Weston-super-Mare MP John Penrose is celebrating today following confirmation the government has allocated £14m to turn Wyvern School into an academy. The local MP was told the good news privately a few days ago and spoke to David Carter, Executive Principal of the Cabot Learning Federation (the charity that wants…
John Penrose celebrated today as Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced that North Somerset is amongst the local authorities who will receive a significant share of a new £500million capital grant for schools. North Somerset’s share is worth £1.3million and represents a 22 per increase on its initial funding allocation…
You know the warm glow when you’ve finished a job and it just works? It doesn’t matter whether it’s mowing the lawn or finishing the month-end accounts at work; it’s done and it’s good. Well, I got a small dose of that feeling the other day, when I visited Worle…
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…