Chailey School hosted a talk from a member of the
House of Lords on Friday 14th March to encourage students to engage
more with the political and parliamentary process. Lord Luce met with Year 9 students for an
hour to talk about the work and role of the House of Lords, along with
providing students with an insight into his career, the people he has worked with, as well as outlining some of the key historical and political events
he has been involved in. This was followed by a question and answer session on
various aspects of the parliamentary process and life at Westminster generally. Questions posed by
students included those on Lord Luce’s influences, the role of women in
Parliament, the conduct of the different seats of Parliament and the current
situation in Ukraine.
Miss Anne Jones, Humanities Faculty Team Leader, said “this was a
fantastic opportunity for our students to interact with someone who knows the
parliamentary system inside out, as it can sometimes seem far removed from
their daily lives.”
The visit was arranged through the Lord Speaker’s Peers in School
programme, which has been running across the UK since 2007 and has so far
involved around 50,000 young people.
This continuing outreach programme sends members of the House of Lords
into schools and colleges across the country to give talks in support of the
citizenship curriculum.
