Education

Priti Patel MP congratulates Witham students on a fantastic set of A-Level results

Category: Local News Published: 20th August 2019 - 9:51 am

Witham MP, Priti Patel, has offered her congratulations to all students across the Witham constituency who have received their A-Level results within the last few days. In the Witham constituency, A-Level results have improved compared to 2018 with 64% of students achieving an A* to C grade at Witham Sixth …

Priti salutes 90th birthday of Silver End Academy

Category: Local News Published: 9th July 2019 - 10:07 am

Witham’s MP, Priti Patel, has sent her congratulations to the Silver End Academy, in the week that it celebrates its 90th birthday.  In a special message to the school, Priti wrote: ‘Silver End is a unique village with a rich history.  Originally built in 1929, as part of the development …

Schools line up for Get Witham Reading 2019

Published on 7th July 2019 Published in Local News

Eight schools in Witham have confirmed their participation in Get Witham Reading 2019 organised by Witham MP, Priti Patel.  This is the crusading MP’s eighth annual school literacy campaign aimed at improving standards of literacy across the Witham constituency. This year’s participants are: Tiptree Heath Primary School, Tiptree St Luke’s …

Priti Patel MP calls for long-term funding for schools

Category: Local News Published: 14th June 2019 - 9:53 am

Witham MP, Priti Patel, has called on the Government to deliver a long-term funding settlement for schools at the Comprehensive Spending Review taking place later this year. Priti has raised the matter with the Minister of State for School Standards (The Rt. Hon Nick Gibb MP) and the Chancellor of …

Priti Patel MP supports Witham reading campaign

Priti Patel MP supports Witham campaign for every child to join local library and share a love of reading

Published on 10th June 2019 Published in General News

Witham MP, Priti Patel, is supporting a campaign run by charity The Reading Agency to encourage all primary school children to take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. The Challenge launches across England and Wales on Saturday, 13th July 2019. This year’s theme for the Summer Reading Challenge is …

PP visit to Kelvedon St Mary's Primary Academy

Witham MP joins School Council to support their campaign to keep local library open

Published on 2nd June 2019 Published in Local News

Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has made the case for keeping local libraries open in her constituency, at a meeting with Kelvedon St Mary’s Primary Academy School Council (17th May). Under the current Essex County Council (ECC) proposals seven out of the eight libraries in Witham could be closed. During …

Priti Patel MP co-hosts meeting with Minister for Apprenticeship & Skills

Published on 22nd May 2019 Published in General NewsPublished in Local News

Priti Patel, the MP for Witham and the Chair of the Essex Business Transport and Infrastructure Forum (EBTIF) has co-hosted a Forum meeting at Westminster (20 May) with the Rt Hon Ann Milton MP, Minister for Apprenticeship and Skills, to discuss the Apprenticeship Levy and how it can support Essex …

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