PUPIL voice is of huge importance to everyone at Lochgelly High School and staff actively promote opportunities for young people to share and discuss issues facing them both within and outwith school. Therefore, when Bailey Lee Robb (3K1) informed them that he was standing for the Scottish Youth Parliament, staff and pupils were overjoyed to support him in his quest to become an MSYP.

The Scottish Youth Parliament is the democratically elected voice of Scotland's young people. Elections are held every two years, in which young people from all across Scotland stand as candidates to become Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs). MSYPs range in age from 14 to 25 and represent constituencies in all 32 local authorities throughout the country and several national voluntary organisations.

Bailey Lee and his counterpart Shannon Marshall, a former pupil of Beath High School, both stood for the Cowdenbeath constituency. Within school, Bailey engaged young people during his campaign with his passionate manifesto ideas and made himself available to talk to all students, answering their questions and listening to their concerns.  

A Husting's Event took place within the school on Tuesday March 7 with Bailey once again sharing his manifesto and answering questions from both pupils and staff. This was the prerequisite to a whole school vote which took place on Tuesday March 14.

LHS is proud to say that on Friday March 17, Bailey was successfully elected as MYSP for the Cowdenbeath constituency. He is now on a mission to ensure the issues facing young people within the local area are heard and are actioned upon. Once again, congratulations to Bailey from all staff and pupils here at Lochgelly High School!