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Thoughts Turn To The General Election In U6th Enrichment

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Thanks to the technical wizardry of Theatre Technician Mr Malcolm Wyatt, yesterday afternoon the Rehearsal Room was transformed into a studio for the 2015 U6th Enrichment Question Time session.

We were delighted to welcome back to Bablake former Fairfax House captains Caitlin Edwards and Chris Starkey, now graduates in English and History respectively, to join U6th pupil Beckie Carter and Chair Mr Mark Woodward on the panel. For Caitlin and Chris, it was also a chance to renew the keen rivalry of the 2010 Bablake Mock Election where they locked horns as leaders of the Labour and Conservative parties.

Mrs Cathy Scott-Burt (Head of Enrichment) added: 'The 2015 Enrichment Question Time was an especially engaging event in the run up to this year's General Election, and it was interesting to hear the thoughtful views of some of the country's youngest voters.

There was an excellent range of questions set to the panel with the respective merits of key political parties, the influence of the media and life decisions being just three of the areas covered.

Speaking in front of your peers is one of the most difficult challenges for a pupil to face, so I would especially like to congratulate Beckie Carter on accepting an invitation to sit on the panel. She was an intelligent contributor and spoke most confidently on a good range of topics.

Political clashes were handled firmly but politely and the panel remained friends at the end of the discussion- a lesson I feel our Commons' politicians could learn from!'

Comments on the afternoon were invited via Twitter using the hashtage #BablakeQT.

(Photograph by Mr Paul Cleaver.)



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