Helen tours Thomas Adams School after rural funding call

North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan recently visited Thomas Adams School in Wem. The visit included a tour of the school by Headteacher Mr Cooper, including the sixth form and boarding house. Helen also met with staff and students to discuss the challenges of the school’s rural location.

The MP recently spoke in Parliament to question the minister for schools, after uncovering the data that rural schools receive £500 less per pupil than their urban counterparts.

Helen called for the government to act to change the funding formula.

Helen Morgan, Liberal Democrat MP for North Shropshire said, “Schools are vital to our communities here in Shropshire. My recent visits to schools like Thomas Adams have been eye opening in regard to the obstacles that rural schools face.

“Thomas Adams has exceptionally hard-working staff and students, and they deserve proper funding: which is why I called on the minister for schools in parliament last week about the nature of the unfair funding formula that disadvantages rural areas like ours.

“The Government must act to change this unjust lack of funding for schools like Thomas Adams, where it is clear that the wonderful students deserve the first-class education that the staff are working so hard to create.”