this.” Cutler Back: Julie Harris, Kerry Tsokos & transaction in June
Andrew Fleet, Mrs Tridgell started She is no stranger to major tanning Sheralee Crame. Front: Gemma McCarthy on any hair service
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She has three grown children, a spent her holidays dealing with
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said that she is very organised both ing throughout Carterton College
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As well as high standards, Mrs “Everybody is absolutely de- Behind Renault building/Allen Ford or prom?
Tridgell said her priorities were lighted that we have found a head extensions
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compassion and fairness. “One who can take the school forward,” Late night Wednesday & Thursday appointment
thing I’ve learned from all my years said chair of governors, Carol Gib- now
of teaching is that young people bon. She said she had confidence Cash or cheque payments only
look for fairness and consistency that Mrs Tridgell would build on
and if you treat them fairly they the good work done by Andrew
will work for you. Fleet.
“I am committed to raising stan- Nova Hreod will mark Mr Fleet’s
dards and developing young people departure with a retirement ex-
as independent learners equipped travaganza on 17 July.

Shaw Forest protester now a Prof.
Brian Toft, Ph.D, from Middleleaze has a unique accolade in being
appointed as Professor of Patient Safety at the Coventry University
Applied Research Centre in Health and Lifestyle Interventions - a
world first in this field.
Brian, right, currently Brian said, “I am hon-
serves as an independent oured to have been ap-
member of the Joint pointed. I see my role as
Commission Interna- using my expert knowl-
tional’s, European Re- edge to help prevent pa-
gional Advisory Council tients being inadvertently
to the World Health Or- harmed by the healthcare
ganisation on healthcare system. No one wants to
and patient safety, the have avoidable errors, in-
UK Intrathecal Chemo- juries or deaths, least of all
therapy Advisory Group patients and their health
and the National Patient Safety care professionals. But unless we
Agency’s joint working parties with find out why things go wrong, and
the Royal College of Radiology and put in safer practices, mistakes will
Royal College of Anaesthesia. and do recur.”
A graduate of Lancaster, Exeter Brian was a campaigner against
and Cambridge universities he has the proposal to build a football
studied both the Social and Natural stadium on Shaw Forest and de-
Sciences which has considerable scribed the idea as a disaster waiting
applications in the highly complex to happen in the April 2004 Link.
socio-technical area of health care. His expertise was a secret weapon
Last year he was the first non- that would have been employed if
physician to chair an inquiry into Swindon Council had not rejected
the death of a patient in the National the idea within three months. His
Health Service since its inception analysis can be read at www.swin-
in 1948. donlink.com