Priti Patel MP welcomes increase in funding for schools in Witham
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, has welcomed the news of increased funding for schools in England, which will now be at a record level. The Department for Education’s national funding formula allocation for schools for the year 2024-25 (published 17.07.23) totals £69,947,711 for primary and secondary schools …
Priti Patel MP launches Get Witham Reading 2023
Witham MP, Priti Patel, visited a number of local schools across her constituency on Friday 7th July as she launched Get Witham Reading 2023. She was joined at the launch of her campaign, held at Templars Academy in Witham, by the Minister of State for Schools, the Rt Hon Nick …
Witham MP Supports The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge
Priti Patel MP attended a drop-in event in Parliament on 13th June 2023 to showcase her support for the Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge. The Summer Reading Challenge will be running in libraries throughout England, Scotland, and Wales. The Challenge is the UK’s biggest free reading for pleasure programme for …
Priti highlights Get Witham Reading scheme in Parliamentary debate
Witham MP Priti Patel has highlighted her annual Get Witham Reading scheme during a Parliamentary debate (6th June 2023) on reading and children’s access to books. In addition to talking about Get Witham Reading and the forthcoming events on 7th July (GWR day 2023), she also commented on the role …
Witham MP opens new building at Copford Primary School
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, joined guests at Copford Church of England Primary School on Friday 19th May to officially open its new state of the art building. As the MP for Witham, Priti made a number of representations to local authority bodies on behalf of the School …
MP’s 2023 Get Witham Reading campaign gets underway with Ministerial support
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel has launched her annual school literacy campaign ‘Get Witham Reading 2023’. The campaign, which was first held in 2012, began at a time when children’s literacy levels in Witham were below the national average. 1 in 6 pupils were leaving school without achieving the …
Local apprenticeships in Witham praised by Secretary of State in Parliament
Witham MP Priti Patel has spoken in support of local apprentices and thanked businesses who attended her Careers Fair last month during questions to the Secretary of State for Education in the House of Commons on the 17th April 2023. In reply, the Secretary of State Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, praised businesses in …
Priti opens new classroom at Woodham Walter Primary School
On 23rd March, at a special ribbon cutting ceremony, the Rt Hon Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, opened a much-needed new classroom at Woodham Walter Primary School, alongside the Chair of the School Council, 11 year old Mia Scholey. The new £100,000 modular classroom was delivered to the School …
Witham MP visits New Rickstones Academy
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, joined students at New Rickstones Academy on Friday 27th January 2023 to attend a Q&A session following their activities in support of UK Parliament Week, last November. To support students in their understanding of the role of Parliament, Priti had previously sent the school a …
Priti highlights Get Witham Reading scheme in Parliament
Witham MP Priti Patel has raised her Get Witham Reading scheme in the House of Commons, securing a promise by Schools Minister, Nick Gibb MP to visit the event. During questions to education ministers on 16th January, Priti commented on the importance of improving literacy standards and encouraging reading and …