Julian welcomed Martha Featherstone, headteacher of Skipton Girls’ High School, to Parliament.
Martha, who joined Skipton Girls’ as headteacher from the Co-op Academy Grange at the start of this academic year, was in London for a conference.
Topics discussed ranged from the work that Skipton Girls’ does with other schools as part of the Northern Star Academies Trust, to mental health provision, the Sixth Form and the schools’ longer-term ambitions.
Martha also took the opportunity to raise former student Laura Nuttall, who tragically died of a brain tumour a month ago, aged just 23.
Laura, who Julian had the privilege to meet on a previous visit to Skipton Girls’, was a fierce campaigner and Young Ambassador for The Brain Tumour Charity, having been diagnosed aged 18. She famously went on to complete an inspirational bucket list, including meeting Michelle Obama, graduating from university, and commanding a Royal Navy ship.
