Motion · S6M-03128 · 8 Feb 2022

Vision Schools Awards 2022

Lodged by Michelle Thomson Standard Motion 18 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the Vision Schools Awards 2022, which will take place on 10 February 2022; understands that Vision Schools Scotland is a partnership between the School of Education and Social Sciences at the University of the West of Scotland and the Holocaust Educational Trust; notes that Vision Schools Scotland was established in 2017 and that its aims are to promote excellence in Holocaust teaching by identifying and rewarding schools that embed Holocaust education in their teaching, creating opportunities for teachers to share good practice of school-based Holocaust education, and promoting and presenting face-to-face and online Continued Professional Learning in Holocaust education to teachers, helping them develop confidence and proficiency in Holocaust teaching; congratulates Grangemouth High School, which, it understands, will be awarded a Level 1 award for demonstrating sustainability, commitment, and good practice in Holocaust Education; considers that it is important to ensure that the lessons of the atrocities of the past help to shape a better and more peaceful future for all humanity; congratulates all schools that are being awarded at this year’s awards, and wishes everyone involved in Vision Schools Scotland continued success in improving the collective understanding of the Holocaust and its impact on the world.

Supporters (18)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.