Project Forum, the Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the Outward Bound Trust’s Project Forum on its Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award event that took place on 19 November 2012 in Glasgow; understands that the award is inspired by the life of Mark Scott, a 16-year-old schoolboy, who was murdered in 1995 in Glasgow in an unprovoked sectarian attack; recognises that, in response to this tragic event, Mark’s parents established the Mark Scott Foundation, which has worked in close partnership with the Outward Bound Trust since 1997 in delivering this award; notes that the Leadership for Life programme aims to develop project management skills, as well as allowing young people to overcome a number of personal challenges and develop their potential through its work on community and charity focused projects that the young people identify, organise, fund and deliver with the support of their instructor during a five-day residential course that is delivered at one of the outward bound centres; understands that, through this experience, the young people involved are able to enhance their confidence, learn to work in a team, exercise leadership, take responsibility for delivering on commitments in their own communities and therefore enhance their employability; further notes that the schools celebrated in this year’s award ceremony included Clyde Valley High School, St Aidan’s High School, Coltness High, Bellshill Academy and Cardinal Newman High School from Central Region and schools from across Scotland; recognises that the trust and foundation have worked together to reach and help unlock the potential of approximately 1,750 young people in Motherwell, Wishaw, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Uddingston and Bellshill; understands that, in 2011, the Scottish Government recognised the achievements of the Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award by pledging financial support to it for the next three years, and believes that this will allow the project to continue delivering what it sees as this very valuable and successful award programme to many more young people across Central Scotland.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 21 Lab 3 Con 1

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