2 February 2007
Clifton-Brown visits Cirencester College and the Cotswolds School.
Cotswolds MP, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown today visited both the award winning Cotswolds School in Bourton-on-the-Water and Cirencester College. He was also pleased to be able to meet and congratulate his opposite number in the National Youth Parliament, Dominic Elsdale; Member of the Youth Parliament (MYP) for the Cotswolds and Stroud.
Mr Clifton-Brown began the day by visiting the Cotswolds School where he congratulated Mrs Anne Holland, the Headteacher, on their terrific Ofsted report, which ranked the School as “Outstanding” for the fifth year in a row.
He then spoke to Sixth Form Politics students, who are taking part in the National Youth Parliament Competition (photo above). After explaining the work of the a constituency MP, Mr Clifton-Brown then presided over a sparring Parliament, complete with students playing the parts of Government Ministers, Opposition Spokesmen, backbench MPs and Whips. Mr Clifton-Brown, for a few hours became “Mr Speaker”*. In fact Mr Clifton-Brown almost had to expel one “Government Backbencher” from the “Chamber” and deny them a week’s wages, owing to their continued personal and un-Parliamentary interventions about an Opposition Spokesman…
He said: “I am delighted to give a practical lesson on Parliamentary procedure and what’s expected for all the different roles in Parliament. I am looking forward to visiting the School again in early March, to see how much the Students have improved with their Parliamentary behaviour. If only Parliament could always be as much fun as this morning! The Cotswolds School is a beacon for everything that is excellent in education. Both staff and students alike should be proud of the achievements, in no small part due to Mrs Holland’s personal commitment to the promotion of excellent education.”
Mrs Holland the Headteacher, said:
“We were so privileged for Mr Clifton-Brown giving up the time for this session. The students were so grateful. It was not only the time that he spent here with us, but the calibre of his advice. The students were most impressed by his input.”
While at the Cotswolds School, Mr Clifton-Brown was also able to congratulate one of the students, Dominic Elsdale MYP for the Cotswolds and Stroud, who was elected on Thursday 1 February. “It was a great pleasure to meet Dominic earlier today, I look forward to our meeting again very soon, to discuss his priorities for the Cotswolds in the next year, and to offer any help and advice that I can. I am sure we will have much to discuss. My sincerest congratulations go to Dominic and to the Deputy Member, Henry Rackley, on their success.”
Dominic said:
“It was a great honour to meet Mr. Clifton-Brown the day after my election, and I would like to thank him for his congratulations. I look forward to working with him closely. I am particularly interested in discussing youth facilities in rural areas, rural transport and bigger issues, such as the environment, and how our communities can make a contribution to combat global warming.”
Later that afternoon, Mr Clifton-Brown visited Cirencester College, which Ofsted have stated is “Oustanding” for the third year running in their report published 1st of February. Similarly, Cirencester College ranks as the top tertiary college in the country, and outperformed all other further education colleges, with its score of 822.9 points per student, and 210.0 points per entry.
Mr Clifton-Brown congratulated the Principal, Nigel Robbins, on this achievement and met with Sixth Formers to discuss life as an MP, his time as Assistant Chief Whip, and his promotion as Shadow Foreign Minister in William Hague’s team, last December. He also took questions on key issues of the day. “I was pleased to be able to congratulate Nigel and his students at Cirencester. The College has an excellent reputation, and I was delighted to be able to help with their studies. I would encourage all schools and colleges in the Cotswolds to get in touch, I am always happy to organise visits and tours of Parliament, or stop by in the Cotswolds.”
Cotswolds MP, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown today visited both the award winning Cotswolds School in Bourton-on-the-Water and Cirencester College. He was also pleased to be able to meet and congratulate his opposite number in the National Youth Parliament, Dominic Elsdale; Member of the Youth Parliament (MYP) for the Cotswolds and Stroud.
Mr Clifton-Brown began the day by visiting the Cotswolds School where he congratulated Mrs Anne Holland, the Headteacher, on their terrific Ofsted report, which ranked the School as “Outstanding” for the fifth year in a row.
He then spoke to Sixth Form Politics students, who are taking part in the National Youth Parliament Competition (photo above). After explaining the work of the a constituency MP, Mr Clifton-Brown then presided over a sparring Parliament, complete with students playing the parts of Government Ministers, Opposition Spokesmen, backbench MPs and Whips. Mr Clifton-Brown, for a few hours became “Mr Speaker”*. In fact Mr Clifton-Brown almost had to expel one “Government Backbencher” from the “Chamber” and deny them a week’s wages, owing to their continued personal and un-Parliamentary interventions about an Opposition Spokesman…
He said: “I am delighted to give a practical lesson on Parliamentary procedure and what’s expected for all the different roles in Parliament. I am looking forward to visiting the School again in early March, to see how much the Students have improved with their Parliamentary behaviour. If only Parliament could always be as much fun as this morning! The Cotswolds School is a beacon for everything that is excellent in education. Both staff and students alike should be proud of the achievements, in no small part due to Mrs Holland’s personal commitment to the promotion of excellent education.”
Mrs Holland the Headteacher, said:
“We were so privileged for Mr Clifton-Brown giving up the time for this session. The students were so grateful. It was not only the time that he spent here with us, but the calibre of his advice. The students were most impressed by his input.”
While at the Cotswolds School, Mr Clifton-Brown was also able to congratulate one of the students, Dominic Elsdale MYP for the Cotswolds and Stroud, who was elected on Thursday 1 February. “It was a great pleasure to meet Dominic earlier today, I look forward to our meeting again very soon, to discuss his priorities for the Cotswolds in the next year, and to offer any help and advice that I can. I am sure we will have much to discuss. My sincerest congratulations go to Dominic and to the Deputy Member, Henry Rackley, on their success.”
Dominic said:
“It was a great honour to meet Mr. Clifton-Brown the day after my election, and I would like to thank him for his congratulations. I look forward to working with him closely. I am particularly interested in discussing youth facilities in rural areas, rural transport and bigger issues, such as the environment, and how our communities can make a contribution to combat global warming.”
Later that afternoon, Mr Clifton-Brown visited Cirencester College, which Ofsted have stated is “Oustanding” for the third year running in their report published 1st of February. Similarly, Cirencester College ranks as the top tertiary college in the country, and outperformed all other further education colleges, with its score of 822.9 points per student, and 210.0 points per entry.
Mr Clifton-Brown congratulated the Principal, Nigel Robbins, on this achievement and met with Sixth Formers to discuss life as an MP, his time as Assistant Chief Whip, and his promotion as Shadow Foreign Minister in William Hague’s team, last December. He also took questions on key issues of the day. “I was pleased to be able to congratulate Nigel and his students at Cirencester. The College has an excellent reputation, and I was delighted to be able to help with their studies. I would encourage all schools and colleges in the Cotswolds to get in touch, I am always happy to organise visits and tours of Parliament, or stop by in the Cotswolds.”
