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‘Reaching out to welcome all’

Services each
Sunday at
8am &
10.30am

Full provision for children and
young people at every 10.30am service
Parking opposite the Church
at Lydiard Millicent Parish Hall.
For details call Revd Tudor Roberts
on 01793 772417

www.allsaints-online.org.uk

St. John’s Haydon Wick

On Thames Avenue
next door to
Morrisons
Contact:
Revd Raymond Adams
Tel: 634258
Sunday 9am Traditional communion service Art marks school’s tenth year
Services 11am Eventful, contemporary worship A NEW mural at St Francis Primary Primary School. In fact two of every
with children’s groups meeting School depicting the life of the element was made in case one
www.stjohnshaydonwick.org.uk school’s patron saint has been failed in the firing, or is damaged in
Open to all, serving tea, coffee, cakes & light lunches unveiled in the tenth year since it the future.
Fridays and Saturdays: 10am - 2pm opened. Year 6 pupil Charlie said: “It was a
Retired headteacher Steve Hobbs lot of fun working out how to make
worked with children in Years 4 the mural.
and 5 to research the story of St “I made a three storey house like
Francis and his relationship with the the one I live in.”
creatures on earth. Rosie added: “The tree and the
They also looked at the kinds of picture of St Francis is the same in
houses in Taw Hill which are all the school logo on our uniform.”
incorporated in the mural. Headteacher Joy Farrell: “It’s been
Built of wood and ceramics and a really good hands on project; it’s
mounted by the school entrance, 60 a lovely way to portray who we are
youngsters had a hand in making beyond the school gates.”
the 60 pieces that were fired to Steve Hobbs is available to work
stoneware temperature for outdoor with schools on artworks. Visit
display in the kiln at Goddard Park steves-creativecurriculum.co.uk
Primary school makes rapid improvements
OFSTED has praised improvements pupils’ achievement.”
being made by the leadership team The school improvement plan is
at Oliver Tomkins Church of England now a comprehensive statement

West Swindon and Lydiard Tregoze Primary School in Toothill. of intentions. The report says: “It
Inspectors said the behaviour
clearly sets out the specific
Church Partnership and safety of pupils in Year 6 pupils actions, the resources and
June 2014 was good,
the points along the
Please join us in worship on Sunday mornings but the quality improved performance journey where progress
of teaching, the in the national Standard in addressing each of
Westlea Church, Westlea School: 10am achievement of pupils Assessment Tests (SATs) the key priorities will
St Mary’s Lydiard Tregoze and leadership and by 34 per cent be reviewed.”
- the church in the park: 10am management needed compared to 2013. Ofsted say progress
is still needed to
Holy Trinity, Shaw: 10.30am improvement. strengthen ways to
In December Ofsted
Toothill Church: 10.30am wrote to the headteacher Rhian evaluate pupil progress and
For details of these and our other services Cockwell saying: “Senior leaders improvement plans.
call the Partnership Office on 01793 874221 and governors have acted decisively Ms Cockwell welcomed the school
Email: [email protected] Website: WSwinlyd.org.uk in response to the findings of inspectors’ recognition of the rate
the most recent inspection with of improvement reflecting the hard
Anglican • Baptist • Methodist • United Reformed Church a concerted focus on improving work of staff and pupils.
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