03 MAY 2011

Houses of Parliament tour for pupils from Woodborough Junior School

On the 3rd May, I arranged a tour of the Houses of Parliament for a group of pupils from Woodborough Junior School. These pupils were also members of the student council where they hold elections, fundraise and decide where the money should be spent. The Council was a fantastic idea to get children interested in politics and democracy and I was surprised to see that they have already raised an astonishing amount of money and were showing great skill as to how to spend it – hopefully Parliament can follow their example! After the tour, we had a Q&A session and I was very impressed to see children at such a young age ask insightful questions and I wish their Council the best of luck for the rest of the school year.

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