Working with our Schools

We have an incredible set of schools and colleges in our area. I regularly correspond with the teachers in our area to make them aware of new opportunities and ensure they have the resources they need. So far, our area has secured higher per-pupil funding, the Holidays, Activities and Foods Programme (after I rebelled to keep Free School Meals during holidays) and building renovations for multiple schools.

The offer is always open for schools to come and visit Westminster. Indeed, it has been a pleasure to welcome several youth groups to Parliament after the pandemic. Where they can't make it down to London, it has been really good to have been able to do Q&A sessions at several local schools, colleges and Scout groups.

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Oakfield Primary School

I was absolutely delighted to be invited to visit Oakfield Primary School here in Scunthorpe, which was awarded a favourable Ofsted outcome this October. It was great to meet with the pupils to hear about their experiences at the school and be asked about details of my own!

Imagination Library

I recently had the delight of attending the North Lincs Imagination Library’s 10-year celebration! As many of you may know, the Imagination Library was set up by Dolly Parton and has provided an incredible 842,529 books to children in the local area.

Solar Power for Schools

A recent government scheme, set up to improve energy efficiency in schools, has provided North Lincs with £1.4m to fund the installation of solar panels for our local schools.

Visit to John Leggott College

It was a real pleasure today to visit John Leggott College to spend a few hours with staff, pupils and local Ukrainian families and hosts to learn about Unkranian Christmas traditions and taste Ukrainian food. The young people performing the nativity were magnificent!

Attending Urban Park Opening and UTC Discover event at Church Square

Funded by the £30+ million granted to Scunthorpe from the previous Government for town centre investment, the Urban Park at Church Square officially opened last weekend. I was there and seeing the smiles on the children’s faces as the water fountains came on was just brilliant!

Bringing local Amelia onto the team for work experience

Our team in Scunthorpe were delighted to welcome Amelia to the office last month for work experience. She learnt about all the nitty-gritty of working for an MP and got rave reviews from my staff for her efforts.

Welcoming local young person Sofia for work experience

Last week, my team and I welcomed Sofia to the constituency office to conduct some work experience. It was a pleasure to welcome another local lass onto the team to show her what we do everyday, and she really got stuck in.