Category: Education
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£140k boost for Hummersea Primary
Hummersea Primary School in Loftus is set to receive £140,000 for repairs and improvements as part of new investment from the Labour Government in school buildings. The funding comes from the Department for Education and is being allocated by Redcar and Cleveland Council to support schools with building condition, safety,…
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£245k repairs boost for Guisborough schools
Two Guisborough primary schools are set to benefit from major repair funding as part of new investment from the Labour Government. Belmont Primary School will receive £105,000 and Highcliffe Primary School will receive £140,000 through funding from the Department for Education, allocated by Redcar and Cleveland Council. The money will…
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Luke marks 465 years of Prior Pursglove College
Luke Myer MP has visited his old college, Prior Pursglove College in Guisborough today (Thursday 25 June) to mark its 465th anniversary. The celebration included the planting of a new commemorative tree and the burial of a time capsule in the garden at the front of the Endeavour building. The…
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New roof funding for River Tees Hospital School
River Tees Hospital School in Park End, Middlesbrough, has secured Labour Government funding for a major roof replacement project, helping provide a safer and more sustainable environment for some of Teesside’s most vulnerable children. The school, which supports hundreds of pupils with complex medical needs, will use the funding to…
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£4,500 bonus for Middlesbrough nursery teachers
11 June 2026 Nursery teachers in Middlesbrough will be able to receive a £4,500 annual bonus under a new Labour Government scheme designed to attract and retain qualified early years teachers in communities where children are least likely to be school-ready. Middlesbrough is one of just ten areas selected for…
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Labour funds SEND upgrade for Freebrough
10 June 2026 Freebrough Academy will soon receive refurb funding to support more children with autism at the school’s specialist SEND base, under new plans approved by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. The council has backed a £45,000 expansion of the SEND base in Brotton. The investment will refurbish and…
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St Peter’s gets refurb funding from Labour Government
28 May 2026 Luke Myer MP has welcomed the news that St Peter’s Church of England Primary School in Brotton has secured Labour Government funding to improve their buildings, as part of a £450 million national programme to upgrade schools across England. St Peter’s was Luke’s primary school growing up,…
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Labour gives Guisborough Youth Centre major upgrade
Young people in Guisborough are set to benefit from major improvements to their local youth centre, after Labour government funding helped deliver a boost to youth facilities. Allocated by the council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Labour Councillor Bill Suthers, Guisborough Youth Centre has received a series of upgrades through the…
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Spades in the ground for new Hemlington youth centre
8 May 2026 Work has officially begun on a brand new youth centre in Hemlington, with spades now in the ground on the first new dedicated youth facility in Middlesbrough for more than a decade. Luke Myer MP joined representatives from The Junction, Middlesbrough Mayor Chris Cooke, local councillors Tom…
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Families to save up to £1,000 as children’s reforms become law
Thousands of children across Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency are set to benefit from sweeping new support for families after Labour’s flagship Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act officially became law this week (Wednesday 29 April 2026). The wide-ranging reforms — backed by local MP Luke Myer and opposed by…
