Students from St Margaret Mary's High School, Castlemilk High School, Hillpark Secondary and Kings Park Secondary are competing for a 3 month placement to shadow Mr Dornan and “experience political life.”
The MSP is passionate about giving young Scottish students the chance to feel they are doing something “worthwhile for their community.”
He also feels it would “help them considerably with their CV and give them great contacts for their future career.”
The winning pupil will perform tasks such as scheduling Mr Dornan’s diary, help to write motions and “become familiar with a mix of parliamentary and constituency duties.”
Students will earn six pounds per hour to make the position a “more viable option” for them.
Brian Brady, head teacher of St Margaret Mary’s is putting forward two “high achievers” and echoed this saying: “making the internship paid has widened the number of young people who can consider it.”
Fellow head teacher, Margaret Barr of Kings Park High School said of the initiative: “we are delighted to be invited to enter the competition, and we believe it will be an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate.”
Each of the competing schools can propose up to three students who will be interviewed by Mr Dornan and submit essay for consideration before the winning candidate is announced in January.
The politician hopes to run the contest annually in the future.
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