Sir Keir Starmer (Labour Leader) and Baroness Doreen Lawrence visited Rotherhithe Primary School on Wednesday 18th April 2024. This visit was in preparation for Stephen Lawrence Commemoration Day on Monday 22nd April.
The focus of the visit was on breaking down barriers in society and the impact and power of learning. Jellyfish were surprised when our esteemed visitors popped into class to see them! Our visitors then had a tour of the school with Galiema and Paula, our CEO from NEST.
The school’s vision and work to provide fantastic learning opportunities for our children was celebrated. They even got a sneak peek at some of the brass band practicing! They then met with the most important people in our school – the children. The School Council chair Jaida and vice chair Alexander represented the school and were joined by Jasmine, Walid and Adonijah. They suitably impressed our visitors with their eloquence and observations.
They recalled Stuart Lawrence visiting our school last year and his message about having a voice and believing in yourself. This visit will feature in an article within the Mirror newspaper on Monday and we cannot wait to see a film that is being produced about the visit.
Well done to our children for their fantastic contributions. Thanks to Conor for organizing this visit.
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RPS Primary is pleased to announce a series of open mornings for parents and carers to visit the school. All start at 9:30am running until 11am. They will consist of a tour of the school conducted by a group of current pupils followed by a talk by the Head of School or a member of the senior leadership team.