news bulletin from conor burns mp #97
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Subject: NewsBulletinfromConorBurnsMP#97
Date: Friday,3August201214:59:52UnitedKingdomTime
From: ConorBurnsMP
In this edition:
Conor Burns MPs DiaryWebsite of the Week:The XchangePhoto news:St Aldhelms AcademyLeavers AssemblyMinister visits Bournemouthto discuss Gypsy andTraveller sites
Photo news:Heathlands Primary SchoolConor welcomes secondyear of National CitizenshipServiceConor in the papers:MPs plea for less elitistgrammar schoolsHow to contactConor Burns MP
Issue 97 Friday 3rd August 2012
Since the past edition, Conor has:
Spoken and presented certificates at the leavers assembly at
St Aldhelms Academy.
Been quoted in the Bournemouth Echo calling for more equal
access to grammar schools.
Met with the Vice-Chancellor of Bournemouth University
Professor John Vinney.
Held and help and advice surgery for local residents at Kinson
Hub.
Met with the Chairman of the Oriental Culture Educational
Society about providing resources for international students.
Met with senior Council officers and fellow MPs at
Bournemouth Town Hall.
Website of the Week:
www.xchangeonline.co.ukThe Xchange is a scheme set up across Dorset, Bournemouth andPoole. The scheme was set up as part of the Aiming High programmewhich has so far helped many families with disabled children acrossthe South of England.The Xchange allows families to exchange information freely regardinglocal services. The local authorities can also use the informationprovided by parents and consequently help improve their services tofully meet the needs of disabled children across the Dorset area.In addition to this the group organises activities for children and carersalike. Carers can take advantage of the short breaks on offer whilechildren can join youth organisations such as Scouts or join football
teams with the aid of Xchange.
As Xchange is subject to the Data Protection Act 1988 your details aresafe from being leaked as only members of staff have access to them.Therefore, Xchange provides a safe and easy way for parents tocommunicate to the authorities about local services.
Photo news:
St Aldhelms Academy
Conor has welcomed the announcement of the go-ahead for buildingwork at St Aldhelms Academy after the Borough of Pooles planningcommittee unanimously agreed the plans. The 9.8 million project,which is due to start at the end of summer, will be completed by spring2014.
The ambitious designs will see the replacement of outdated buildingswith a new two storey building which will have extensive facilities forthe arts and science, as well as well as refurbishing existing buildingsfor skills based courses, such as construction or beauty.The work follows extensive lobbying of Government Ministers byConor in 2010 when he secured over 11.1 million for the Academy
from the Department of Education.
Commenting on the approved plans Conor said, I am delighted workcan start at St Aldhelms. The new buildings and facilities will givestudents a great opportunity to develop skills which will help them intofurther education and in the workplace.
At the end of term, Conor visited St Aldhelms Academy, where hepresented pupils with certificates and awards at the Leavers
Assembly.
The above photos show Conor presenting certificates andawards to pupils at St Aldhelms Academy at their Leavers
Assembly at the end of the Summer Term.
Minister visits Bournemouth to discuss
Gypsy and Traveller sitesBob Neill MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State forCommunities and Local Government, visited Bournemouth recently todiscuss concerns on policy issues surrounding evicting illegal gypsyand traveller encampments from public land.Councillors, council officials and MPs were able to receive advice and
clarification from Mr Neill on a number of policy issues as well asexplaining the difficulties council officers face removing illegal sites.Commenting on the meeting Conor said, I am delighted Bob was ableto hear concerns from those on the front line who work tirelessly tokeep our public spaces as they should be for the public.This meeting shows a real commitment from central Government tounderstand and tackle the problems we face here in Dorset.Conor also spoke in the House of Commons in March to urge theGovernment to give local authorities the opportunity to work togetherand make provision across multiple-authority areas to give the police
powers to move illegal encampments.So far this year there have been 16 illegal encampments on publicland across Bournemouth, with a further 11 in Poole including three onprivate land.
Photo news:
Heathlands Primary School
Pupils at Heathlands Primary School show Conor someof their work during a recent visit where he attended the
end of year assembly and school fair.
Conor welcomes second year of
National Citizenship ServiceNational Citizenship Service (NCS) is a pilot programme in its second
year which gives young people aged 16 and 17 the chance to takepart in two weeks of activities designed to support their personal andsocial development.Introduced by the current Government and first run in 2011,participants spend two weeks away from home over the summer. Thefirst week is spent tackling an outdoor challenge and doing activitiessuch as rock climbing or trekking, and the second week sees theyoung people undertake a community project in their local area.NCS, delivered by charities, local businesses or social enterpriseorganisations at minimal cost, aims to promote a more cohesive,responsible and engaged society by bringing together people from
different backgrounds.Conor, who met teenagers taking part in the NCS scheme with AFCBournemouth last year, said, Following the positive feedback from thethousands of 16 and 17 year olds who took part last year I amdelighted more than 20,000 young people have signed up for thissummer.The activities NCS offer encourage young people to develop intoresponsible adults with a set of skills which will enhance theireducation and career prospects.
A recent study by NatCen found that over 90 per cent of people who
took part in 2011 found NCS worthwhile and enjoyable, saying theygot the chance to get to know people they would not normally mixwith, had given them the chance to develop new skills they can use infuture, and that they were proud of what they had achieved.
Conor in the papers:
MPs plea for less elitist
grammar schoolsMelanie Vass, Bournemouth Echo
Wednesday 25th July 2012
A Bournemouth MP wantsgrammar school tests to be held inselected primary schools, toencourage more pupils from deprived backgrounds to apply.Conor Burns, who represents Bournemouth West, said there was aproblem with the towns grammar schools being seen as elitist bysome families.He believes many bright youngsters from under-privilegedbackgrounds are currently deterred from sitting the entrance exams by
the fact they are held in the grammar schools.Some parents simply cannot get to Bournemouth School orBournemouth School for Girls while others feel that it is just not forpeople like them, it puts them off, he said.I really think that if, for example, children from West Howe could go toElmrise, or Hill View or Kingsleigh to take the test, they would be morewilling to do so.Obviously you couldnt have pupils sitting tests in every school but ifyou could offer the opportunity to take it at a local school, I think thatwould really help.
He said the idea was now actively under consideration afterBournemouth School head Dr Dorian Lewis said he was open-mindedabout the idea.
Alistair Brien, head of Bournemouth School for Girls, said: If childrentook the test in their own school, it would encourage more to take it,which I can see makes good sense.However, we have 50 different feeder schools and I can see therewould be logistical problems with sending out exam papers securely todifferent sites.It is also worth mentioning we dont make pupils take the test in a bigschool hall, we do place them in classrooms with people from theirexisting school to try and make the process easier.
Three ways to contact Conor Burns MP:
By Phone: 020 7219 7021
By email: [email protected]
By post: Conor Burns MPHouse of CommonsLondon SW1A 0AA
www.conorburns.com
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