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Education Secretary visits Whitehaven Academy with Trudy Harrison

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson joined Trudy Harrison at Whitehaven Academy today to see how £20million Government investment would help transform the school. They spoke with headteacher Nigel Youngman and chief executive of Cumbria Education Trust Lorrayne Hughes.

Pupils quiz MP on politics and Strictly!

School pupils enjoyed the chance to quiz their Copeland MP on everything from Brexit to Strictly Come Dancing! Trudy Harrison was invited to Distington Community School where the Year 4 children have been learning about London and the Houses of Parliament. After having a go at being politicians, v

MP supports Dream Placement 2020

Copeland MP Trudy Harrison is supporting Dream Placement 2020 which gives young people exciting development opportunities. Students from across Copeland and Cumbria have the opportunity to become part of a dynamic initiative designed to create a future workforce for the county’s top companies and e

Copeland MP welcomes huge cash boost for education

Copeland MP Trudy Harrison has welcomed the Government’s cash boost for education which will see over £14billion invested in primary and secondary education between now and 2022/23. This means next year, in every part of the country, every school will see a real terms rise in their funding. The an

Trudy learns about impact of healthy fruit scheme For KS1 children

Trudy Harrison has met with a leading supplier for a fruit and vegetable scheme in English schools last week, at an event hosted in the Palace of Westminster. Trudy Harrison today met with representatives from Minor Weir and Willis Ltd (MWW) - which has been one of the suppliers of the School

Trudy meets apprentices in celebration of National Apprenticeship Week 2019

Trudy Harrison has met with apprentices to celebrate the return of National Apprenticeship Week 2019. Marking the 12th annual campaign, Trudy joined a group of apprentices at Copeland Borough Council to hear more about their work at the local authority. This week Mrs Harrison met a group of C

Local community praises Whitehaven Academy head's leadership 

Trudy Harrison has joined the local community in commending Whitehaven Academy’s head teacher for his continued efforts despite a turbulent year at the school. Trudy has this week spoken of her faith in Whitehaven Academy’s Headteacher, Warren Turner, describing him as ‘patriarch of the school

Hundreds seek careers advice and guidance at Copeland Skills Fair

Hundreds of job seekers and school leavers searching for their dream career paid a visit to the Copeland Skills Fair on Thursday. Businesses and organisations offering apprenticeships and training opportunities across a range of sectors including health and social care, nuclear, engineering, polici