It was fantastic to visit St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School and answer questions from Key Stage Two pupils who asked about a range of topics including how our electoral system works and how our laws are made.
It was great to hear that the pupils at St Andrew’s have such a strong understanding of how our democracy works and so many ideas about how to improve our local area.
I recently organised for a delegation of ‘young ambassadors’ from the primary school to come to London. The group came for a tour of the Houses of Parliament and attended a meeting in the Home Office to present their Oath Project.
The school’s Oath Project is aimed at promoting the role of the Policing Oath in the daily lives of officers. The Oath is currently sworn by officers once at the start of their career. The school pupils have several ideas of how to make sure that this Oath is a more prominent feature. One of the ideas presented to the Home Office included having the Oath displayed in police buildings.
It is inspiring to know that our local young people are so passionate about engaging in and improving our community!
