‘Get Witham Reading’ returns for its 13th year!
Witham MP Priti Patel is excited to announce on World Book Day the return of ‘Get Witham Reading’ for its 13th year. Get Witham Reading is a landmark literacy programme across the Witham constituency, which covers schools in the Braintree and Maldon Districts and part of Colchester City. The initiative …
Priti Patel MP welcomes increase in funding for schools in Witham
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, has welcomed the news of increased funding for schools in England, which will now be at a record level. The Department for Education’s national funding formula allocation for schools for the year 2024-25 (published 17.07.23) totals £69,947,711 for primary and secondary schools …
Priti Patel MP launches Get Witham Reading 2023
Witham MP, Priti Patel, visited a number of local schools across her constituency on Friday 7th July as she launched Get Witham Reading 2023. She was joined at the launch of her campaign, held at Templars Academy in Witham, by the Minister of State for Schools, the Rt Hon Nick …
Witham MP Supports The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge
Priti Patel MP attended a drop-in event in Parliament on 13th June 2023 to showcase her support for the Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge. The Summer Reading Challenge will be running in libraries throughout England, Scotland, and Wales. The Challenge is the UK’s biggest free reading for pleasure programme for …
Priti highlights Get Witham Reading scheme in Parliamentary debate
Witham MP Priti Patel has highlighted her annual Get Witham Reading scheme during a Parliamentary debate (6th June 2023) on reading and children’s access to books. In addition to talking about Get Witham Reading and the forthcoming events on 7th July (GWR day 2023), she also commented on the role …
MP’s 2023 Get Witham Reading campaign gets underway with Ministerial support
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel has launched her annual school literacy campaign ‘Get Witham Reading 2023’. The campaign, which was first held in 2012, began at a time when children’s literacy levels in Witham were below the national average. 1 in 6 pupils were leaving school without achieving the …
Priti highlights Get Witham Reading scheme in Parliament
Witham MP Priti Patel has raised her Get Witham Reading scheme in the House of Commons, securing a promise by Schools Minister, Nick Gibb MP to visit the event. During questions to education ministers on 16th January, Priti commented on the importance of improving literacy standards and encouraging reading and …
Priti Patel MP brings Get Witham Reading 2022 to eight local schools
A large number of local schools from across the Witham constituency have participated in Priti Patel’s Get Witham Reading 2022 literacy campaign. Priti’s campaign was established to boost the literacy of school students across the constituency. It has been cited by OFSTED as a strong model of community engagement and …
MP’s Get Witham Reading campaign celebrates its tenth anniversary
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham has launched her annual school literacy campaign ‘Get Witham Reading 2022’. The campaign was held for the first time in 2012, when children’s literacy levels in Witham fell below the national average. At the time, 1 in 6 pupils were leaving school without achieving …
Priti Patel visits ten local schools on Get Witham Reading Day 2021
On Friday 9th July, ten schools in Witham participating in Get Witham Reading 2021, received a personal visit from Witham MP, Priti Patel. This is the MP’s tenth annual school literacy campaign aimed at improving standards of literacy across the Witham constituency. During her visits, Priti heard all about the …