Visit to Tidemill Primary School

I recently visited Tidemill Primary School in my Lewisham Deptford constituency.  Tidemill has been transformed in recent years from a struggling school in to one of the best in the country. 

During the visit I attended a special school assembly to celebrate Black History Month.  I also met with the Chair of Governors, Ami Ibitson, and Headteacher Mark Elms to discuss plans to improve the school's facilities as part of a local redevelopment project.  These plans include extending the Wavelengths swimming pool, providing a new library and a new state of the art building for the school.

I was impressed by the performances of the children presenting a play and singing about the slave trade, on the anniversary of its abolition.  This is a school not only achieving today but constantly planning for the future.