MP: Government providing 57 million rapid tests As part of the first step of unwinding the coronavirus restrictions, pupils today return to schools and colleges across England and restart their face-to-face education. John said, “I welcome the re-opening of schools and colleges, and it is right that this move is amongst the first relaxations...
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MP: Government will support all pupils As part of a £400 million investment to support schools and young people, the Government has delivered more than one million laptops and tablets to help support disadvantaged children and young people while they learn from home, including 5,738 across Essex. This new equipment follows on from other...
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MP says this will help with our economic recovery Today the Government has announced new funding to help get young people into work, as it continues to prioritise job creation and ensuring more young people can gain important skills as we rebound from the pandemic. The Plan for Jobs offers a £1,000 bonus for...
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MP: Closing schools was a sensible response Throughout the pandemic education has been a strong priority and the Government has taken extensive steps to keep schools open. However, with the country in Alert Level 5, the closure of schools is necessary to keep virus levels down, especially with the more infectious new variant strain...
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MP says British students will benefit from more ambitious international scheme Following the announcement that the UK’s participation in the EU’s Erasmus+ programme will cease, the Government is launching the Turing Scheme to find international mobility for British students. Whilst the UK tried to negotiate a fair involvement with the EU’s Erasmus scheme, given...
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MP says this will help identify asymptomatic infections The Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Gavin Williamson MP, has announced that every secondary school and college in England, as well as special schools and alternative provision, will have access to rapid coronavirus testing from January. Following the success of pilot schemes, all staff...
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MP says first duty of Government is to protect life Today the House of Commons is voting on whether to implement or maintain a number of coronavirus restrictions, such as the three tiers announced by the Prime Minister yesterday and the 10.00pm closure for hospitality venues. John Baron MP will be voting with the...
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MP: Initiatives will help people re-train and re-skill The Prime Minister has announced a ‘Lifetime Skills Guarantee’, which from April will provide adults in England without an A-Level (or equivalent qualification) the opportunity to take up a free and fully-funded college course. In addition, higher education loans will become more flexible, enabling people to...
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MP says change will bring some certainty after a difficult period Yesterday the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Gavin Williamson MP, announced that pupils’ centre-assessed grades will be honoured, rather than those produced by Ofqual’s algorithm for both GCSEs and A-Levels. John said, “The anguish of the last few days has been...
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MP extra funds will help pupils catch up The Government has confirmed that state schools in England will receive a £2.2 billion funding increase for next year, as part of its £14 billion settlement for schools. This is a key part of the Government’s election commitment to ‘level up’ opportunity in our schools across...
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