ScottishPower Foundation 2022 Education, Training & Research Projects
Education, Training and Research Projects
Whizz-Kidz
Wheeling for Independence
By project’s end, 300 disabled children will have the skills they need to use their wheelchairs more independently. This unlocks countless opportunities to learn, make friends and be active which, since March 2020, so many have been without. The charity will run new sessions in Scotland and Wales, and train 40 new practitioners, so no young wheelchair user is left behind.
Engineering Development Trust
Industrial Cadets Bronze and Our Green Garden Project
EDT and Industrial Cadets want more young people to: - Understand STEM better, engaging with STEM employers - Develop life/employability skills - Personally, experience using STEM to solve an environmental challenge. Local gardens have a positive role to play to address environmental issues. EDT will use a gardening based environmental challenge to inspire young people towards STEM and environmental futures.
Deafblind UK
Standing Out and Fitting In
Marginalised, isolated, dreading going to school - welcome to life for a 14-year-old with dual sensory loss. Vulnerable due to their deafblindness, these children find their challenges compounded by a lack of understanding from teachers and peers, and an absence of support provision from local authorities. Deaflblind UK aim to change that through an innovative research project conducted in schools that will enhance understanding of dual sensory loss.
Edinburgh Science Foundation
Generation Science 2022
This project will help to improve primary science education for children in the most deprived areas of Scotland, providing opportunities they would not normally get to experience fun, engaging science workshops and shows that increase understanding, enthusiasm and awareness of science as it affects their everyday lives. This contributes to raising aspirations and supports the Scottish economy.
