Headteacher Welcome

Welcome to Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary.

We were so excited to open our new school in September 2022 to the first cohorts of Reception Class and a Pre-school. We now have a thriving, full pre-school, two reception classes, two year 1 classes and a year 2 class.  As an experienced Headteacher, with over 24 years in education, mostly spent in the Swindon area, I am excited to develop a new school.

Educate Together shone out to me as a Trust I could fully align with. The opportunity to work with an organisation fully supportive of an all-inclusive education could not be missed. Very simply, I wished to be part of creating a thriving, caring, forward thinking school that meets the core principles of Educate Together whilst having unique Swindon elements, linked to our local community.

AFET school is part of the Educate Together Academy Trust and as such, we are an equality-based school where we live by the mottos ‘no child an outsider’ and ‘learn together to live together’.

Our school celebrates diversity, individuality and respects each child’s identity and that of their family equally. This enables us to develop the whole child, encouraging all children to excel. Our unique ethical curriculum and our core principles enable us to create a nurturing learning environment which develops the skills children need to be global citizens for the increasingly diverse society in which we live.  To support this AFET does not have a school uniform, children are welcome to come dressed appropriately.  There is an optional school jumper if they wish.  We also call all staff by their first names, further breaking down barriers whilst still instilling respect.

Abbey Farm is working towards becoming a Rights Respecting School and this education is embedded in all interactions and explicitly taught. This supports and underpins our unique ethical Learn Together curriculum that is taught throughout the school.