P6-7 were treated to a Scottish Parliament Outreach workshop yesterday from an Education Officer from the parliament. Pupils got to explore and learn about replica artefacts from the Parliament, such as the parliamentary mace, voting slips and an Act of Parliament book. This led to discussions about how voting works and why constituents get 2 votes; and what matters are devolved to the Scottish Parliament.

Katie was then selected as the Presiding Officer who chaired a class debate about whether all school buses should have seat belts installed. Pupils were shown what happens when a motions is passed, sealed with wax and sent to the Queen.

Throughout the session, pupils took part in anonymous voting using electronic keypads to answer questions about the workings of the Parliament and democracy. At the end, Sophie was awarded the gold prize for answering the most questions correctly in the quickest time, Ellie received silver and Michaela got bronze.