Category: Politics

4 March 21

On 1 March, the History and Politics Departments’ hosted Dr Robin Whitburn, Lecturer in History Education at UCL Institute of Education (IOE).  Dr Whitburn spoke dynamically about Black Lives and Civil Rights protests in Britain from the 1940s to 2000. He discussed how the movement grew, from lone standing protesters, such as Learie Constantine, who…

1 March 21

On 25 February, the Politics Society was excited to welcome Bren Albiston, a lawyer and Labour Party activist, who has helped to run several campaigns over the last 10 years and stood as a candidate  for the Westminster Borough Council elections. He is a member of the Society of Labour Lawyers and is currently chairing…

11 February 21

Politics Society has been meeting regularly over the last few weeks and there have been several presentations from both the Upper 6 and the Lower 6.  Here’s a little flavour of what went on. The committee was delighted to host Priya Mahan (Lower 6) in her discussion talk on Brexit. We were able to debate…

26 January 21

Trump’s Term in Office and its Impact: In last week’s Politics Society session, students and teachers from both the Boys’ and Girls’ School came together on Zoom to hear from Professor Scott Lucas from the University of Birmingham talk about Trump’s rise to political prominence and his administration as the 45th President of the United States….

16 December 19

The annual Politics Dinner was held this year at the Girls’ School, bringing together students from both schools and Hertsmere Academy. The evening began with socialising over starters and a political quiz, which proved to be a tricky challenge for some. Students were encouraged to exchange and discuss their views about current events in Politics….

13 December 19

As the country was having its say yesterday Habs Girls held its own mock General Election. Information on the main parties’ manifestos were shared on screens as students entered assembly on Wednesday and a hustings event took place where Upper 5 and Sixth Form students defended and debated each party’s strategy for the future direction…

11 October 19

“It was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had.” – Igor Recently, seven Sixth Formers visited Hamburg after winning the opportunity to represent the UK at the European Youth Parliament. Split into teams of 13 students from across Europe, they spent the subsequent days discussing the problems posed to their committees. This problem-solving involved:…

24 September 19

In late June a team of students from Habs Boys and Habs Girls won the Summer National Session 2019 of European Youth Parliament UK in Liverpool. They were invited to represent the United Kingdom in the 91st International Session of the European Youth Parliament. A group of seven Upper Sixth students, Alex, Eli, Igor, Jasper,…

11 March 19

On Friday 1 March a group of politics students gathered in the Prevett Hall, to participate in the regional competition for the European Youth Parliament (EYP). After weeks of preparation, all sixteen Habs students felt ready to tackle the five resolutions – our main focus for the day. With eight students in the AFCO (Constitutional…

19 November 18

On the first day of October half term, a group of 10 Habs Girls arrived at Royal Russel School in South Croydon, to start what would be a challenging but memorable Model United Nations Conference. The first day saw delegates diligently lobbying our resolutions in committees, which provided solutions to a vast array of global…