Primary pupils at an Aberdeen school have been getting involved in politics with a visit from the Scottish Parliament.

Primary 5 and 6 pupils at St Margaret’s School for Girls received a visit from the Scottish Parliament Outreach Programme in the wake of the local elections.

The pupils who are all nine and ten year olds learnt about the history of the parliament, the design of the Holyrood building and also about the job of an MSP.

During the visit by Linda Young from the Scottish Parliament initiative, the pupils also took part in a variety of interactive activities, including voting and decision making, creating a manifesto and even a mock election.

The Scottish Parliament Outreach Programme is run for schools, colleges and other educational groups across the country to giving them a greater understanding of the work of the Parliament.

One pupil, Kassidy Mathers age nine from Cove said: “Our visit from the Scottish Parliament was really interesting - I loved finding out about the various jobs that an MSP does.

“The class election was great fun and using real life ballot papers to cast our vote in the mock election was exciting.”

Headteacher of St Margaret’s School for Girls, Dr Julie Land, said: “It is important that we offer our students knowledge on a wealth of subject matters and topics during their school years in addition to their core subjects.

“We want them to have a greater understanding of the organisations and processes which shape society and also to expose them to as many career opportunities as possible.

“Visitors to the school are welcomed as a valuable opportunity for the pupils to learn from first hand experiences and also build up connections out in the real world.

“This ensures that we are continuing to produce well-rounded girls academically and socially who are ambitious in their career paths.”

St Margaret’s School for Girls is one of the oldest independent schools and is the only all girl’s school in the North East of Scotland.