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US AND THEM:
Fermina Marche
THE UPPER SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM 2016 B BC journalist Justin Webb, Kwasi Kwarteng MP and comedian Henning Wehn headed the bill at this year’s Upper School Symposium for a day packed full of enquiry, discussion and debate on the theme of ‘Us and Them’. The Symposium, held every October, is our flagship academic day for all boys in the Lower and Upper Sixth forms. Offering a number of opening thoughts on integration, political correctness and the teaching of history in our schools, Kwasi Kwarteng engaged in discussion about the current migration crisis with sixth formers, who offered a range of probing questions from the floor. Justin Webb shared his fascinating personal insights into American politics, and looked towards the future of journalism in a world where the formerly clear divisions between news gatherers and the public are becoming increasingly blurred. All Upper School boys also attended two seminars or workshops, choosing from the 34 on offer. Subjects ranged from criminal psychology and caricature to feminism and contemporary film. Several seminars were given by sixth formers themselves, individually, or in collaboration with teachers. The Symposium was rounded off by Henning Wehn, self- styled comedy ambassador for Tooting, whose ‘vorsprung durch slapstick’ approach to the ‘us and them’ of Anglo-Teutonic relations provided food for thought, and plenty of laughter.
Kwasi Kwarteng MP
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BBC journalist Justin Webb
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