Supporting Education and Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

I was recently contacted by a remarkable student from Becket Keys who has, over the past few months, been alerting me to issues he has experienced with the 81 NIBS bus service from Brentwood to Hutton.  The student wrote extremely compelling letters and asked me to help him arrange a meeti

I have been asked by constituents whether the much-loved Bishops Hill Adult Education College has closed.

A highly significant question for parents in the modern world is when to give your child a smartphone.

Today [Tuesday 18 March 2025] Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party, announced the Policy Renewal Programme. We are living off the inheritance of previous generations. For three centuries, every era in our country’s history left a better legacy for its children. The greatnes

I’ve managed to visit four schools in the constituency in the last month.

A big slice of cake and some messy play with a group of toddlers is a great way to spend a Friday afternoon, and the team at Larchwood Family Hub in Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, did not disappoint when I visited recently.The Family Hub, run by HCRG Care Group and Barnardo’s for the  Essex Child a

I have had many constituents who have children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) contact me about support and advice for them and their children as they try to negotiate the education, welfare and care system for their families.Families with children who have additional needs ar

The last week has seen children return to school and Parliamentarians return to Westminster after the summer break. There have been some (positive) changes for schools locally. Ingatestone Infants and Juniors go back to the same schools but now under Academy status, and I wish the staff and pu

  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking today on the steps of Downing Street, said: (Checked against delivery) “In the last five years our country has fought through the most challenging times since the Second World War. As I stand here as your Prime Minister, I can’t help but reflect that my

Having written for the Brentwood Gazette last week about the amazing trip to China being planned for students at the Anglo European School and Becket Keys school who are studying Mandarin through the Mandarin Excellence programme, and the week before about the magnificent building work carried out a