MSP Annabelle Ewing was full of praise for the commitment of Lochgelly school pupils who visited her constituency office in Cowdenbeath.

The Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Cowdenbeath constituency was delighted to host a meeting of local schoolchildren in her High Street office.

The Rights Respecting Schools Committee of St. Patrick's Primary School, in Lochgelly, held their most recent regular meeting at Ms Ewing’s Cowdenbeath constituency office on Friday.

Rights Respecting Schools are a UNICEF initiative, which encourages schools to place the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) at the heart of its ethos and curriculum

Speaking on Monday, Ms Ewing said: “I was absolutely delighted to play host to St Patrick’s Primary’s Rights Respecting Schools Committee.

“The work of the Committee is concerned with the UNCRC and they are looking in particular at the position of refugee children.

“We had an interesting discussion about what kind of practical issues faced refugee children both those still in the camps and those who have come to Scotland and what could be done to help them.

“I was hugely impressed by the ideas of these young ambassadors whose compassion for children less fortunate than themselves was humbling as was their commitment to making a difference to the world in which they live".

Ms Ewing added: “We talked through a draft action plan and I am looking forward to meeting again with the Committee before their summer holidays to see how they are getting on.”

Ms Ewing is pictured with the school pupils in her constituency office.