BARNSLEY East MP Stephanie Peacock has forced the government to admit the minister in charge of South Yorkshire’s schools has yet to make a single visit to the region.
The revelation came in response to a parliamentary question posed to the government by the MP.
The government admitted schools secretary Nick Gibb MP has failed to make a single visit to South Yorkshire.
“Our schools are facing unprecedented pressure with budgets slashed, resources cut, and teachers leaving the profession in droves,” said Stephanie, herself a former teacher.
“Yet how would the minister in charge of our schools have any idea how this is affecting schools here in Barnsley when he has failed to make a single visit to the region?
“The minister is welcome to come and see the damage his government’s appalling obsession with austerity is doing to Barnsley’s schools and students, but given his record I won’t hold my breath.”
