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School joins police day of action
Wiltshire Police mounted a day of action on Friday 27 September across the country under its long running Operation Harness which pools resources
to provide information and to conduct concerted crackdowns on crime.
Apart from executing drug war- Police Chief Constable Pat Geenty suspicions, the same result as the four more public events are a good way
rants in the railway village, launching and Police & Crime Commissioner previous visits by Griffin. to assure parents and pupils that the
an anti-social dispersal order at North Angus Macpherson. Headteacher Clive Zimmerman school is drug free. We’ve not had an
Swindon Centre, speed checks and Youngsters arriving at school were said he welcomed the police pres- incident in over five years and we’ll
street surgeries, drugs sniffer dog channelled through one gate so that ence. “The benefits of being part of use Operation Harness as a teaching
Griffin was present at Lydiard Park Griffin was able to sniff out traces police operations far outweigh any opportunity to discuss what to look
Academy in the presence of Wiltshire of illegal substances. Nothing arose disadvantages. The local police team out for if drugs are present out of
regularly take part in our personal school, and how students need to
education programmes, but these make the right choices.”

Swindon
College
Starting your
Degree in 2014?

Open Morning

Saturday 30th November ‘13

10-12 noon Degrees closer than you think
Griffin at work with PC Marie Poole at Lydiard Park Academy watched by, from
left, Wiltshire Police Chief Constable Pat Geenty, headteacher Clive Zimmer-
man, Police & Crime Commissioner Angus Macpherson. Photo: Richard Wintle
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New north primary to be
a church based academy

When Tadpole Farm Academy opens in September 2014 it will be a
Church of England school providing two forms of entry at the heart of the
yet-to-start 1,695 home development, north of Oakhurst and Redhouse.
The school will be a member of The cation (DfE) over the summer having
Visit www.swindon-college.ac.uk to register or Diocese of Bristol’s Academies Trust been greatly impressed with the trust’s
for more information Freephone: 0800 731 2250 and is the first new church school vision for community engagement,
the diocese has opened for 10 years. the quality of its leadership, and its
Swindon College, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1DY Swindon Council recommended range and depth of partnerships.
the trust to the Department for Edu- Diocesan Director of Education
and trust CEO, John Swainston,
said: “The diocese was particularly
keen that the housing development
be supported by a church school.
FARMOR’S SCHOOL Not only does it help maintain a
SIXTH FORM good proportion of church schools as
Swindon expands but it will provide
Sixth Form education in a challenging, Thursday, 14th November 2013 unique and holistic support to the
rigorous and supportive environment 6.00 – 8.00pm needs of children, their families and
new communities.
INFORMATION • Receive full course details hand-in-hand with other work the
“Providing the academy will go
• Meet the teaching staff
• Talk to current students
EVENING • Discuss your AS & A level course requirements diocese is doing to ensure it will be at
6.15, 6.45 – 7.15pm
the heart of the new residential area.
• Presentations about the Sixth Form The Bishop of Swindon, Rt Revd
Headteacher : Matthew Evans We extend a warm welcome to all
Head of Sixth Form : Emma White students who come to study with us from Dr Lee Rayfield, added: “We are
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and beyond. committed to contributing to the for-
For further information contact: Rachel Mehtar mation of healthy new communities.
t : 01285 712302 e : [email protected]
“Our church schools can play a
www.farmors.gloucs.sch.uk critical part in offering a rounded
ministry in these developments. I
New Sixth Form Learning Resource Centre – Opening January 2014 am delighted that the trust has won
the bid.”
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