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Richard Holden in North West Durham

My last job before becoming an MP was in the Department for Education. I work to hold them to the account and push them to level up education in the constituency. Improving education is one of my key priorities and something I have always had a strong interest in.

I’ve worked closely with local schools and Durham County Council throughout the pandemic to ensure that no child gets left behind. The Government has delivered over 560,000 devices like laptops and tablets to schools throughout the UK to help with remote learning – North West Durham benefitted from nearly 2000 of these and we are set to receive more.

I’m also pushing lifetime learning and skills, so that people can continue to better themselves no matter what stage in life. The previous age limit was 23, but the Government have lifted that restriction and put a huge amount of extra funding into our Further Education Colleges. This gives people across North West Durham huge learning and skills opportunities.

 

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Richard Holden in North West Durham

Richard Holden praises work of the Sutton Trust and encourages young people to sign up for their summer schools

Tuesday, 23 February, 2021

Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham, has welcomed the work that the Sutton Trust are doing across the North East and the wider UK.

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Richard Holden MP zooms with Derwentside College Apprentices during Apprenticeship Week

Sunday, 14 February, 2021

Enhancing and expanding Apprenticeships and broader Further Education provision is one of the most important aspects of this Conservative Government's levelling up agenda.

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Richard Holden writes to Education Secretary and Regional Schools Commissioner on behalf of constituents as he continues his campaign for Wolsingham Sixth Form

Thursday, 4 February, 2021

Richard Holden, Member of Parliament for North West Durham, has written to the Secretary of State for Education regarding the status of Wolsingham School Sixth Form.

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Richard Holden launches campaign to prevent the formal closure of Wolsingham Sixth Form

Monday, 25 January, 2021

Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham, has launched a campaign to prevent the formal closure of Wolsingham Sixth Form.

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Richard Holden launches campaign for and survey on Wolsingham Sixth Form

Saturday, 23 January, 2021

issues around Wolsingham School Sixth Form has been a significant in Weardale and the surrounding area for several years.

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Richard Holden supports moves to ensure every child in North West Durham access to a high-quality remote education

Tuesday, 12 January, 2021

Richard Holden, Member of Parliament for North West Durham, has welcomed the measures the Government has put in place to ensure every student across North West Durham receives a high-quality remoted education while schools are closed.

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Richard Holden helps constituent resolve serious casework issue regarding university tuition

Tuesday, 22 December, 2020

Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham, has seen the successful outcome of a serious and ongoing case.

Richard Holden speaks in a debate on Colleges and Skills: Covid-19

Tuesday, 20 October, 2020

Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham, has spoken in a Westminster Hall debate on Colleges and Skills: Covid-19.

Richard Holden raises levelling-up education in Parliament

Monday, 12 October, 2020

At Education questions, Richard raised the issue of lifetime learning and skills following a major policy announcement by the Government last week.

One of the first major piece of levelling-up legislation from the Government is the lifetime skills guarantee.

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Richard Holden welcomes news that a further education college in North West Durham to receive over £420,000 extra funding to repair and refurbish buildings and campuses

Wednesday, 26 August, 2020

Richard Holden has welcomed the announcement that Derwentside College in Consett, North West Durham will benefit from over £420,000 to upgrade its facilities. 

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