This morning my team and I visited Branfil Primary School to meet Headteacher, Mrs Sanson, to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing our local schools.

I made the following speech in a Westminster Hall debate on special educational needs.

This afternoon I had the pleasure of meeting the leadership team and school council of Drapers' Pyrgo Primary School, Harold Hill.

This afternoon we visited Forest Approach Academy, Harold Hill, to see staff and students and have a tour of the school.

This morning, my team and I went to Drapers Academy, Harold Hill, to see a You & Me assembly about the impact and repercussions of knife crime.

A Friday afternoon visit to Elm Park Primary gave me the chance to see some of the amazing work being done by the school's dynamic teaching team on special educational needs, education technology and behaviour to ensure Elm Park students are resilient, independent and respectful.

We paid our first visit this morning to Drapers' Brookside Primary School, Harold Hill, to speak to dynamic and inspirational head teacher, Mrs Angela Winch. I had arranged to visit Drapers' Brookside as part of my work to understand the opportunities and challenges facing our local schools, and

Since my election last year, I have made it a priority to visit each of the 42 schools in the constituency in order to get to know the school community and its needs. 

I had the pleasure of joining Parent Zone and Google's Be Internet Legends assembly at James Oglethorpe Primary School this morning as part of their wider campaign to keep children safe online.

This morning the team and I had the pleasure of visiting St Ursula's Infant and Junior Schools, and talking to head teacher, Mr Craft, and head of governors, Alex Kearns.