On Friday I met with Izzy and Ant from the fabulous Graffwerk – the team behind Leicester’s bring the Paint Festival. They told me all about their exciting plans to move into new premises on Frog Island which will enable them to expand on the work they do in the community. […]
It was so lovely to meet Maggie Scott on Friday. Maggie has been a teacher for 50 years at Forest Lodge Primary School here in Leicester West. I absolutely loved hearing the stories from her time at the school and was delighted to be able to thank her for […]
I was absolutely delighted to meet with Leicester’s newly elected young people’s council yesterday. They are such an inspirational group of young people and I was pleased to see so many young women standing for election and representing Leicester! I loved seeing everyone’s enthusiasm and hearing their stories […]
On Friday 27th April I met with students at Fullhurst Community College who are taking part in The Brilliant Club Scholars Programme. The programme engages PhD researchers to support students from under-represented backgrounds to progress to highly-selective universities, helping talented young people fulfil their potential. I found the work done […]
On Friday 20th April I visited Glebelands Primary School I had such a lovely time and would like to thank all the pupils for their brilliant questions – my favourite was: “Do you get nervous making decisions?” I will continue to do everything I can to support all the fantastic […]
On Friday I was delighted to meet with Carly who is working with the Leicester Education Strategic Partnership. Carly is working on a fantastic project to bring the best teachers to Leicester. She’s also working on how we keep the best teachers here too! Education is the key to a […]
