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Dubai calls North Swindon head

Clive Westall, headteacher of St Francis Church of England Primary
School in Taw Hill, is moving on to pastures new in August when he 1 2 3 4 5
becomes head of the brand new Wellington Academy in Dubai.
...off to Kumon I go, at maths and English I’m a pro
He said, “it
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portunities like • develop invaluable study habits and Swindon Shaw
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have thoroughly
enjoyed my time
at St Francis, but A St Francis tradition that Clive is taking with him to Dubai,
when I was ap- easter egg rolling complete with eggciting playground yokes kumon.co.uk Every child can shine
proached to apply for the position I year with 100 pupils on roll.
had to ask myself whether I would “We now have 235 pupils, and
regret it in 10 years’ time if I didn’t our new school extension which
go for it.” will open in September this year
Wellington Academy is an Eng- will allow for two more forms of
lish National Curriculum school entry. It will also include a new food
which will open its doors for the technology facility and library, and English, Mathematics and Science
fi rst time to pupils aged 3 to 14 in also a community room which will
September. be tremendous for Taw Hill.” Fully qualifi ed teachers
“It’s a school which caters for ex- Clive considers his legacy at St Accelerated GCSE programme
pat British children and locals, and Francis to be “a school that is at 11+ training and preparation
is run by an educational organisa- the centre of the community, with
tion called GEMs,” said Clive. “It’s fabulous resources and a distinct Free assessment and fi rst lesson
a deliberately secular school which Christian character.” Boost your child’s confi dence
is a contrast to St Francis, but I will And will we see him back in
be bringing my Christian values to Swindon in the future? He said, “It’s
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