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Onwards and upwards for Isambard deputy A family run
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Terry Conaghan, deputy head of Isambard Community School since One to One
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Terry, with some of the pupils he has mentored for five years, from left, Callum
Smith, Kris Medici, Cameron Allen, Max Barsby, Jordan Benfield, Arun Leyhall.
Not pictured, Fraser Hawkins Do you have You look after them,
The school Terry is going to is stand him in good stead and he’ll a spare room? We’ll look after you
being set up by parents and com- be applying innovative educational Supported Lodgings is a way of providing young
munity members taking advantage and pastoral ideas developed in people with a form of independent living within a
of the government’s free school Swindon. He added: “The academic family setting. It is for young people aged 16 – 21,
initiative. mentoring system we have at Isam- many of whom have lived in foster care and are
Terry said: “Parkfield is what’s bard is something I particularly not ready to live on their own. Being a Supported
Lodgings Carer can be carried out alongside your
known as an all-through, new style want to replicate. Every pupil is existing employment.
academy catering for children aged allocated a member of staff who You will be paid for the use of the room and to
4 to 19 years. It will have smaller they speak to on a one-to-one assist the Young Person. You will be supported
year groups than Isambard so the basis every fortnight to help with throughout the placement.
site is not as large. When I start there academic achievement and overall Tel: 01793 465700
will be children from reception up well-being.” Swindon Email: [email protected]
to Year 3 and also Years 7 and 8. Terry takes up his new role in www.swindon.gov.uk/socialcare/childrenfamilies
“I like the fact that everyone is April and has a special message Supported Lodgings
working together to open the school for his colleagues and pupils. “It’s J54570/10
and that it will be a reflection of what been an exciting journey and it’s
the community needs.” been great to have the possibility
Terry’s experience in setting to do new and exciting things. I’ll
up a new school from scratch at really miss everyone I’ve worked
Isambard is obviously going to with at Isambard.”
Housing plan for Windmill site

Swindon Council’s cabinet has agreed to release the land where Wind-
mill Hill Primary School once stood, off Uxbridge Road, Freshbrook.
Twelve self-build houses are proposed on the footprint of the school
building which was destroyed in an arson attack in 2010. Windmill closed
in 2008 when it amalgamated with Freshbrook Primary and reopened
as Millbrook, next to the village centre.
The rest of the site is still designated as a playing field until 2019.
Children at play on the Windmill Hill school field in 2003

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