Residents will be aware that I worked for a number of years in education and children’s services at Hillingdon Council. In this role, I engaged with many different organisations, including St Mary’s Ukrainian School. Now, as Member of Parliament for a constituency covering parts of Hillingdon, I met with Inna Hryhorovych and Orysya Novetska at Al Forno Caffe in Ruislip to discuss how I can support the school to establish an operational presence in the borough.
In addition to serving children of Ukrainian heritage for many years, fresh impetus has been given to school’s activity as it works to provide the necessary support to displaced children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. I understand that the long-term objective is to be able to adapt their model in order to help all displaced children who come to the UK to find refuge.
Following this meeting, I will facilitate the necessary conversation between St Mary’s and Hillingdon Council and will also extend this discussion to Harrow Council. I look forward to catching up on progress in a few months’ time.
