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Nova aims for academy status Mosaic tells the history of Wroughton

The governors of Nova Hreod School have launched a consultation with Year 10 GCSE art students at The Ridgeway School have created a
staff, parents and the wider community on their proposal to become large mosaic project based on the theme of ‘Wroughton today’ which
a United Learning Trust academy. will contribute to the redevelopment of the Moat area of the village.
This is their second attempt decision marks a very exciting step The piece is based on research by pupils and contains design references
after there was support to become for the future of our school. We are to the history and present life and times in Wroughton. The circular mosaic
an academy with The Ridgeway very enthusiastic about becoming is made up of segments each worked on by pairs of pupils deciding how
School in 2011. However changes an academy and we have already to express their ideas visually, then cutting the tile pieces and embedding
in policy at the Department for established a lasting, secure and them in a concrete cast.
Education and the complexities of beneficial relationship with ULT, Designer David Bowers of Mosaic Madness helped the group bring
the PFI contract under which the building on our existing strengths.” their ideas to reality.
Nova Hreod building is managed Paul Miller, chair of Nova Hreod
prevented progress. governors, added: “The recommen-
Now governors propose Nova dation that we become an academy
Hreod join the United Learning as part of United Learning Trust is
Trust (ULT), becoming a stand- one that we have fully researched
alone academy within the largest and, as a governing body, are unani-
group of its kind in the country. mously behind. We believe this
Nova Hreod headteacher Julie offers Nova Hreod the strongest of
Tridgell, pictured with the Duchess futures. By becoming an academy,
of Cornwall who visited the school we will be able to preserve every-
on 25 January, said: “The governors’ thing that we value so much about
Nova Hreod.
“Both we and ULT want Nova
Hreod to operate independently
from ULT’s other academies but
enjoy the benefits that are achieved
from sharing best practice across
the group.
“We would also maintain our
active and positive links with other
schools locally and with The Ridge-
way School in particular.”
The consultation exercise ends
on 29 February.
• Duchess of Cornwall at Nova. See
the bigger picture on page 23

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