Category: Features

…Books are Brilliant!

Two minute talks on topical matters.

Matty Gibbins has his say.

Who will be the next England football manager?

Ewan Salacinski considers the possible choices.

Why should we care about poverty?

A group Year 9 students recently participated in the London-wide Culturally Speaking project. Listen here to Eira Sundblad talking about poverty, partly inspired by the trip to the Charles Dickens Museum in London.

Ewan, Tomek, Stanley and Noah give their views on who is going to win the 2024-25 Premier League – and who is going down.

Sanvi poses the question.

Anishka Gupta explores what it means to be a role model for our younger siblings

Lucas Bevan shares his thoughts on the role of food banks in contemporary society.

HOW EFFECTIVE IS COLLECTIVE MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITY?

Should government ministers keep their discussions within Cabinet secret, or should they be allowed to air their beliefs publicly? The Politics Podcast considers the arguments for and against Collective Ministerial Responsibility.

Written and presented by Aerin Chappell

SHOULD THE UK PARLIAMENT HAVE A WRITTEN CONSTITUTION?

The USA has one, so why don’t we? In this edition, the Politics Podcast considers whether the UK Parliament should have a written constitution.

Written and presented by Aerin Chappell

Harry Way, in Year 10, represented Darrick Wood School at this year’s Jack Petchey Speak Out Competition with his speech, entitled ‘The Floor’. He has recorded an audio version of his inspiring speech, which you can listen to here.