The First Annual Royal Highland Education Trust Week
- Submitted by: Jamie McGrigor, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2013
- Motion reference: S4M-08311
That the Parliament notes that 15 to 27 November 2013 marks the first annual Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) week; is aware that the RHET, whose motto is “taking the classroom to the countryside”, will host events across Scotland during this week, details of which can be found at www.rhet.org.uk; understands that the trust arranged 774 farm visits and 1,056 classroom speakers in the last academic year in order to build bridges between farmers, producers and young people and to increase awareness and understanding of the countryside; believes that the trust is currently in contact with one in eight children in Scotland, with the aim of reaching a target of one in four by 2020; commends the RHET for what it considers the very important and positive work that it undertakes, and wishes the RHET every success in the future as it seeks to attract new volunteers and raise funds so that it can expand its activities.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jayne Baxter, Colin Beattie, Gavin Brown, Cameron Buchanan, Jackson Carlaw, Graeme Dey, Nigel Don, Annabelle Ewing, Alex Fergusson, John Finnie, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Annabel Goldie, Jamie Hepburn, Jim Hume, Alex Johnstone, Colin Keir, Richard Lyle, Mike MacKenzie, Mark McDonald, Margaret McDougall, Aileen McLeod, Stuart McMillan, Nanette Milne, Margaret Mitchell, Gil Paterson, Mary Scanlon, Tavish Scott, Liz Smith, David Stewart, Kevin Stewart, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Maureen Watt, Sandra White