I went to shadow my local MP at Westminister for my work experience and it was the best week of my life, so I recommend that
I've been considering it but know little about it - I mean, for one, what exactly would I be doing? I don't want to be standing around like a spare part for a week
I worked with a local historian for a week, who was writing a book on the history of a local Franciscan Monastery. I also helped at Chetham's Library, with the archives and primary sources.
I've been considering it but know little about it - I mean, for one, what exactly would I be doing? I don't want to be standing around like a spare part for a week
When did you do it?
What about accomodation, etc?
I did it for a week in the summer, when we had a designated week off college for work experience. It really depends on the MP and Political Assistant, but because I said I wanted to be a Political Assistant I learnt and carried out the job description. But I also shadowed my MP to the House of Commons as he'd been summoned there. I couldn't get a pass to PMQ's which was unfortunate, but I did get to go and see the Days Orders (i think its called) in the House of Lords and attend a Committee Meeting and on the last day I got a tour. I was very lucky. And thankfully accomodation wasnt an issue as I stayed with my relatives who lived near London and put me up for the week.
history work exp: go ask to work in different musuems like a art and a natrualhistory on, primary and secondary education, and if you can get a place like affinaty89 's
for politics: shadow the loal mp, and the person who you know
I did it for a week in the summer, when we had a designated week off college for work experience. It really depends on the MP and Political Assistant, but because I said I wanted to be a Political Assistant I learnt and carried out the job description. But I also shadowed my MP to the House of Commons as he'd been summoned there. I couldn't get a pass to PMQ's which was unfortunate, but I did get to go and see the Days Orders (i think its called) in the House of Lords and attend a Committee Meeting and on the last day I got a tour. I was very lucky. And thankfully accomodation wasnt an issue as I stayed with my relatives who lived near London and put me up for the week.
Ah I have no such contact in London meaning it'll be pretty pricey.
I guess I could ask if there's any constituency work going?