Exeter MP Steve Race praises West Exe students during school visit

West Exe School welcomed Exeter MP Steve Race for a visit earlier this month.

Mr Race was elected as the MP for the city at the last general election, prior to that he had worked for Ben Bradshaw, his predecessor as MP.

He stated during the election campaign that one of his priorities was fighting for the best start in life for Exeter ’s children.

Head teacher Julie Fossey and deputy head teacher for community and education Joe Bispham welcomed him to West Exe School and they had a meeting to discuss how the school is developing its community relationships.

The school’s head prefects, Stanley and Ella, and two other prefects, Mia and Harry, then acted as Mr Race’s tour guides.

Mr Race spoke to pupils about the curriculum and their thoughts on it and in turn they informed him about everything that is on offer at West Exe School. He was particularly interested to hear about the school’s literary canon offer, where by the time they leave students will have read 25 thought-provoking and, hopefully, life-changing books.

Julie said: “It was a pleasure to welcome Steve Race to West Exe School; we always had a warm relationship with his predecessor, Ben, and look forward to seeing more of Mr Race in the future. I am so proud of the prefects that showed him around; he mentioned how impressed he was with them and how articulate and passionate they were about their school community.”

Mr Race added: “Thanks to the West Exe staff and particularly the four student prefects who took the time to show me around the school. The students were exceptionally articulate and knowledgeable about the school, and clearly enjoyed their time learning.

“Ensuring that every young person in Exeter had the opportunity to reach their potential is really important to me, and we’re fortunate to have brilliant schools and teaching staff in the city, like at West Exe, to help make that possible.”