Category Archives: Education

Catherine McKinnell visits Kingston Park Primary School

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Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle North, visited Kingston Park Primary last week (17th May) and received a tour of the school from Ambassadors, Sophie Edwards and Aidan Riley, both Year 6 pupils. Sophie and Aidan were dressed in Roman togas having recently studied this period of history, and they and their classmates were in celebratory Continue Reading...

Local MP attends St. George’s RC Primary Celebration Assembly

St George's RC Primary School

Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, had the privilege of joining pupils at St George’s RC Primary School in Lemington on Friday (10th May) for their Celebration Assembly. After a tour of the school with headteacher, Mrs Jennifer Gill, Catherine attended the school’s special assembly to present pupils with awards for behaviour, achievements in their work Continue Reading...

MP Catherine McKinnell visits Newcastle Sixth Form College

Catherine visits Newcastle Sixth Form College

The visit is part of efforts by Newcastle Sixth Form College to increase political engagement among young people and to help create active citizens within the local community. As well as discussing her career, Ms McKinnell, who is MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, answered questions from students studying AS Level Citizenship Studies and A Continue Reading...

Newcastle MP marks Holocaust Memorial Day 2013

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Newcastle North MP, Catherine McKinnell, has pledged to honour Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a Book of Commitment in Parliament this week. 27th January 2013 will mark the 68th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and extermination camp which is the site of the largest mass grave in history. In the weeks Continue Reading...

Young People take opportunity to question local MP and Newcastle City Council officials as part of Children’s Takeover Day.

Catherine at Children's Takeover day

Young People take opportunity to question local MP and Newcastle City Council officials as part of Children’s Takeover Day. Newcastle City Council today played host to a group of thirteen young people from across Newcastle who were given the opportunity to question council officials and a local MP, as part of Children’s Takeover Day at Continue Reading...