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Schools Minister Jim Knight was at Stockwell Park High School
this morning to see the first phase of the exciting new school
building going up along Stockwell Road. Cllr Paul McGlone and
I were there to Jim alongside the school’s inspirational head
teacher Judette Tapper. Over recent years Judette has worked
a near-miracle at the school, turning it from an underperforming
school into one rated outstanding by Government school
inspectors.
Paul and I joined Jim, Judette and a group of students to tour
the new building. The students were full of praise for the
changes the new environment meant to them, telling us how much
better it was to learn and feel motivated in classrooms built to
such high standards of design. The new school building has
been funded by the Labour Government’s Building Schools for the
Future programme. This is one of the great achievements of
our Labour Government – with every school in the country rebuilt or
refurbished and hundreds of brand new schools opened including
three here in Lambeth. Investing in our children’s future is
one of the most important things we can do as a country, and it’s
humbling to meet the students who are thrilled to be benefiting
from it.
I took a bus from the school down to Brixton where I took part
in a radio interview with the Latin American community radio and TV
station Aculco. Gloria Gomez runs the station and is a
tireless advocate for London’s Latin American community. I’ve
met her on many occasions in the past and I’ve always been
impressed by her determination and commitment to improve life for
her community by fostering closer integration. Gloria
interviewed me, and tells me the programme will soon be available
to download as a podcast (meaning you can play it on your iPod if
you have one!). I’m not sure how many people will take that
opportunity up but it was a privilege to talk with Gloria about
issues concerning Latin American citizens here in London.
Stockwell Park High School's new buildings are part of
Labour's modernisation of education across Britain
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