THE Mayor of Greater Manchester is set to speak to students at an Oldham summer school.

Andy Burnham will speak to pupils at Oldham and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams’s eighth Working for your Community Summer School.

The school aims to help participants aged 18-24 years-old understand politics and involves building skills to develop local community projects across Oldham and Saddleworth.

This year’s school programme runs from July 12 to 16 and applications are being accepted up until midnight on June 27.

Reacting to the news that Mr Burnham will take part, Ms Abrahams, said: “Andy is one of the UK’s highest profile politicians so it’s great that he’s making time to meet the young participants at a time when he’s so busy co-ordinating Greater Manchester’s Covid response.”

She added: “The aim of the summer school is to help participants understand what politics is about which, in my opinion, is all about helping your community.

“As such the week involves hearing from leading politicians like Andy and being free to ask them questions about their motivation to get into politics, and then building their own skills to develop local community projects across Oldham and Saddleworth.

“The key skills they’ll learn about will stand them in good stead for both future involvement community-based work and politics.”

Last year sessions were delivered by various experts and leaders in community development, campaigning, communications, sport and politics including.

Speakers included, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Anneliese Dodds MP, Kevin Sinfield MBE, Leeds Rhinos director of Rugby,John Abrahams, England Lions Cricket selector, Lisa Nandy MP, David Lammy MP, mayor Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner MP.

Those wishing to register their interest in the summer school can send an application letter and CV by email to abrahamsd@parliament.uk