We were once again delighted to welcome one of our catchment MPs, Vikki Slade, to The Purbeck School on Friday. In the past, Vikki has spoken with both our Sixth Form and Lower School Leadership Teams, and addressed the sixth form as a whole. Vikki has gone on to raise our students’ concerns in the House of Commons, especially those related to the cost of transport for those attending sixth form and colleges.

On Friday, she took questions from Year 10 historians and some of our Year 12 students. These included: ‘How do you feel about billionaire funding of political parties?’; ‘What is your opinion about the current arrangements for post-18 student funding?’; ‘How can politicians reach out to young people to balance the views of Reform?’ and various others related to political leadership, immigration and politics in general. It was wonderful, once more, to gain an insight into the world of politics, with Purbeck students demonstrating a genuine interest in, and sense of responsibility, for both our local and national communities.