Year 10 Historians visit The Palace of Westminster

18 Dec

Our Year 10 historians had a full tour of both Houses of Parliament and were able to view the House of Lords in session walk through the House of Commons. Our parliamentary tour guide Khadija was an ex-Eastbrook student from 10 years ago, and she was fantastic at sharing lots of stories about the school and the history and workings of parliament. Students also had the opportunity to meet Baroness Garden of Frognal who talked us through her fascinating role in the House of Lords and what it is like to work at Westminster. We finished with a walk up to Trafalgar square to see the famous Christmas tree, and to walk past horse guards’ parade and Downing Street.

Once again, our Eastbrook students were a credit to our school, asking fantastic questions, being engaged and conducting themselves with respect. Well done Year 10, a brilliant day had by all. We are PROUD!

Eastbrook School is an Ofsted rated Good, all-through school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and is part of the Barking Abbey family. Founded in 1933, Eastbrook has a well-established history of serving the local community, with many generations of families attending as students and even joining as staff. The primary school opened in 2016 and is growing in size year on year. The secondary school transferred into new, state of the art buildings in 2017, benefiting from purpose-built specialist learning environments with industry level resources and outstanding access to green outdoor spaces.

Eastbrook is a thriving and growing community school, welcoming students from a broad range of backgrounds, culturally, economically and in terms of need.

Eastbrook School: PROUD TO BE