SIX children swapped school to 'take over' the Golden Gates Housing Trust's (GGHT) offices to work on projects and make key decisions.

As part of Takeover Day 2014, the trust also gave the pupils the chance to shadow jobs and offer their opinions on important issues, including helping to decide which applications in the community would be successfully funded.

The group were then given a 'Dragons' Den' style marketing task and asked to develop recommendations on how GGHT could ensure their properties appealed to young people.

“I was delighted to be able to welcome these young people to GGHT for the day," said GGHT chair Roy Smith.

"This is a great initiative and gave the young people who took part the chance to shadow our staff and gain valuable experience in making decisions.

"Our youth panel exists to help give young people a voice in the things that affect them and I can’t think of a better way of highlighting this than by giving them an opportunity to take over GGHT for the day.

“This is the first time we’ve taken part in Takeover Day at GGHT and it has been such a success we now plan to do this every year, extending the opportunity to many more young people.”