Helen Hayes MP Roundtable
Hotel Indigo, 9 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HL
Helen Hayes is the Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, and was elected Chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee in September 2024. Helen is joining us for a roundtable, to speak about the work of the committee, and hear directly from North East school leaders. This will be an important opportunity for schools in our region to influence the debates in education policy, helping to shape the Education Committee’s scrutiny of government policy, and set the tone for broader debates. In the roundtable discussions we will prioritise those issues affecting large numbers of North East schools, issues with clear regional disparities, and areas where government policy isn’t working well in the region.
School leaders attending will be from our trustees, advisory board, and SBM Council, ensuring representation from school types, stages, and contexts, as well as school leadership roles.
Please note that the roundtable is by invitation only. If you haven’t received an invitation and believe you should have, please email events@schoolsnortheast.com.
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Helen Hayes MP
Before being elected to Parliament, Helen worked as a town planner. She has spent her entire working life – both as a town planner and as an MP – involving local people in decision-making. Helen works closely on the issues that matter most to her constituents, championing the NHS and local schools, tackling the housing crisis, fighting the injustice of the Windrush scandal and the hostile environment, addressing air pollution and improving road safety, taking action to stop the climate emergency, and pushing for measures to lower the cost of living.
She led the campaign against the closure of the local Royal Mail Delivery Offices in East Dulwich and West Norwood and has continued working to fix broken postal services. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Helen campaigned for better support for King’s College Hospital staff, successfully forcing the government to write off the hospital’s historic debt.
Public Transport
From Durham Train Station, the venue is just a short 10-minute walk away
Parking
Parking is available at the venue. Please register your number plate and pay for parking at reception.
If the hotel car park is full, there are additional on-street parking spaces nearby. These are metered by Durham County Council and payment must be made in advance either via the ticket machine or parking apps such as PayByPhone or RingGo.
Rates are charged per half hour, ranging from 30p to 90p.
For further parking options, the Prince Bishops Car Park is just a 5-minute walk from the venue.
WiFi
Network – The Council Room Password – Meetingroom
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