It was a pleasure to meet Mrs Rigby on Friday, Principal of St John The Evangelist Catholic Academy in Kidsgrove.
It was great to see the effort that had gone in to make the school COVID secure with students in bubbles and hear how in Year 2 they had over 90% attendance.
Mrs Rigby also took me though the schools plan to merge Early Years, KS1 and KS2 onto one site. By reducing 100 parents journeys between the currently two separate sites, we can see traffic reduction at peak times and improved air quality for the children on the new site. It also means better facilities with bigger classrooms and upgraded sports facilities.
I know there is some trouble with Highways at Staffordshire County Council, who I will write to this week, and push for the plans to get the green light so we can get this going as soon as possible.