Senior Minister accepts MP’s invitation to visit Withernsea

A GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS MINISTER will tour Withernsea High School in November after accepting an invitation from Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart.

Graham Stuart expressed his delight at securing the visit of the Minister of Schools, Nick Gibb (pictured), to Withernsea. He has arranged the visit to highlight the case for funding a new school in the resort. Withernsea High School was one of many schools that missed out when the previous government’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme was abolished.

“Withernsea High School has been passed over too many times and, I know, that if funding for a new school can be secured it will be a huge boost not just for the school, but for the town of Withernsea. I have already raised the issue of funding for Withernsea High School with the Secretary of State in the House of Commons and will continue to work as hard as I can to make sure the school and the community get the regeneration and support they need."

The Minister will also get the chance to talk to staff, pupils and education chiefs when he goes to the school on Thursday November 18.