The children of Primary 7 were invited by Provost Carmichael to hold a debate in the council chambers on Monday 10^th October.

The pupils took on different roles. Some were councillors, some were members of the media and others were members of the public sitting in the gallery.

The motion that: “All children living in East Renfrewshire and in fulltime education should have free access to sports facilities in East Renfrewshire ” generated a lively debate and Councillor Robertson helped us to keep the debate moving.

At the end of the debate Provost Carmichael held a vote which was very close with the motion being defeated by 18 votes to 17 votes. We had a brilliant time and managed to use many of the persuasive literacy techniques that we have been developing in class.

Well done, everyone!

We used the mindmapping technique to make notes about the services provided by East Renfrewshire Council. We enjoyed using different colours and also adding some visuals. Here are some of the finished examples.