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Government & Politics - Extra Curricular Activities |
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Every year Politics students visit the Houses of Parliament. The students are given a tour of the Commons and Lords and are able to see a session in one of the Houses. In 2004 the students were able to see direct action first hand with the fox hunting protests outside the house of Parliament.
In 2006 the school entered the BBC Schools Question Time Event for the first time. After selecting insightful questions to a panel political 'dream team' WGHS was chosen as the only school in the Midlands to host a real event in school.
We invited Rob Marris (Labour MP) Fiona Lather (Conservative councillor) Colin Ross (Liberal Democrat PPC), Helen Chivers (ESSA) and Graeme Williams (Consultant Surgeon) together with Chief Superintendant Gareth Cann as Chairman. Topical questions were chosen and the BBC judges were very impressed with the organisation for the event so that WGHS were chosen as one of four schools to produce the BBC Schools Question Time edition which was broadcast on the 6th July.
In 2009 WGHS again won through to the 2nd round and hosted a Question Time Event at St Peters School with the aid of support from a BBC team. The panellist consisted of Emma Reynolds (Labour Parliamentary candidate Wolverhampton North East), Robin Lawrence (Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate Wolverhampton South West and Local Councillor), Janice Connelly (A founder member and artistic director of women and theatre), Paul Uppal (Conservative Parliamentary candidate Wolverhampton South West) and Hannah Couchman a former pupil of WGHS who is now studying law at Oxford and who has past experience in Question Time Competitions. The school was highly commended for our entry.
Students also enter the Parliamentary Press Writing Competiton, and in 2008 a student was chosen as one of the winners. Her prize was a trip to Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.
Our local MP Rob Marris visits every year to meet with the students and answer any questions they have.
Mock elections are organised by students to coincide with General Elections, giving students a first hand experience of campaigning. Departmental Activities
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