Supporting Schools and Children's Services

It was a pleasure to visit St Andrew's C of E Primary School in Leasingham and meet with the Year 6 House Captains. They had some excellent questions and it was fantastic to hear about their keen interests in Parliament, our democracy and the political system.

During this week's Education Committee session, I raised concerns with the Secretary of State about a number of the Government's actions, including the removal of the Latin Excellence Programme, the cancellation of computer hubs that provide excellence in teaching and the scaling back of modern lang

It has been great to visit some of the local primary schools to meet the winner and runners-up in my Christmas Card Competition 2024!

During Education Committee this week, we heard about the devastating impact that measures announced in the Budget will have on charities providing services to children.During the session, we heard from Harriet Edwards from Sense, a charity who provide services to children with disabilities, includin

It was great to sit down with A level politics students at NK Academy for a Q and A session!Many thanks to the students for an interesting discussion about my role as your MP, the workings of Parliament and our political system.

Pleased to have taken my Secure Academies 16 to 19 Private Members' Bill through its remaining stages in the Commons today. Secure 16 to 19 academies, also known as secure schools, are a new form of provision for children sentenced or remanded to custody.

A new special free school will be established in Lincolnshire. This follows the 2024 Spring Budget announcement of an initial £105 million to fund an additional wave of special free schools, and is part of the government’s plan that is delivering 60,000 more special school places. The work to fina

Lincolnshire is set to benefit from £11,880,413 of funding to ensure children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) receive an education that meets their needs in high-quality environments for the years to come. The £850 million investment into local

Great to visit Metheringham Primary School last week and speak to pupils about Parliament, the role of an MP and issues that matter to them. It was fantastic to see the children dressed as some of their favourite book characters to celebrate World Book Day - I was very impressed by the imaginat

I enjoyed visiting North Kesteven Academy recently for a Q&A session with the politics students. I was pleased to answer their questions and to hear the views of my younger constituents on current affairs. Many thanks to NK Academy for inviting me along!