Guests
Special guests who have visited Morpeth School have included Tony Blair the then British Prime Minister (First Lord of the Treasuary and the Minister for the Civil Service) who visited the school during his first month in office. In 2001 Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II also visited the school, greeting teachers and pupils. Other guests include the Rt. Hon David Blunkett MP (Education Secretary at the time) who opened the school library. Sir Trevor McDonald officially opened the 'Portman' building in 1995.
Most recently on 18 July 2007, within his first 2 weeks in power, the new serving Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid a surprise visit to Morpeth School with the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, MP, attending the first meeting of the new National Council for Educational Excellence at Morpeth Secondary School. The Council was set up in early July to drive forward the Government's long-term aspirations for children and young people's education.
As mentioned above, Danny Boyle, a British film director and producer (and a former Morpeth parent), visited the school to officially open the Performing Arts building in May 2008.
On 12 June 2008, Morpeth School played host to the Film Club launch. Many prestigious guests turned up to the event, including Emma Thompson and Jason Isaacs. On 19 October 2010, Morpeth School welcomed Ian McKellen who talked about homophobia.
Celebrities that have attended Morpeth School include Cheryl Baker from Bucks Fizz and Dean Rowland from hit Sky 1 TV show 'Pineapple Dance Studios'.
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