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Colour all the rage as pop art

brightens school corridors

Pupils and staff at Oliver Tomkins help of Swindon College art student
Church of England Primary School Shannon Smith.
in Toothill receive a daily blast of Hayley said: “It was a lot of fun
visual stimulation when they make adapting and blending together
their way to the school hall. design ideas from different artists
Keen artist Hayley Kirkland, right, like Roy Lichenstein’s dot paintings
who is a teaching assistant at the and including cupcakes in the style
school, was asked to brighten up a of Andy Warhol. Not many children
dark corridor. Taking her cue from know about them, but the influence
the early 1960s pop art movement, started to appear in our last creative
she created a riot of colour with the arts week.”

Callum’s dream of a becoming a Butlin’s Redcoat comes closer

Swindon Down’s Syndrome Group Workfit to develop life skills that he wouldn’t get
officer Jenny Williams was delighted in July anywhere else.”
when her 15 year son Callum achieved three I admit to feeling choked and having a tear in
GCSEs, a BTEC level 2 in home cooking skills my eye as my little boy climbed on to the bus
and a BTEC level 1 in the arts, but earlier in the to set off on the next stage of his life.”
year she was worried about his future beyond Callum commented “I like Crowdys. It’s a very
school. good place to go for people with disabilities.
“We originally were looking at a mainstream They have two flats being built and I’m looking
college as Callum has been in mainstream forward to staying in one of them.
education all his life,” said Jenny. “But it was “I love functional skills because we talk about
clear the difference between Callum and food a lot and we will be learning how to cook
typically developed boys of 16 was greater tea. I really want to do performing arts and
than anticipated and I feared that he would hospitality so I can go to Foxes Academy then I
get lost in the system. can be a Butlins Redcoat. “
“We visited Crowdys Hill School to discuss Read Jenny’s advice to parents of children
6th form courses and immediately knew it with disabilities to involve them in decisions
was the place where Callum would continue about their future at: www.bit.ly/callumsdream

A Quality Education for a Lifetime of Opportunities’

We are a village school situated in a favourable rural area a few miles south-west of Swindon. We were founded
in 1743 by Thomas Bennet and taken over by the LEA about 100 years later. Over recent years we have extended
our facilities to accommodate four mixed-age classes, a large hall where hot meals are served, a multi-purpose
unit housing a pre-school facility and a conservatory area for individual or small group teaching, including a
multi-sensory learning library for parents and carers to access resources for learning at home.

OFSTED February 2012:
“A good school where pupils achieve well” ... “promotes pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
outstandingly well” ... “pupils’ behaviour is exemplary” ... “excellent, well-planned support for disabled pupils
and those who have special educational needs” ... “examples of outstanding teaching in all classes” ...
“outstanding cross curricular provision”

Parents say: “amazing grounding, both educationally and emotionally”

Everyone knows each other throughout the school, from the oldest to the very youngest, staff, parents and
children alike, giving us a warm family atmosphere. Our professional and enthusiastic staff provide a safe and
secure environment and a creative and stimulating curriculum.

You are warmly invited to make an appointment to visit our school and
we look forward to welcoming you. Please find out more about us from our website.
Mrs E Floyd, Headteacher 01793 731262
[email protected] www.broadhintonschool.org

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