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Category Archives: Education
Teresa Pearce MP supports Erith and Thamesmead campaign for every child to join local library and share a love of reading
Teresa Pearce MP is supporting a campaign run by charity The Reading Agency to encourage all primary school children to take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. The Challenge launches across England and Wales on Saturday 13 July 2019. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Events, House of Commons, News, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged literacy, Local Libraries, Summer Reading Challenge, The Reading Agency
Teresa Pearce MP and Google, Visit Belvedere Junior School To Boost Student’s Online Safety
Today, Teresa Pearce MP, joined forces with Google, Parent Zone and Belvedere Junior School, to learn how children can stay safe online, through the Be Internet Legends programme. Be Internet Legends is an educational programme aimed at 7 – … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Events, Local events, News, Press Notices, Quotes
Tagged Be Internet Legends, Belvedere Junior School, Google, Internet, Online Education, Online Safety, Parent Zone
Teresa Pearce MP backs joke competition for Primary Schools aimed at improving children’s communication skills
Teresa Pearce MP is writing to local schools in Erith and Thamesmead to highlight Voice Box, an annual joke-telling competition designed by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) to build schoolchildren’s communication skills. Over 10% of children … Continue reading
Posted in Education, News, Press Notices
Tagged Competition, Education, literacy, primary school, speech and language, Voice Box, young people
Teresa Pearce MP Summer School
Teresa Pearce MP is holding a Summer School for young people between the ages of 16-21 who … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Events, Local events
Tagged civil society, Education, politcal engagement, Summer school, your voice, youth and politics
GOOD NEWS: Every Child A Lifesaver Campaign
On Friday 20 November 2015 my Private Members Bill “Every Child a Lifesaver” which would have ensured that all children were taught first aid in schools was talked out by some backbench MPs. Although I and the charities who had … Continue reading