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Set to improve attendance at our schools

MEASURES to improve school attendance figures are being considered by Swindon Council. Earlier this year the council celebrated its lowest truancy figures ever but has been working on a new attendance policy. read more
School could close in education shake-up

WINDMILL Hill Primary School is set to close under the latest council plans for West Swindon schools. A new report recommends that Freshbrook and Windmill Hill schools are replaced by one school on the site of Freshbrook Primary School. read more
Pupil's own design turned into school sign

YOUNG artist Mathew Cooper last week returned after the holidays to Corsham Regis Primary School to find a sign which he had designed standing proudly outside. read more
Healthier way to start school day

GRANTS totalling Â£170,000 have been awarded to 29 schools across Wiltshire to help encourage green, safe and healthy travel to schools. read more
How to get your child into first choice school

A NUMBER of Chippenham children, who lost appeals to get into the town's secondary schools, are having to start the new term out of town. read more
Pupils can take maths to a much higher level

YOUNG mathematicians will be able to extend and develop their skills thanks to a new Government sponsored scheme that puts Hardenhuish School at the centre of a countywide initiative. read more

Archive - Tuesday, 27 September 2005