MP looks forward to book delivery in constituency As part of the celebrations for Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, the Government is making available to all primary school children in state-funded education a commemorative book. This takes the form of a story in which a young girl learns from and is inspired by items collected...
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MP encourages residents to respond to survey Last week Essex County Council launched its Everyone Library Service 2022-2026 plan. The plan commits to keeping all 74 libraries open, with investment in training and the upskilling of existing library staff. There are also commitments to improve literacy, for both children and adults, and to increase...
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MP encourages students to use scheme Today the Government has announced that 40,000 students will be able to study abroad through the new Turing Scheme. This £110 million scheme gives students the chance to study around the world, including in countries such as Canada, Japan and the USA, with 48% of places going to...
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MP: Programme is part of Government’s £3 billion education recovery plan 2,820 secondary schools across England are receiving funding through the £200 million Summer School Programme. 542,710 pupils are expected to attend a face-to-face summer school this year, with around 75% of eligible mainstream secondary schools participating. The summer schools are providing a range...
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MP: Increases are in addition to £3 billion in pandemic support The Government is delivering the largest cash increase to school funding in a decade. £14.4 billion more is being invested in education over three years – core school funding increased by £2.6 billion in 2020/21, and is increasing by £4.8 billion and £7.1...
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MP: Bubbles will end for children under 18 The Government has announced that further Covid-19 restrictions will end from Step Four of the roadmap, which is expected to take place on 19th July. At this point, bubbles will end for all children under 18, and schools will no longer have to stagger start and...
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MP: Pupils must have essential skills This morning the Government has announced a £1.4 billion investment in education to help pupils recover from the pandemic. This will include £1 billion to support up to 6 million 15-hour tutoring courses for disadvantaged children and to expand the 16-19 tuition fund, targeting key subjects such as...
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MP hopes world leaders will follow Britain’s example The Government has announced a £55 million aid package to fund research into global education reforms, particularly focusing on efforts to improve girls’ education by supporting them to receive 12 years of good education. The Prime Minister is urging other world leaders to invest in education...
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MP: Local schools eligible for their share The annual allocations provided to maintain school buildings will increase by over 20% this financial year to £1.8 billion, on top of the one-off funding injection of £560 million announced by the Prime Minister last year. Every school in England will be access a share of the...
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MP: Turing Scheme is a truly global programme Replacing Britain’s participation in the Erasmus+ programme, the £110 million Turing Scheme will fund opportunities for around 35,000 students across the UK. Schools, colleges and universities can now apply for funding to allow students to study and work across the world. The Turing Scheme will target...
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