North West Norfolk James Wild joined CWA Principal David Pomfret and students from the College of West Anglia and local high schools to host an event on democracy and discuss his role within Parliament.

CWA students and pupils from a number of local high schools attended the event, which was organised in collaboration with the West Norfolk Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and CWA to help young people in the local community build their understanding of local government and key British Values. 

James hosted a talk covering the history and types of democracy, the importance of voting, the constitution and law-making amongst many other subjects, as well as his role within Parliament.

He said: “First and foremost, my responsibility is to represent my area, continue to fight for funding for the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and more generally, things that will make West Norfolk a better place to live, work and visit.”

CWA Principal David Pomfret, student governor Jacob Morton and a CWA Childhood Studies class with MP James Wild 

Following the talk, CWA Student Governor Jacob Morton asked James several pre-submitted questions from the student body, which covered subjects such as exams, free school meals, Brexit and climate change.

CWA Student Governor Jacob Morton said:

“It was a great opportunity for us as students to have James Wild MP join us to give us an insider’s view into democracy and local & national politics.

Students had questions about education, climate change and a range of other issues that directly impact them, and I think we as students will come away with greater eagerness to get involved in how our country is run and to make a difference.”

CWA Principal David Pomfret said: “This was a fantastic opportunity for our students to understand politics and learn about ways in which they can engage politically.

James has been instrumental in supporting the successful bid for the new School of Nursing, which is collaboration between ourselves and the QEH.

We hope to continue to work closely with James’ office in the future to champion and enact positive change within education and the wider local communities that we serve.”