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Community News
16 swindonlink.com n April 2017
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Churchfields joins RWBA Trust and will
be renamed Lawn Manor Academy
Churchfields , soon to be Lawn Manor Academy, Headteacher Sandra Muir with
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Head George Croxford
Churchfields has been working with benefitted from attending a Sixth
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Form taster day in November and
for over a year and the DFE have this has prompted some of our
now given permission for it to pupils to make applications to
become part of the Royal Wootton continue their Sixth Form studies
Bassett Academy Trust (RWBAT). at RWBA”.
Parents were informed on Friday Sandra added: “We will be
24 February that the school had working with Swindon Heritage
started the formal stage and and Swindon Museum to maximise
consultations have begun with staff the opportunities to grow
to join RWBAT. The school plans to awareness of our new name and
open as Lawn Manor Academy as the area. These are exciting times
soon as legalities can be set up. but I want to assure parents that
Sandra Muir, Headteacher said although we have plans to change
“We have already experienced our branding for our new school,
benefits from the North Wiltshire the uniform will remain the same,
Teaching School and sharing good just with a new logo. Parents will
practice between faculties to not have to purchase new uniform.
improve teaching and learning at We have invested a lot of time
our school. forming a new vision of ‘Creating
“Our Year 11 pupils have also and Inspiring Futures for All’.”
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