Weston-super-Mare MP John Penrose has welcomed the government’s announcement that North Somerset Council will receive an extra £1million funding for school places but has warned that it won’t solve the funding postcode lottery that pupils in North Somerset face. The extra money has been provided by the government as a…
Read MoreWeston-super-Mare MP John Penrose has written to Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for the Department for Education and Skills, about the effect of cuts in the number of Further Education training places on people over 25 in Weston. Challenged by Mr Penrose during oral questions last week, Alan Johnson…
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Weston-super-Mare MP John Penrose was joined by pupils from Hutton Primary School last week (Thursday, 11th June) to present his 600-name petition demanding a fairer deal for North Somerset schools to Number 10 Downing Street. The petition calls on the Government to introduce a fairer system of funding for school…
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Weston-super-Mare MP John Penrose has welcomed Government moves to increase pupil funding across North Somerset schools which return back from their summer holidays today, but has warned that they have to do “a lot more until our children get a fair deal”… John Penrose has been calling for the Government…
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