Alicia Kearns MP visited Great Dalby Primary School to present newly elected Great Dalby School Councillors with their school council badges.
Last week Great Dalby Primary School held their Great Dalby Election, where students held hustings and then cast their votes to select ten new school councillors.
Alicia lent the school original voting boxes from the 1999 elections, which were used by students to cast their votes.
The students learnt more about Alicia’s role as their MP and had the opportunity to take part in a Q & A session. Questions covered fly-tipping, Alicia’s campaign against the closing of the ticket office at Melton Train Station, rural crime and solar plants.
Alicia Kearns, Member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton, said:
“It was an honour to visit Great Dalby School and award badges to the newly elected School Council. We are very fortunate to have so many amazing schools locally, and it’s always a joy to be invited to discuss my role as an MP with students.
“I also enjoyed being put to the test with some challenging questions - we’ve definitely got a very talented group of future leaders in the making!”
Nick Sale, Headteacher of Great Dalby Primary School, said:
“As Headteacher of Great Dalby, I see a big part of the school’s role as being about creating well rounded citizens of the future who feel they can make a difference and play an active part in their community. We wanted to teach about democracy and ran our own election campaign complete with ballot papers, speeches and real voting boxes to make it feel authentic. We were incredibly impressed by the questions the children asked and how engaged they were in local issues, affecting their lives, such as education, the environment, farming and tackling crime. We would like to say a big thank you to Alicia Kearns MP for taking the time to visit us and answer the children’s questions. Hopefully we have inspired many future leaders.”
