NOW the General Election date has been set, I wonder whether the deafening silence from the politicians I wrote to recently concerning fairer educational funding for Worcestershire will continue.

I await with interest to see how much these politicians feel pupils in Worcestershire are really worth.

Again I issue the challenge - come see how we manage, how our children are educationally discriminated against because of where we live.

In my role as parent governor representative for Worcestershire, I have had the oportunity to see how disadvantaged our children really are when I have visited other local educational authorities.

For example, if Ipsley Middle School was averagely funded, the school would receive an extra £197,000 a year, enabling it to have seven extra teachers and 26 new computers.

I again would like to thank parents and all those concerned in school governance who have offered their support to this campagin.

Also, a big thank you to all the headteachers I spoke to last week and asked whether they would be able to accommodate a visiting politician at short notice.

Mrs Juliet Lote

Parent Governor Representative for Worcestershire

Governor at Moatfield Middle, Claybrook First and on the temporary governing body of Ipsley CE Middle

Kenchester Close

Redditch