We were delighted to welcome back former Cator Park student, Rachel Reeves, the new Labour MP for Leeds West, as guest speaker at our recent presentation afternoon. After leaving Cator Park, Rachel studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at New College, Oxford. She went on to gain an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. She then worked as an economist at the Bank of England and the British Embassy in Washington DC. She was the Labour party candidate for Bromley and Chislehurst in the 2005 general Election and 2006 by-election.

In her speech, Rachel told the girls how grateful she was for the education that she had received at Cator Park and encouraged them to take advantage of all the opportunities offered to them.

Our picture shows Rachel with Mr Keane, who was her 'A' level Maths teacher.