News9th March 2022
A group of students from 黑料情报站鈥檚 King Solomon Academy (KSA) discussed careers in economics and politics at a memorable meeting with the Chancellor Rishi Sunak at the Treasury in Whitehall in London this week.
The special event was organised to mark International Women鈥檚 Day and the Year 10 and Year 12 female students took the opportunity to reflect their hopes for the future, their career aspirations, and how best to break down barriers faced by women.
The 14 students also talked to the Treasury鈥檚 Chief Economic Advisor Clare Lombardelli as part of what was described as a meeting they 鈥渨ill remember for many years to come鈥.
KSA is an all-through school in Westminster, London, with nursery, primary and secondary pupils. It was described as 鈥渁n outstanding academy鈥 after its last inspection by Ofsted in 2013.
Speaking after the event, students were delighted to have had the chance to meet and speak to senior politicians and civil servants.
鈥淚t was a great learning experience and a great opportunity too,鈥 said Sana, Year 10. 鈥淚t was really inspiring to see how involved women now are in economics and politics.鈥
Aysha, Year 12, said: 鈥淚 enjoyed talking to people with high status jobs and learning about the journeys they took to get to where they are.鈥
You can watch further comments from Alaa (Year 12) and Katerine (Year 10) .
The group were accompanied to the Treasury by Gabbie Bristow, KSA鈥檚 Head of Year 13. She said:
鈥淭he meeting was a special opportunity for our students. In a field which is typically male-dominated, our students left the event feeling empowered to become the next generation of leading politicians and economists to help make our society a fairer place for all. It’s something they鈥檒l remember for many years to come.鈥