Priti Patel MP brings Get Witham Reading 2022 to eight local schools
A large number of local schools from across the Witham constituency have participated in Priti Patel’s Get Witham Reading 2022 literacy campaign. Priti’s campaign was established to boost the literacy of school students across the constituency. It has been cited by OFSTED as a strong model of community engagement and …
MP’s Get Witham Reading campaign celebrates its tenth anniversary
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham has launched her annual school literacy campaign ‘Get Witham Reading 2022’. The campaign was held for the first time in 2012, when children’s literacy levels in Witham fell below the national average. At the time, 1 in 6 pupils were leaving school without achieving …
Priti Patel visits ten local schools on Get Witham Reading Day 2021
On Friday 9th July, ten schools in Witham participating in Get Witham Reading 2021, received a personal visit from Witham MP, Priti Patel. This is the MP’s tenth annual school literacy campaign aimed at improving standards of literacy across the Witham constituency. During her visits, Priti heard all about the …
Schools line up for Get Witham Reading 2021
Thirteen schools in Witham have confirmed their participation in Get Witham Reading 2021, organised by Witham MP, Priti Patel. This is the MP’s tenth annual school literacy campaign aimed at improving standards of literacy across the Witham constituency and it reaches its conclusion on Friday 9th July. This year’s participants …
Priti Patel MP launches her tenth Get Witham Reading campaign
The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has launched her annual school literacy campaign ‘Get Witham Reading 2021’. Her campaign was first launched in 2012, when children’s literacy levels in the constituency fell below the national average, with 1 in 6 pupils leaving school without achieving the literacy of an 11 year …
Priti Patel thanks schoolchildren for participating in her 2020 Get Witham Reading project
Witham MP, Priti Patel, has thanked children at seven schools across the Witham constituency for taking part in her ninth annual Get Witham Reading event today (3 July 2020). Priti established Get Witham Reading in 2012 to promote reading and improve literacy skills in conjunction with local schools and she …
Priti Patel MP encourages school children to participate in Get Witham Reading 2020
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham, is calling on school children across her Witham constituency to take part in Get Witham Reading on Friday 3 July 2020. Priti announced in April that her annual reading event would still be taking place this year, despite Covid-19 restrictions, and she is …
Priti Patel MP supports Summer Reading Challenge
Witham MP, Priti Patel, is supporting this year’s Summer Reading Challenge and is calling on young people across the Witham constituency to take part. The annual Summer Reading Challenge is run by The Reading Agency and encourages young people to read at least six books during the summer. This year’s …
Witham MP’s Get Witham Reading event to go ahead
Witham MP, Priti Patel, has confirmed that this year’s ‘Get Witham Reading’ will go ahead on Friday 3 July 2020, despite schools being closed to the majority of pupils due to Covid-19. Priti has hosted Get Witham Reading at local schools every year since it was first launched in 2012. …
Priti Patel MP encourages young people to make space for reading this summer
Witham MP, Priti Patel, is supporting this year’s Summer Reading Challenge and is calling on young people across her constituency to take part. The Summer Reading Challenge is run by charity The Reading Agency and encourages young people to read six books throughout the summer holidays. The theme for this …