Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Farron: 'NHS confidential pay off deals must end'
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called for an end to NHS confidentiality deals such as those used at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT).
12 Feb 2013
Brighton 2013 - Religious Discrimination in Schools: the fringe meeting
Come to our big event at this year's Spring Conference in Brighton: Religious Discrimination in Education - a Half-Term Report
12 Feb 2013
Farron calls for cut in modulation to protect farmers
Cumbria MP Tim Farron will speak in a debate in the House of Commons on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy this evening to call for a cut in modulation to protect livestock and dairy farmers in light of the recent announcement that the overall EU budget will be cut.
12 Feb 2013
Children with Free School Meals are Being Let Down in Hertfordshire schools In Spite of the Pupil Premium
A recent report to the Education and Skills Cabinet Panel on the Standards and Quality in Hertfordshire Schools shows that at Key Stages 2 and 4 children with free schools meals are achieving far lower results than their fellow pupils. The figures are damning. At key stage 2 , 24% fewer children with free school meals made the expected progress in English and Mathematics, 7% worse than the national average and significantly worse when compared with similar authorities. At Key stage 4 it's the same story. Only one third of pupils with free school meals achieved the expected progress from Key Stage 2 to 4, 11% worse than the national average. Last year Hertfordshire Schools received £16 million pounds of additional Pupil Premium funding specifically to improve the education of disadvantaged children.
12 Feb 2013
Children with Free School Meals are Being Let Down in Hertfordshire schools In Spite of the Pupil Premium
A recent report to the Education and Skills Cabinet Panel on the Standards and Quality in Hertfordshire Schools shows that at Key Stages 2 and 4 children with free schools meals are achieving far lower results than their fellow pupils. The figures are damning. At key stage 2 , 24% fewer children with free school meals made the expected progress in English and Mathematics, 7% worse than the national average and significantly worse when compared with similar authorities. At Key stage 4 it's the same story. Only one third of pupils with free school meals achieved the expected progress from Key Stage 2 to 4, 11% worse than the national average. Last year Hertfordshire Schools received £16 million pounds of additional Pupil Premium funding specifically to improve the education of disadvantaged children.
12 Feb 2013
MP urges residents to join council's energy scheme and save up to £300 on bills
Tim Farron has backed South Lakeland District Council's scheme to bring down household bills for residents. The council is a nationwide pioneer in bringing in a collective energy scheme open to all UK residents.
12 Feb 2013