Following my email to Rehman Chishti about the concerning
state of Medway Primary school results in the recent appraisals I received the
following letter this morning;
Dear Mr Sams,
Thank you for your letter concerning primary school exam
results in Medway.
As you may be aware, the Government has introduced
tougher targets for Primary schools to improve standards across the country.
This means that schools are set a “floor target” for 60% of pupils to attain
Level 4 in English and Maths combined.
Although there have been improvements in Medway, results
published last week show that 11% of schools are below the floor target. Whilst
Woodlands Primary School continues to perform extremely well, with 85% of pupils
attaining Level 4 in English and Maths, there are still two schools in
Gillingham that are below the floor target.
I will be raising your concerns with Medway Council to
find out what action they intend to take to ensure that all children in
Gillingham and Rainham are given the opportunity of a first class education.
I will write to you again when I receive further
information from Medway Council.
Thank you again for contacting me.
Yours Sincerely
Rheman Chishti MP
As many residents of Medway will know, this is a concerning
time for the local children and their parents. Education is so vital and a
child’s whole future can be effected at a young age by a problem such as this
in Primary education.
Although, Sophie seems to have got into a good school
(*Phew*), I’ll continue to push on this and keep regular readers and residents
updated on anything I hear back.
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