Question Time
Our theme of sustainability was explored further on Thursday 6th October in the senior years of the school with Question Time.
This gave students a better understanding of a range of issues, on a local, national and global scale. A range of highly qualified panellists were able to give a variety of perspectives on the issues of sustainability.
The panellists were Dr. Mike Jeffs MBE, who has won numerous awards including being part of the IPCC team, sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Also involved were Lesley Grahame, Green Party Councillor for Norwich who stated that the Green Party works “to principles very much in sympathy with Friends”, and Paul Gadd, the chairperson for local branches of Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth and he currently sits as the chair of Save Walden Town Centre. Joining them from Hill Partnership was their Business Development Director, Sara Garnham. The panel was led by Will Mullen, whose role was to contextualise the debate.
The highly successful event included 150 students who entered into the debate by asking thoughtful and considered questions. Curriculum days like these stretch and challenge our pupils, broadening their awareness as well as confronting important issues. In this way, pupils are required to think in new, integrated and cross-curricular ways, transcending the more traditional academic subject boundaries.
