St Augustine's pupil takes the helm

A student at St Augustine’s Priory, has been elected the new Youth Mayor for Ealing.

Pervin Kaur, student in the Upper VI has for several years served as an Ealing Youth councillor and also a member of the Ealing Youth Parliament.

She said : ‘Being Youth Mayor for Ealing is giving me a platform to be the voice of youth, to advocate our views on an efficient level and by having access to local decision makers.’

The new Ealing Youth Mayor will be working on a resource pack for PSHEE in schools on the issues of mental health, female genital mutilation, sex education, politics and finances. This pack will include lesson plans for teachers. On the issue of youth unemployment Pervin will be help the forthcoming Ealing 100 in 100 programme, which will seek to see 100 apprenticeships given to 100 young people in 100 days.

She will also be fundraising for The Little Princess, a charity which provides real hair wigs to children across the UK and Ireland who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment.

Headteacher of St Augustine’s Priory, Mrs Sarah Raffray, said: ''‘This school has a long history of treasuring the democratic process, including one of our nuns being a suffragette over one hundred years ago, and we actively promote pupil voice and the positive representation of young people in the public arena.

''For three years running we have had members of our Sixth Form represented in the Ealing Youth Parliament and we are all delighted Pervin has achieved this most prestigious role. Such good news surrounding the importance of the democratic process is especially vital given global events.''

Pervin attended the opening of the Society of Heads Art Exhibition 2015, a display a selection of GCSE and A Level artwork from schools around the country held in Ealing Town Hall.

Pervin attended as Mayor and accomplished her duties with great success, including awarding prizes to the winners of the St Augustine’s Priory and The Pitshanger Bookshop drawing and short story competition, ‘The 100 Year Old School’.

18th November 2015