Government cash for North Somerset schools have left local pupils in one of the worst funded Education Authorities in the country. In 2009 we got £3,895 per pupil. That’s:
John was joined by local parents in the westonsupermum.com Election Chat Room yesterday (Wednesday 28th April), to answer questions about what a Conservative Government would do for parents, children and families in Weston and the villages...
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John believes that this is unfair and has called on the Government to end the funding formula ‘postcode lottery’ because no matter where they live, all children with the same needs should have the same access to:
In January 2006, John urged the government to increase the average funding per schoolchild in North Somerset and has been running a long campaign to petition them until they do so, including taking the issue directly to the door of the Prime Minister. And the hard work is paying off. We’re now getting an extra £321 for every single pupil, an increase of 9%, but the system is still unfair and there’s still a lot of work left to do. John has pledged to keep badgering the Government until local pupils get the funding they deserve. Updates |
John chats to Weston-super-Mum
Local pupils design MP's Christmas card
Extra cash for local schools, a welcome Christmas present says MP
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. Increased school funding welcome but Government needs to do more, says Weston MP
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"... Weston MP visits Worle Community School
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Over 800 children from 15 schools in Weston and the villages competed to design the front of local MP John Penrose's Christmas card this year. The MP has been running the competition for the last four years and this year the theme, ‘Weston – Dreaming of a White Christmas', really got children's imagination flowing leading to a record-breaking number of entrants.
Weston MP, John Penrose visited Worle Community School on Friday 5th June to talk to students about how they use the internet and how the school is helping to keep them safe...
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