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New school places for North Swindon to cope with baby bulge DEBBIE BATTEN

Swindon Borough Council has allocated a maximum of £4 million to expand Haydonleigh School from AD.Dip.CP Dip.Hyp.CS MNCS (ACC) LHS
two to three-form entry.
Cabinet member for Children’s their children across to south Swin- being added to accommodate extra Psychotherapy
Services and Haydon Wick council- don to go to school.” classes. If plans go ahead, the school and Counselling
lor David Renard said: “There is an When it opened in 1996 Haydon- will cater for 630 pupils by 2014. Helping to resolve life’s
increasing need for school places to leigh had places for 30 pupils in each Cllr Renard said: “Notices will difficulties in a safe and
provide for North Swindon children year group, but this has doubled appear in the local media inviting caring environment.
and avoid parents having to drive over time, with mobile classrooms comments once the proposal and Hypnotherapy
plans have been drawn up; we
Chess children head for national competition expect a formal consultation to take Help with many issues
including: Stress, Anxiety, Fears
place at the end of May.”
Youngsters from a West Swindon Primary School are aiming to claim • West Swindon’s baby bulge in the and Phobias, Weight Loss and
a top prize at a national chess tournament after coming top of the 1980s saw most schools with mobile Stop Smoking
Swindon and Wiltshire Primary Schools league. classrooms, with Freshbrook Pri- Based in Purton
Set up in 2008 Brook Field mary School hitting 780 children on t: 07557 100943
Primary School in Shaw has roll before the now closed Windmill e: [email protected]
developed into a thriving club, Primary was built close-by.
with 18 Key Stage 2 children
regularly attending, and a num- Swindon
ber of others on the waiting list.
School governor Keith Wil-
liams, whose son Isaac plays Home & Away Scheme
with the Wiltshire under 11 team,
set up the club with his wife Fran. Improving Outcomes for Disabled Children
He said: “The school already had
several successful sports clubs,
like football and tag rugby, but
I was keen to see what other Four of the team celebrating one of many wins More Carers Needed!
more cerebral activities we might in the last year, back, Isaac Williams, Phillip Home & Away is our family-based scheme
Sullivan. Front, Aliriza Gorgun, Kevin Zhang
encourage, and chess seems to designed to support parents of children
have been the perfect choice for Board no. 2 for Wiltshire under 9.” with disabilities by providing children Overnight Short Breaks for
many of the pupils. In May the team go head to with the opportunity to enjoy different Children with Disabilities
experiences and develop new friendships.
“We now have six children who head with the best in the land at
compete in the Wiltshire under 11 the English Primary Schools Chess For more information please contact Swindon’s Family
team and two in the under 9s, in- Association competition at Pontins’ Placement Team on 01793 465700 or visit the website
at www.swindon.gov.uk/homeandaway
cluding Aliriza Gorgun who plays Brean Sands.

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