Last week, a group of our History and Sociology students were selected to join 150 students from other BET schools and Bedales for the fourth BET Question Time style event covering politics, current affairs and education.
The panellists included former Education Secretary and MP for East Hampshire, Rt Hon Damian Hinds, Will Goldsmith, Head of Bedales Schools, TPS Principal Mark Marande and two sixth form students from Bohunt and Bedales.
Students asked questions on topics including teachers’ pay, censorship in literature and the charitable status of independent schools.
Damian Hinds said, “Once again, I was hugely impressed with the engagement from the students who demonstrated such passion and depth of understanding of the complex issues facing us all. This event was another great example of the productive partnership between the Bohunt Education Trust and Bedales and it was a real pleasure to play a part in it.”
Mark Marande commented, “The insight and thought demonstrated by our young panellists at the Question Time event was wonderful to see. As a first-time panellist, it was a pleasure to witness the inspiring political motivation of our students and to contribute to the strength of the BET/Bedales partnership.”
