30 May 2022
Meeting with DfE Regional Schools Commissioner

As I continue my ongoing work to help speak up for and support our local schools (both mainstream and specialised), I welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Department for Education’s new Regional Schools Commissioner for the East of England, Jonathan Duff, this past Friday.

I raised with him a number of matters that I know matter deeply to our local school staff, as well as parents and pupils – particularly issues around SEND support in our Mid Norfolk schools and the growing pressures that many of them face when trying to accommodate those children that require support. 

I look forward to continuing our dialogue in the months ahead and to doing all I can to ensure that our local schools, their staff and their pupils, have the support they need to ensure our youngsters have the very best environments to excel and thrive in.