Summer Term
Michaelmas Term 2018
Parents’ evenings
Pocklington Parliament declared a success
A parliament established by pupils to debate national issues and help students learn about political process has gone into summer recess after a very successful year.
Thirty pupils were selected to be MPs representing the Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green Parties along the lines of the UK 2017 general election result.
As well as spending many lunchtimes debating in a room set out as the House of Commons chamber, they also hosted cabinet and shadow cabinet meetings and held surgeries.
The sessions have proved so successful that the Pocklington School Parliament( PSP) will now resume in September, with plans to select new MPs and hold a School-wide Parliament Week, where bills, debates and campaigning will take place.
Upper Sixth Former Cameron Brown, who established the Parliament with politics prefect Henry Burr( also Upper Sixth), said:“ We decided to follow the legislative agenda of the UK Parliament to give pupils hands-on experience of how laws are being passed, how government works and how the laws are affecting them.
“ Political education has long been an issue schools across the country have failed to address, but allowing pupils to establish a working parliament is giving them the best political education they can have.”
PSP Prime Minister, Third Year Thomas Brown, said:“ I’ ve had good fun debating real topics involved with running a country and learned a lot about the challenges of living up to the expectations of being Prime Minister.”
Good Luck to all our 2018 leavers
Diary Dates
Summer Term
Wednesday 18 July- Pocklington School will be at Driffield Show Friday 27 July- Sports Tour to South Africa Thursday 16 August- A Level Results Day Thursday 23 August- GCSE Results Day
Michaelmas Term 2018
Tuesday 4 September- Boarders return to School Tuesday 4 September- New Pupil Induction Day Wednesday 5 September- Start of Michaelmas Term Thursday 27 September- New Parents’ Reception Friday 28 September- Reception for Boarding Parents Tuesday 2 & Wednesday 3 October- House Drama Festival, 7pm, Tom Stoppard Theatre Monday 8 October- Friends of Pocklington School AGM, 7pm, Gruggen Room Thursday 11 October-“ Does Science Need God?” – talk by Prof Tom McLeish & Mr Hutchings, 7.30pm, Tom Stoppard Theatre Friday 12 October- Pocklingtonian Sports Dinner, 7pm, The Oaks Golf Club, Aughton Saturday 13 October- Pocklington and Pocklington Prep School Open Morning, 9am – 12pm Wednesday 17 October- Autumn Concert, 7pm Friday 19 October- Commemoration of Benefactors’ Service, 11am Friday 19 October- Start of Half term, 12.25pm Thursday 1 November- Start of 2nd Half of Term Thursday 8 November- Soloists’ Concert, 7pm, Music School Tuesday 20 November- School Play Wednesday 21 November- School Play Thursday 22 November- Pocklington School Parents’ Forum, 7pm-9pm, Gruggen Room Monday 3 December- Exam Week 4th & 5th Year Saturday 8 December- Friends of Pocklington School Ball, 7pm – 1am, The Principal Hotel, York Friday 14 December- Christmas Carol Service, 11am Friday 14 December- End of Michaelmas Term, 12.25pm
Parents’ evenings
Wednesday 19 September- Upper Sixth Parents’ Evening, 6pm
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