KGS pupils to quiz councillors

Kirkwall Grammar school pupils will get the opportunity to put questions to their local councillors tomorrow, Thursday.

A group of elected members will meet with Modern Studies pupils to chat about why they became councillors, what they hope to achieve during their time as a councillor and the challenges the OIC faces.

Neil Ewing, KGS principal teacher of social subjects, said: “Making politics accessible to our pupils is one of our key aims. The work that the council does impacts daily on the lives of our pupils and it will be interesting for them to find out more about what the council does and what it’s like to be a councillor as well as putting their own questions to the members. It should make for a very informative session.”

Janice Annal, the chairwoman of the OIC’s education, leisure and housing committee and one of the councillors attending the event, said: “The previous events and surgeries I’ve attended have been very enjoyable. It is very heartening to speak to the really switched-on pupils coming through the school. I hope the pupils benefit from the experience as much as the councillors do.”