It was a pleasure to welcome the Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan MP, to a roundtable meeting in Totnes earlier this week.
This was a great opportunity for headteachers and leaders from local Federations and Academy Trusts to come together and highlight the challenges they are facing, with the discussion centring around funding, as well as staff recruitment and student support. The Secretary of State discussed the measures that are being put in place to support schools, including the uplift in funding and the new Family Hubs programme.
Thank you to the Secretary of State and her team from the Department for Education for joining us for a productive discussion.