Whilst most of us were enjoying a rest last week over half term, two of our 6th Form Year 12 students, Jamie Halliwell and Brendan Smith, were busy learning all about the world of democracy and politics at MP Stephen Timms’ Politics School.

Only ten students were lucky enough to get on the prestigious week-long course after they applied just before Christmas and as part of their work experience they visited the Palace of Westminster and worked on policies including Brexit. 

Later on in the week the  group visited local businesses and went to Silvertown’s Tate and Lyle factory and they had a planning meeting with the CEO of Westfield at the shopping mall.

One day they were taken to The Sky Academy at Osterley to undertake media training and see how image is an important part of modern day politics.

It was a brilliant opportunity for Jamie and Brendan  who say they are both keen to have a career in politics. They said their insight into politics and seeing what a typical  day in the life of a busy MP and parliament was all about was really engrossing and made them really determined to succeed and get more involved.

Director of 6th Form, Mr Templeman, added: “This enrichment opportunity will really help our students focus their learning plus they will have gained excellent skills that they can utilise their whole lives.”

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