Saltire Prize -Scottish Flag
'How can young people engage with others at home and abroad on Scotland’s renewable aspirations?'
On 2 December 2008, Scotland’s First Minister will announce the Challenge for the inaugural Saltire Prize – an international £10 million prize to advance marine renewable energy.Two ambitious aims lie behind the creation of the prize: To ensure that renewable energy supplies at least 50% of Scotland’s needs by 2020; To establish Scotland’s international reputation as a leading nation for science and innovation. The Scottish Government believes that young people can help Scotland to become the acclaimed world centre for marine renewable energy, and are working with Space Unlimited, Stromness Academy, Kirkwall Grammar, Clydebank High and Forfar Academy in events leading up to the announcement of the Challenge.
GCPC
‘How can young people ensure their voice is heard by the GCPC?’
Glasgow Child Protection Committee (GCPC) ensures that agencies respond in a co-ordinated way to identify, respond to and prevent child abuse. GCPC have approached us as they are keen to explore new ways for young people to have a more direct engagement with the committee. They want to ensure that children are influencing their strategies and policies and their strategy development is relevant to the people is it designed to serve… the young people. We have just enrolled both Knightswood Secondary and John Paul Academy schools from Glasgow to take part.
GCAL
'What different types of information should GCAL give to different age groups about studying engineering and computing?'
The school of engineering and computing at Glasgow Caledonian University is taking an innovative approach to improving student recruitment. The first phase of the project was a great success with the pupils from Notredame suggesting that the university could introduce taster sessions to schools to help them make more informed decisions about the subject they are about to choose, something the university is already very keen to progress with and already looking at the possibilities of using both Notredame and Clydebank to pilot the scheme. Now about to embark on phase 2 of the project with the new re-shaped question!
Historic Scotland
‘What would make young people care about the Antonine Wall and its landscape?’
We’re working with Historic Scotland to explore new ways to get information about how young people and the communities they belong too respond to their historic environment. In this project we’ll be asking pupils at four schools along the length of the Antonine Wall to give us thoughts about peoples understanding of and sense of responsibility towards this historically important site.
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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