WEAVERHAM High School pupils have been leading an exhibition regarding the life of Anne Frank in partnership with a UK charity.

The school was one of five in Cheshire selected by the Anne Frank Trust UK to take part in the exhibition.

Representatives from the charity visited the school and trained year 9 pupils to be able to guide others through the exhibition.

Lawrie Peet, history teacher at the school, spoke to The Guardian about how the school got involved in the exhibition and how well the pupils responded to the responsibility of being tour guides.

Lawrie Peet, history teacher at the school, said: “The Anne Frank Trust got in touch with us about the exhibition because we are a very good school.

“The pupils exceeded all of my expectations, they were absolutely terrific. They handled it in such a responsible and mature manner and representatives from the charity said that our pupils were the best tour guides at any of the schools they had been too.”.

The exhibition opened in the school on Monday, November 19 and it closes on Friday, November 23.

The Anne Frank Schools Programme teaches young people about Anne Frank’s life and the Holocaust, while also raising awareness of contemporary issues of prejudice and discrimination by relating Anne’s story to modern scenarios.

Lawrie was in charge of arranging the exhibition with the charity.

Lawrie said: “My role in arranging it was sorting out a date with the Anne Frank Trust as well as rearranging time tables to make sure our Year 9 pupils would be able to act as tour guides.”

The exhibition will be open to parents tomorrow at the school from 3.45pm to 4.45pm.

For more information on the Anne Frank Trust UK and the exhibition visit the website annefrank.org.uk/.