• Designrock sponsors Chesterton Primary School

  By Designrock Ltd at 11:14 on 26/09/12

  

  Designrock Ltd recently helped Chesterton Primary School, local to its Cirencester offices, to revamp its logo and signage. The sustainable design company began collaborating with the school last year by sponsoring the football team and supplying a new kit. Dan Newman-Turner, Director and Co-founder of Designrock, also helps to coach the team. This collaboration is part of the strong commitment that Designrock has to supporting its...

• Another school to become academy

  By Cirencester People at 07:00 on 10/05/11

  

  A CIRENCESTER school is the latest to apply for academy status. Providing the conversion goes smoothly, Cirencester Kingshill School could become one as quickly as July. Academies receive their funding directly from the Government and are free from local authority control. Other freedoms include setting their own pay and conditions for staff and setting their own curriculum. They also receive an additional grant from central...

• ‘Academy could help avoid cuts’

  By Cirencester People at 07:00 on 11/04/11

  

  ACADEMY status might have enabled Tewkesbury School to avoid making cutbacks, according to head teacher John Reilly. He said it was possible that controversial cost-cutting measures announced last month, such as closing at 2.30pm on Fridays from September, might have been avoided. Mr Reilly said: "Our governors are considering becoming an academy and will make a decision during the course of the year. "The benefits are mainly...

• Safety advice for small shops after theft rise

  By Cirencester People at 07:00 on 08/04/11

  

  SMALL shops in Cirencester are being offered advice from the police following a spate of burglaries in the town. Investigations are ongoing after five businesses were targeted during closed hours. Officers have been visiting small shops and commercial premises around Cirencester to warn shopkeepers and provide crime prevention advice. Inspector Brian Clifford, said: "We have seen an increase in break ins to small shops and salons...

• Use our meeting room

  By Cirencester People at 07:00 on 25/03/11

  

  COMMUNITY groups are invited to use a new resource at a Cirencester school. A former classroom has been converted into a meeting and learning space at Chesterton primary which can be hired to boost school funds. It was refurbished by The Friends of Chesterton as a dual-purpose room still available for teaching. To hire visit

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