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Tregoze youngsters learn
LYDIARD PARK ACADEMY from supporting heroes
‘Potential into Performance’ A classroom project at Tregoze Primary School to study World War II was
given a modern twist during the Autumn term when children worked
Opening 4th September 2012 with Intel staff to plan an event to raise money for Help For Heroes.

Does your child go to secondary school
in September? Worried that the school Some of the Tregoze fundraisers with, from left, Mark Woodward,
Chris Oakley and Albert Davy
your child’s been allocated is rated Intel computer experts helped great enterprise.”
‘satisfactory’ rather than ‘good’ ? the children work on a multimedia Mark Woodward, Intel IT
presentation to the whole school manager, said: “My colleagues were
Does your allocated school offer . . . advertising a fundraising fete which keen to do an IT focused project
included video interviews with and were very pleased when the
veterans about their experiences Tregoze staff suggested a day using
n Traditional values. “Students’ positive attitudes in the military. multimedia and ICT work with the
and good behaviour play a key role in the quality of their The fete to commemorate the Ar- children.”
learning in the classroom. The quality of the care, guidance mistice in November raised £286.80 Albert Davey secretary of the
and support students receive is good.” (Ofsted June 2011). for Help for Heroes. At a cheque Korean Veteran’s Association
presentation in early January Chris for Swindon and Wiltshire was
n Highly rated by Ofsted. “This is a good school. Oakley, the charity’s volunteer coor- interviewed by the youngsters.
Teaching is good. Teachers show enthusiasm for their dinator for Wiltshire congratulated “I really enjoyed being part of
subjects and have good subject knowledge. Lessons Tregoze children. “Their project was the project. Tregoze is such a
are well planned, learning objectives are appropriately unusual as it involved Intel and friendly place, the children were
challenging and teachers provide support or extension combined fundraising with learn- so interested in their studies and
where needed” (Ofsted June 2011) ing,” he said. “The children made enthusiastic about raising the
a tremendous effort and showed money for Help for Heroes.”
n Good results. “Achievement is good and there is
no significant difference in the progress made by different Time for Carney to step down
groups.” (Ofsted June 2011) And, unlike some schools,
our curriculum is based almost entirely on high-value After two years in office as the Member of Youth Parliament for Swin-
don, Carney Bonner has decided not to run for re-election in favour of
traditional GCSE courses. focussing his energy on the cyber bullying campaign he’s been leading
for the past 18 months.
n Specialist programmes. Lydiard Park Academy
has two unique programmes – a Gifted and Talented
Academy and a Sports Academy - both designed with the
input of national experts.

n Easy accessibility. Lydiard Park Academy is easily
accessible from all of West Swindon and beyond. In
addition to existing Thamesdown bus routes, a new school
bus service will be introduced from September 2012,
starting at Asda Walmart and travelling to Grange Park via
Oakhurst, Sparcells, Peatmoor, Shaw and Westlea.
n Well led. “The headteacher and the other senior Carney, centre, with youth forum colleagues Mathew Ryan and Amy Pricter
leaders have a clear vision of where the school is going at a cyber-bullying workshop at Greendown in 2011
and this is shared across the school. The school has a good “When I first came to office I and making a positive change for
capacity for further sustained improvement.” spoke to other young people and I young people in Swindon.”
(Ofsted June 2011) came to understand how important “I am very grateful to all those
emotional well-being is to them,” people who have given me so much
To discuss your child’s secondary school place said Carney. “This helped me to support over the past two years. It’s
for September then please contact the school: decide my manifesto priority, and been an honour to work with the
develop the Keep it Safe cyber bul- Swindon Youth Forum. The work
LYDIARD PARK ACADEMY lying campaign. they do with young people is amaz-
“I know the work I’ve done in ing and a true credit to the town.”
Grange Park Way, Grange Park, and out of schools has helped young Carney plans to launch Keep it
Swindon SN5 6HN people feel safer online, but cyber Safe Online as a charity and develop
Tel: 01793 874224 Fax: 01793 876274 bullying is still an issue and there a Swindon-based mentoring service
is a need for ongoing awareness • Keep in touch on Twitter: @
E-mail: [email protected] as children grow older, through keepsafeonline and Facebook:
primary school to secondary level. keepingitsafeonline
I want to continue focussing on it www.swindonyouthforum.org.uk

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