The department also takes regular trips to the LSE and to student politics conferences to hear lectures from the likes of Caroline Lucas, John McDonnell and Jacob Rees-Mogg. The chance to hear from such prestigious names is often a formative experience for the boys and has directly led to, on average, more than 20 boys a year applying to read the subject at university. ‘The talk given by Momentum demonstrated that it is fundamentally a protest movement ruled not by the passionless logic of electability and demographic appeal, but rather guided by impulses fuelled by a sense of alienation from the Westminster model. I found the chance to listen to this, Mr Klug’s new form of political discourse, as well as the opportunity to challenge it, both enlightening and enjoyable.’ Finnian Robinson, Year 13 ‘MUN is enjoyable as it puts me in a situation where I can advocate views and policies that aren’t necessarily aligned with my own beliefs. It’s also fun meeting new people and pitting my wits against students from across the world. It definitely helped to develop my confidence and has made me more comfortable speaking to larger audiences.’ Selvin Selbaraju, Year 13
The statesmanlike Tohid Ismail addresses the Human Rights Committee of the Edinburgh MUN conference.
The Dulwich Model United Nations (MUN) Society has run since 2012 and has attended conferences in London, Dublin and Edinburgh. MUN is an empathy activity which requires students to play the role of diplomats from an assigned country and argue for that country’s national interest at the mock General Assembly meeting. It provides an opportunity for our boys to engage with global political issues and develop their research, team-working, collaboration and public-speaking skills as well as being a great social occasion and a lot of fun. At the George Watson’s College conference in Edinburgh this year, many of our delegates were awarded either the best delegate award or highly commended by the organisers.
The department regularly takes trips to the important political sites of the capital. Notably, we visit Parliament annually and often take the chance to sit in on select committee sessions.
‘The opportunity to meet our guest speakers, pose questions and have discussions are not only directly applicable to our Politics A level course but also help us with our own personal
development.’ Uzair Malida, Year 13
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