At the Barnet Council Hendon area planning committee on Thursday 9th February, the application to extend Kisahron’s Parson Street premises was approved. This extension will accommodate an expanded Kisharon School from 30 places to 70, providing Jewish community children with learning disabilities. The application was approved by 5-1, with one abstention. Local Labour London Assembly Member Andrew Dismore wrote […]
Read moreSo Barnet schools (‘Anger as schools face loss of £23m under new funding plan, the Press 8th Feb) are to lose £23 million- £497 per pupil- under Conservative Government cuts. That is hardly a surprise given their track record. But what is incredible is that Conservative Cllr Thompstone, Chair of Education in the borough has actually said he supports the […]
Read moreBarnet and Camden residents are being urged to report incidents of homophobic and other LGBT+ hate crimes. The call from local London Assembly Member, Andrew Dismore, comes after analysis showed an 11% increase in the number of LGBT+ crimes reported to police in Barnet and Camden in the last year. Statistics from the Metropolitan Police also reveal a 13% […]
Read moreAt today’s Assembly Budget plenary, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM raised the need for courses in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). (Video here) Mr Dismore said: ‘In September 2015 we saw another example of un-joined up Conservative Government, when on the one hand the DWP, mandated people to go on […]
Read more11/01/2017 Dear Sir or Madam, Re: Letter of support for planning applications Ref: 16/6366/LBC & 16/6367/FUL Montfort House, 54 Parson Street, London, NW4 1TP Introduction I am writing to support this application in my capacity as London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden. My primary concern relates to a lack of school places in the […]
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