School Visits

Every year, MPs welcome hundreds of schoolchildren to Parliament and I am always tries to meet visitors from the constituency to talk about the politics and history of Westminster, the work of an MP and about local issues.

If you would like to book a tour of the Palace of Westminster, please contact my office.

Tours can be booked for groups of 20 people and repeated tours from the same school are acceptable. Unfortunately, I cannot meet travel costs.

For more details, such as the best times to arrange a tour of Parliament, please visit www.parliament.uk/visiting/visiting-and-tours/ukvisitors .  Please be aware that tours do need to be booked months in advance.

There are also free educational visits which, in addition to a tour of the Palace, offer children and students the chance to learn more about Parliament through interactive workshops. There is also a travel subsidy available to state schools which could cover up to 75% of your travel costs.

All bookings are made by phone, one school term in advance, on a given date.  To make a booking for an educational visit, please visit www.parliament.uk/education/visiting-parliament

News

First knife crime assembly

I joined with local campaigners at the first ever knife crime prevention assembly at Pedmore High School. I vowed to work with schools and the campaigners to make Stourbridge a knife free zone.  I was with Mark Brindley from the James Brindley Foundation and the father of Ryan Passey, Ade Pas

Visiting Ham Dingle Primary Academy

I went to Ham Dingle Primary Academy in Pedmore on Friday to congratulate it for a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating and to visit the forest school. Reception pupils were making toast and dream catchers when Suzanne arrived to meet them, their mums and staff, including assistant headteacher Cath Feane. Ot

Visiting King Edward VI College

I visited King Edward VI College to be interviewed by pupils for their student paper. I was asked lots of questions, including about my role as a government whip. Pupils also quizzed me on making Stourbridge a safe place and I talked about how I am lobbying for a police base in Stourbridge and a r

Visit to Dudley Wood Primary School

I was grilled by pupils at Dudley Wood Primary School when she took part in a Q&A session during afternoon assembly. I met with Headmaster Jon Beecham who introduced me to the students from years 3-6 for the event on Friday. I explained the history of parliament and what happens during the wee

Visit to St Jame's CofE Primary School

I recently went to a local primary school to talk to pupils about how they keep safe online. I visited St James's CofE Primary School in Wollaston to meet its digital leaders.

World Book Day in Stourbridge

On World Book Day, I went to Greenfield Primary School to read to pupils. I went to the school to read chapter six and the interlude of The Legend of Podkin One Ear to year 4 children. The book by Kieran Larwood is a fantasy about a rabbit and his siblings. What a pleasure it was to go to this br

Pedmore High School and the School Rebuilding Programme

Congratulations to Pedmore High School on being selected for a major refurbishment through the Government’s School Rebuilding Programme. The school underwent a rigorous selection process to obtain funds.