Motion · S5M-23096 · 21 Oct 2020
SSERC Young STEM Leader Programme
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes the national launch of the Young STEM Leader Programme, which is funded by the Scottish Government and delivered by the Scottish Schools Education Research Centre (SSERC); understands that the programme has progressed from a pilot with 70 centres and approximately 500 Young Stem Leaders (YSLs) in academic year 2019-20 to a national scale with 600 trained tutor assessors and almost 350 delivering centres; notes that there are now an estimated 2,000 active YSLs across every local authority area, who are completing an award aligned to the Curriculum for Excellence Second, Third and Fourth Levels, or at SCQF Levels 4, 5 and 6; recognises that, by completing the award, they will be inspiring, leading and mentoring their peers by delivering STEM activities, events or interactions aiming to increase participation and awareness of STEM within their learning communities; notes that the week commencing 26 October 2020 is Young STEM Leader Week, which is a social media campaign to celebrate the launch of the programme in schools, community groups and youth centres across Scotland, and wishes everyone involved in the programme continued success.
Supporters (15)
- Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats 21 Oct 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 21 Oct 2020
- Iain Gray 21 Oct 2020
- Bill Kidd 21 Oct 2020
- Richard Lyle 21 Oct 2020
- Rona Mackay 21 Oct 2020
- John Mason 21 Oct 2020
- Mark McDonald 21 Oct 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 21 Oct 2020
- Gil Paterson 21 Oct 2020
- Sandra White 21 Oct 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 22 Oct 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 25 Oct 2020
- Ruth Maguire 27 Oct 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 3 Nov 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.