Oxfordshire Youth Parliament Debate

This evening,  I was in the Council Chamber at County Hall listening to a debate of motions by the Oxfordshire Youth Parliament.   The two topics for discussion were:

"It is vital for a child to have a good home environment to be able to do well in school." and

"Schools have the main responsibility for providing information to students about Apprenticeships and for promoting them as equal to a university education."

Students presenting both arguments for and against were very powerful in getting their individual messages across and the discussion from the floor was very impressive.  The first motion was lost and the second was a draw.  Councillors of the future I wonder?

This debate launches a series of events in Oxfordshire to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2013.