Altrincham and Sale West MP, Mr Graham Brady, relished the opportunity to come back to school to give the new Head Girl Team a lesson in the art of polictics.

With special words of encouragement for the girls he commented: “The roles of head girl and deputy head girl will give these students an early and important taste of leadership in a very real context.

It is a fantastic opportunity for them and one which I am sure they will take full advantage of. It was a pleasure to meet up with the girls during my visit and I wish them the best of luck.”

Mr Brady said he hoped his visit to the School would help to foster a general interest in politics among young people.

He added: “I am always happy to talk to students about the political process. These are the voters – and maybe the MPs – of the future. I think it’s valuable for them to have an insight into the way politics works.”

Like Mr Brady, Head Girl Susie Thom (pictured to the right of Mr Brady) and the five Deputy Head Girls have already had a taste of election success – after being voted into their roles by fellow pupils and teachers.

Head of Sixth Form, Mrs Juliet Miles, commented: “The Head Girl Team are an important link between the pupils and the Head Mistress. It’s a big role and definitely not for the faint-hearted. However, their duties give them an experience of many of the management skills that will be useful to them later in life.”