TEXTBOOK learning came to life for a class of dyslexic schoolchildren during a visit from a Lord.

Students at The Unicorn School in Abingdon had their political education cemented through a chat with hereditary peer Lord Borwick.

He shared snippets of wisdom from Westminster with the year nine class, including "there are two things you should never find out how they are made - sausages and laws."

Lord Borwick, who visited the school in Marcham Road as part of its enrolment on the Peers in Schools programme, discussed political "gamesmanship" and said members can "embarrass the government really quite badly."

The 61-year-old businessman ran through a presentation about the structure of the UK's political system and spiced it up with anecdotes including "we've got an awful lot of police with machine guns" and "the state opening has got more bling than you've ever seen in your life".

Students grilled him on the relevance of the House of Lords in the modern age and the country's EU membership.

Summer Hicks, 14, said: "He managed to make it more interesting, he had a sense of humour. It was more engaging."

Her classmate Nicolas Krause-Milliken, also 14, added: "It felt really good how he explained it in a different manner."

Vita Parvin, who teaches at the specialist school for children with dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia, said: "We have been trying to get as many speakers as possible from different walks of life. He was very approachable."