I’m excited to be hosting my third annual two day summer school this August and I hope you’ll consider applying.

Are you a young person living or studying in Plymouth Sutton & Devonport, due to complete year 10, 11, 12 or 13 before the summer holiday?

Our city is full of talented and hardworking young people, but they don’t always get their voices heard. My summer school will bring together speakers from across the political spectrum, as well as inspirational community leaders, with the aim of giving young people in Plymouth the skills and confidence to make change nationally and locally.

My team and I will be running various sessions, and my hope is that young people will come away brimming with ideas about how to get involved with supporting their communities, and how to campaign on issues that are important to them.

The summer school will be held at the University of Plymouth on 1-2 August 2024. So that travel costs aren’t a barrier to participation, free Dayrider tickets will be available from Citybus.

Here is a taster of what you can expect:

Day 1

• Panel of local Councillors and repesentatives from all parties, talking about their experiences
• Panel of local leading journalists discussing how you can communicate effectively in politics
• An activity on what a politician needs in their metaphorical toolbox

Day 2

Activities and workshops on:

• Public speaking
• Social media
• Speech writing

And more!

To read about last year’s Summer School, click HERE

How to secure your place

To express an interest, please just send an email to me at luke.pollard.mp@parliament.uk, with:

• Your name
• Your school year
• Your school, and
• Why you are interested in attending (just a sentence is fine!)

I look forward to hearing from you and, hopefully, meeting you at the summer school.