Borders pupils meet First Minister in Edinburgh
Tuesday, June 20 2006
Pupils from Galashiels Academy and Burgh Primary School in Galashiels met First Minister Jack McConnell recently at the national launch of Co-operative Education Trust for Scotland (CETS) in Edinburgh.
The launch, at the recently opened National Storytelling Centre, highlighted a new joint education scheme between Scottish schools and the co-operative movement, called Co-operate to Succeed.
It is part of the Scottish Executive's Determined to Succeed strategy to build an enterprise culture in Scotland and encourage young people to become more resourceful, inventive and independent. The scheme helps pupils to learn how co-operatives work, and how they can be used as successful alternatives to traditional business models.
Scottish Borders Council is one of only four Local Authorities in Scotland to pilot CETS materials through all its secondary schools this year. Galashiels Academy and Burgh Primary will be working together on one of the co-operative projects.
Lawrence Alexander, SBC Enterprise Development Manager, said, "We are delighted that SBC was chosen to take part in this pilot,
mainly as a result of the already excellent work in enterprise education through the Determined to Succeed scheme. Pupils
will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of the concept of co-operatives as an alternative to the standard business
model."
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