Priti Patel meets Elm Hall Primary School pupil to celebrate her prolific read of over 9 million words
On Friday (25th June), the MP for Witham, Priti Patel, paid a visit to Elm Hall Primary School, Conrad Road, Witham to meet Katie Mason, a pupil aged 11m who is a prolific reader. Katie set herself a challenge to become the school’s highest recorded reading millionaire and to see …
Priti visits Powers Hall Academy to chat with pupils about their handwriting and gardening
On Friday morning (25th June), Witham’s MP, Priti Patel paid a visit to Powers Hall Academy, in Spa Road, for a catch up with Jane Bass CEO of Connected Learning, the trust which runs the School. During her visit, Priti toured the school’s allotments with many of the pupils taking …
Priti opens new primary school in Stanway
The Witham MP, Priti Patel has formally opened the Lakelands Primary School in Stanway. At a special ceremony attended by Paul Banks – CEO of Chelmsford Learning Partnership, Ruth Bird, Chair of Trustees, Roger Blundell – Chair of Governors, and the Leader of Essex County Council, Cllr Kevin Bentley, Priti …
Priti meets head of new special needs school opening in Witham in September
On Saturday morning, 12th June, Priti Patel, the Witham MP, had her first meeting with Adam Dean, the Head Teacher of a new special needs school due to open in September. Chatten Free School, which is currently under construction in Rickstones Road, Witham, is dedicated to working with children and …
Priti Patel MP launches her tenth Get Witham Reading campaign
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has launched her annual school literacy campaign ‘Get Witham Reading 2021’. Her campaign was first launched in 2012, when children’s literacy levels in the constituency fell below the national average, with 1 in 6 pupils leaving school without achieving the literacy of an 11 year …
Priti visits the new Lakelands Primary School in Stanway
Witham MP Priti Patel has today (11th September) visited the new 420-place Lakelands Primary School in Wagtail Mews, Stanway, Colchester. Construction of the £6.5million school, which has been part-funded by Essex County Council (ECC) and S106 funding, started in October 2019 but Barnes Construction were required to pause works during …
Witham MP praises Templars Academy for their support for vulnerable children
Priti Patel, the Witham MP called in to Templars Academy on Friday (17th July) to meet Jane Bass, who is CEO of Connected Learning and the school’s Executive Headteacher, Victoria Gooding, Head of School and Faye Welsher, Family Liaison Officer. During their meeting, they spoke at length about the many …
Witham MP visits Honywood School for an update on its virtual education programme during lockdown
Responding to an invitation to visit Honywood School, Priti Patel, the Witham MP called in on Friday (10th July) to meet Headteacher, James Saunders to discuss the work that the school has been doing to support their students during the Coronavirus pandemic. The technological approach adopted at the School before …
Priti Patel thanks schoolchildren for participating in her 2020 Get Witham Reading project
Witham MP, Priti Patel, has thanked children at seven schools across the Witham constituency for taking part in her ninth annual Get Witham Reading event today (3 July 2020). Priti established Get Witham Reading in 2012 to promote reading and improve literacy skills in conjunction with local schools and she …
Priti Patel MP encourages school children to participate in Get Witham Reading 2020
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham, is calling on school children across her Witham constituency to take part in Get Witham Reading on Friday 3 July 2020. Priti announced in April that her annual reading event would still be taking place this year, despite Covid-19 restrictions, and she is …