n the 13th of December the High Sheriff of Manchester, Mrs Lorraine Christine Worsely-Carter MBE DL, visited Co-op Academy North Manchester to meet with Year 11 Citizenship pupils.
As part of their GCSE Citizenship studies, pupils interviewed the High Sheriff to understand how the Monarchy, Judiciary and Local Council work together to help improve communities.
“It was great to meet the High Sheriff and discuss our social action campaign and hear about the ways she can help to open doors to more contacts in Greater Manchester to help us to achieve our goals” David, Year 11 Pupil.
Pupils interviewed the High Sheriff about the local community with a focus on crime and road safety. The pupils are campaigning to extend the road safety measures that have been put in place on Lightbowne Road to include a pelican crossing on Victoria Avenue
Road Safety is an important topic for pupils at North Manchester, following the tragic loss of a fellow pupil in a road traffic accident a few years ago. Since then, the school and local community have been campaigning for improved road safety in the area.
Aua in Year 11 said “I really enjoyed the session with the High Sheriff to discuss our Road Safety campaign and to hear that everyone has opportunities to become whatever they want in life, regardless of their background”
Charlotte Anderson, Head of Citizenship & Personal Development who organised the visit – said “It was an absolute pleasure for Year 11 and the Citizenship Department to meet the High Sheriff and for our pupils to be able to ask about our own community and ways in which she can help raise awareness about their advocacy projects”
“I was delighted to visit the Co-op Academy yesterday with PC Daniel Pell. It was a pleasure to meet some of the staff and students.
“The students who interviewed me were really engaged and their questions were opposite , well thought out and thought provoking. I was so impressed by them, especially their chosen social action projects which affect the community as a whole.” – High Sheriff of Manchester, Mrs Lorraine Christine Worsely-Carter MBE DL
“It was brilliant to see a group of young people interested in their community and it was such a fantastic opportunity for them to interact with the High Sheriff” – Daniel Pell, Greater Manchester Police Liaison Officer
The High Sheriff works closely with the Princes Trust and Kalisher Trust to provide pupils of all backgrounds opportunities to gain skills support around careers in the Criminal Justice System.
The High Sheriff and her team have worked with Co-op Academy North Manchester to build links between the academy and the local council to help pupils enhance their social action projects.
