"Junior Cabinet" Meeting Delivers Firm Views on Education, Sugar Tax, The Arts and Ant & Dec's Future as Joint PM

LONDON, September 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

In advance of the country's leaders return to Government, this week saw a creative and courageous 'Junior Cabinet' of eight to eleven year olds meet and tackle on film the UK's big issues, offering food for thought on topics including education, Homelessness, the environment, the Sugar Tax - and potential future leaders.

     (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160907/404986 )

The debate revealed some heartfelt and surprising opinions, with specific thoughts for Theresa May and co to consider including:

• "Make university free, so more people can get an education" Misha, 11.
• "Make sure there are litter police, blowing whistles every time someone dropped their rubbish… I'm back-up eco warrior at school" Hannah, 8.
• "Build more soup kitchens for the homeless" Shaan, 11.
• "Make fruit cheaper than chocolate to encourage people to be healthier" Darcey, 11.
• "Put in place a 'life skills' curriculum so people can learn things like cooking and how to manage their money" Darcey,11.
• "Create graffiti walls so people can to do arts and show it off" Daisy, 11.
• "Reach out and help homeless people because they need money and a home" Ava, 9.

The discussion also considered who might be PM next, with answers varying from the return of David Cameron to an 'Ant and Dec' coalition, Michael Buble, and 'my best friend Emily'.

The event was pulled together by Stagecoach Performing Arts, whose mission is to equip the UK's children of all ages with a broad range of skills for life through the experience of creative arts, and facilitated by TV Presenter Angellica Bell.

Jo Scalpello, Stagecoach Head of Marketing, added "We're really proud of our students for having the creative courage to share their views on the world. Performance is about much more than just singing, dancing and acting, and it's wonderful to see them in action like this. These students embody our whole mission at Stagecoach where we use Performing Arts to help children become more creative, expressive and confident, helping them prepare for the world's opportunities whilst still having fun."

Watch the debate highlights film here: http://bit.ly/2cevaSW

You can find Stagecoach on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/stagecoachtheatrearts and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/stagecoach_gbr

For more information visit the website http://www.stagecoach.co.uk

For more examples of the kids contributions/media enquiries please contact the Stagecoach team at Frank PR; Stagecoach@frankpr.it / +44(0)20-7693-6999