It was good to meet with Harrow Council’s Director of Education, Patrick O’Dwyer, and cabinet member for Children’s Services, Cllr Hitesh Karia, at the new Harrow Civic Hub this morning.
We discussed the need to ensure there are enough school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities, following the Council’s bid for the Department for Education’s special free school programme.
With a background in children’s services at local authority level, this is an issue in which I take a great interest and one I continue to raise in Parliament on behalf of residents across the Hillingdon and Harrow boroughs.
I also used the opportunity to catch up with Cllr Paul Osborne, Leader of Harrow Council. I was interested to learn that the new logo for the council was designed by local student Kareena Ravaliya¸ and incorporates an updated version of the civic coat of arms, reflecting Harrow’s diversity in the 21st century.
