What do you see in the picture, what is happening, what do you notice, where is the photo taken, what do you think this story might be about?
In the photo we see Sagal Abdi-Wali. Sagal. She has just got a new job.
Can you guess what the job is?
Last week, Sagal Abdi-Wali was elected to serve as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, London. Sagal has lived in Camden, London since she arrived in the UK as a refugee in the 1990s. She was born in Somalia and fled the country aged 7 with her mother and four brothers.
What is a refugee?
What is a MP?
How does someone become a member of Parliament?
Sagal said she hoped to inspire "people who look like me - this is Camden, this is Britain."
What does she mean by that?
What is the image of refugees that people often think of?
How is Sagal challenging those stereotypes?
Sagal has spent decades volunteering in her community. Before being a MP she was a governor of several schools and also set up local football clubs, where she still plays regularly. She was the first black female to be elected as the leader of Camden Council. Her friends say she has "deep community roots".
What do you think deep community roots means?
A MP in a neighbouring constituency said of Sagal, "Her love of Camden is so obvious and people really value that. She's very caring, very local and she genuinely sems to have a passion for politics and public service."
Why do you think people say she has a "passion" for her work - how do you show passion for what you do?
Sagal says is was in the 2010's when she became interested in politics and she noticed increasing numbers of homeless people around London; "It was only when I was old enough to look back and think about it in a philosophical way... my mum was always looking after us and made our lives nice, serene... whether we were in a refugee camp or temporary housing."
What do you think life is like in a refugee camp? How can a mother make the experience "nice and serene" for her young children?
Not everyone is supportive of Sagal's win; some people posted on social media last week about Sagal being born in Somalia.
What are they saying about England today?
What do we say in our school about being born in a different country?
Is there a law about this in the UK?
Why is is about No Outsiders?
Which British Value is this about?
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