MP meets with staff and adult learners at ACL John Baron MP has visited ACL (Adult Community Learning) Basildon and met the team and some of the adult learners taking courses at the centre. ACL offers adults the opportunity to develop new skills in many diverse areas, such as Maths, English, IT, Child Care,...
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MP hosts Q&A session John Baron MP met with a group of students from Mayflower High School (Year 8 to Year 10) as part of their visit to Parliament recently. The group spent the day with Parliament’s Education service learning about how Parliament works and going on a tour of the Palace of Westminster....
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MP encourages constituents aged 18- 35 to apply to the scheme ‘Future Leaders Connect’ is a programme run by the British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. The nine-day workshop is open to all young people aged 18-35, and will see ten representatives from the UK join 40 others...
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MP joins Headteacher, staff and Governors for the opening John Baron MP has officially opened the newly built 6 classroom block at Mayflower High School, Billericay. Following a successful bid for Government funding, supported by John, to replace dilapidated temporary teaching accommodation, the new purpose-built block is now open and is housing the Modern...
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MP talks to Students about his role as an MP John Baron MP visited Quilters Junior School, Billericay at the invitation of Michael Wade, Headteacher, to talk to students about his role as an MP. John was asked to join the VIP lunch with the Headteacher and students before a question and answer session...
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MP talks to Year 6 students about his role as an MP John Baron MP recently visited Sunnymede Junior School, Billericay at the invitation of Lindsay Wilcox, year six leader, to talk to students about his role as an MP. There were about 60 students. John said: “It was a very good meeting with...
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MP welcomes greater value-for-money scrutiny for university fees Last week John Baron MP intervened on Rt Hon Justine Greening MP during a House of Commons debate on higher education funding to highlight the success of the current tuition fees régime in enabling growing numbers of students from disadvantaged backgrounds to go to university. This...
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MP says Basildon students could be the next generation of rocket scientists MP for Basildon and Billericay, John Baron is encouraging local schools to compete in the UK’s largest youth model rocket competition – The UK Rocketry Challenge. The UK Rocketry Challenge involves the design, build and launch of a model rocket with the...
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MP meets the newspaper club students John Baron MP addressed the after school newspaper club at St Peter’s Primary School in Billericay where he answered questions tabled by 15 students from the club. The club are hoping to publish their own newspaper by the end of this year as their current entries appear on...
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MP answers questions by year 5 & 6 students John Baron MP visited The Phoenix Primary School and Nursery in Leinster Road, Laindon at the invitation of the year 5 & 6 Junior Governing body, to answer various questions about his job as a Member of Parliament. John said: “It was a broad and...
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