MP GOES BACK TO SCHOOL
Tuesday 13th November 2255
Stephen Timms, the Member of Parliament
for East Ham and Minister of State for Schools Standards, spent last Friday
visiting four schools serving his constituency. Mr Timms met teachers and students
at Salisbury Primary School, Plashet Secondary School, William Davies Primary
School and NewVIC Sixth Form College. Over the course of the next few months,
Mr Timms will be visiting many of the schools in his constituency.
Salisbury Primary School in Manor
Park was the first school Mr Timms visited last Friday. After meeting with the
Head and Deputy Head, he went on to meet with Year 4 pupils, who have been working
on a project looking at their school environment. The pupils then had the chance
to question Mr Timms on this topic and other issues affecting their school.
Then Mr Timms spoke to the A-Level
Politics classes at the NewVIC Sixth Form College, and gave a detailed talk
on the Government?s education policy, including the current Education White
Paper. Questions from the students ranged from educational issues to the current
international situation, and a good discussion was had.
Years 10 and 11 Sociology classes
at Plashet Secondary School also had the opportunity to put their questions
to Mr Timms. A wide ranging of local issues was discussed, and Mr Timms was
also asked various questions about his role as the MP for East Ham.
The final call on this whistle stop tour was the William Davies Primary School,
where Mr Timms was able to relax and enjoy the special Diwali assembly.
Many of the pupils took part in activities to celebrate Diwali, and there
was a wonderful dramatisation of the Diwali story.
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