The Trust has continued its partnership with the charity Speakers for Schools, set up by journalist Robert Peston, and currently 13 of our members are involved with their programmes. Recent activities include the following events
Ian Lucas delivered a talk in October at St Michael’s Church of England High School in Sefton. There were 120 students aged 14-15 in the audience and the school said the highlight was hearing about Ian’s work on social media and the students having the opportunity to ask him questions about it.
In October Jeremy Lefroy spoke to pupils at Paulet High School in Staffordshire. This session was to a smaller audience of 25 students aged 11 – 17 and covered his work experience both inside and outside of parliament.
Tom Levitt spoke in mid-September to the Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School in Ealing, to 150 students aged 17 – 18.
Sir Vince Cable is a regular speaker within the network, his most recent talk being in mid-September to Ringwood School Academy in Hampshire. Vince spoke to a large audience of 300 students aged 16 – 18.
We also have a programme of Univesity viists for the current academic term as follows:
Brunel University: Tom Levitt on the theory of how Parliament works and whether that is reflected in practice in his experience.
Nottingham Trent University: Helen Jones on the role of Whips.
Westminster University: Helen Jones on life in Parliament during the Blair/Brown years.
Exeter University: Debra Shipley on how back-benchers can influence policy. (In the pipeline).
London School of Economics: Julie Ward on the evolution of female political power
PARLIAMENTARY OUTREACH TRUST 