As part of celebrating UK Parliament Week we welcomed Munira Wilson MP into school to meet with our Student Parliament. Munira spoke to the students about her work as an MP as well as what motivated her to go into politics. The students followed up with a range of questions for Munira about local and national issues including diversity, young people’s engagement in politics and conflict. The questions were really well thought out, and it was clear that students were genuinely interested in the topics they asked about. Munira was able to engage our students in debate, especially around whether 16 year olds should have the vote, which split opinion.
“I found this experience to be very interesting and beneficial, being able to hear from an active member in our parliament. Being able to have an insight into her role in our community was incredibly inspiring and has opened my eyes to a career in politics. Munira Wilson has been our local Mp for many years and has achieved so much in this time, to be able to ask her questions about certain plans for our community was my favourite part of this experience.” ~ Emilia R, 10PRE
“I loved being able to speak with someone who spends their life with the people we just get to see from media influenced news, this and her experience was so fascinating to me.” ~ Florence V, 8FCO “I enjoyed having an insight into a career that we hear a lot about but don’t actually know a lot about.” ~ Hasna B, 10FJA “I enjoyed hearing about her job and getting an idea of what sort of things her job involves. I liked hearing about how she manages problems she has dealt with.” ~ Sara C, 9FPO
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