Election frenzy hit Highfields when hundreds of students turned up to vote for the political party they would have liked to see running the country.
More than 830 students put their votes in the Ballot Box when the school staged its own election to mirror the General Election on December 12th.
Some students wore face masks of Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to cast their votes - with the results not matching the national picture of a Conservative victory.
Head of Citizenship, Mrs C Hartshorne, who organised the event, said: “This General Election really sparked interest among our students about their future and the future of the country.
“Although our mini General Election was much more light hearted than the real thing, it gave our students a chance to understand the process and vote for who they would have liked to have seen in charge following discussions about policies.”
Law teacher, Mrs N Allen, who supported the organisation of the event, said: “We started by asking for volunteers amongst Sixth Form students to see who would be willing to represent a party. “We had volunteers who all agreed to represent a political party and to help us to spread the message around school.
“They all originally wanted to represent the same party - but agreed to play their part and put forward the views of all of the parties individually.
“We began doing the rounds in assemblies, with all year groups being given an overview of what an election involves and how results are decided, before the Sixth Form volunteers explained the key party policies to students.
“On the day of the General Election, all year groups were given an opportunity to vote for whichever one they felt best suited their views with students engaging really well with the process.”
The results at Highfields were as follows:
• SNP - 6 votes - 0.7%
• Spoilt Ballots - 25 votes - 3%
• Lib Dems - 32 votes - 7%
• Brexit Party - 47 votes - 6%
• Green Party - 59 votes - 7%
• Conservatives - 118 votes - 14%
• Labour Party - 550 votes - 66%
