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Support for enterprising Stirling pupils
26/01/2004
Schools in the Stirling Council area are set to benefit
from new resources to support enterprising pupils who are
determined to succeed.
Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Jim
Wallace today announced that Stirling Council would receive
£ 605,845 over three years through the Executive's £40
million enterprise in education strategy.
Speaking during a visit to Raploch Primary School in
Stirling, he said:
"I want to see a culture of aspiration in Scotland, and
particularly amongst our young people - here in Stirling
and across the country.
"There is a real need to change attitudes towards
enterprise in Scotland. We need a fundamental shift in
thinking - encouraging young people to have a go, to take
sensible risks, and not to be put off by initial failure
but see it as a launchpad for future success.
"The Executive's enterprise in education strategy -
Determined to Succeed - recognises that the best way to
start making these changes is in the classroom.
"Raploch Primary School is already doing good work in
this area and I've been highly impressed with the
activities underway here. The school recently held a
successful careers festival and has an entrepreneurial
craft club as well as group projects on Citizenship and
healthy eating.
"The funding I'm announcing today will enable other
Stirling schools to build on this good practice."
The Minister had earlier in the day visited Stirling
University, where he was given a tour of the university's
Institute of Aquaculture as well as its recently
established Iris Murdoch Building which houses the
university's Dementia Services Development Centre.
He said:
"I'm delighted to be here today to meet some of the
academic community at Stirling University and to see first
hand some of the developments here. The Institute of
Aquaculture is an acknowledged centre of world class
research. I'm also pleased to visit the recently opened
Iris Murdoch Building, established with contributions from
the Scottish Executive, and see the facilities available
here for those concerned with dementia.
"Scotland has a keen competitive edge in higher
education, and we're committed to protecting it. I
particularly value meeting the people and seeing at first
hand the teaching and research facilities that contribute
to our world-class reputation."
'Determined to Succeed - A Review of Enterprise in
Education' was published on 17 December 2002 by the
Education for Work and Enterprise Review Group, and
contained 20 recommendations. The Group was chaired by then
Deputy Education Minister Nicol Stephen, with
representation from business, education and support
agencies.
The Executive published its response to the report on 18
March 2003 and invited local authorities to develop
'Enterprise in Education Plans' for their area.
The Scottish Budget 2003-2006 has allocated £40 million
to support Enterprise in Education. This has been
supplemented by £2 million from the Hunter Foundation,
match funded by the Executive.
'A Partnership for a Better Scotland' states: "We will
make sure that every pupil has the opportunity to learn
entrepreneurial skills at school. We will expand the number
of Scottish schools involved in Enterprise in Education
from 10 per cent to 100 per cent.