Yesterday, Years 5 and 6 had a visit from Kelly, who works with the Parliament Outreach Programme. The children learned a lot, including that there are 650 MPs and the difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords. We discovered that the role of Parliament is to monitor what the government does.
It was fascinating to learn about the different ways young people can get involved in Parliament, and the children had the opportunity to respond to a petition set up by a secondary school pupil about reducing the school week to four days—you can imagine how they voted!
On Thursday afternoon, Year 6 (Class VW this week) took part in a workshop led by Julia, who represented Christians Against Poverty. The children learned about a range of important financial topics, including income, budgeting, expenditure, tax, and much more.
A huge thank you to Julia and her team for joining us this afternoon—we look forward to welcoming you back for our follow-up sessions.
