Capital of Culture stooshie: it’s jist no’ fair!

CULTURE SECRETARY SEEKS CLARIFICATION OVER CAPITAL of CULTURE SNUB

Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop has written to Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Karen Bradley MP, and Director General for Education, Youth Sport and Culture at the European Commission, Martine Reicherts, on the UK hosting the European Capital of Culture competition in 2023. Continue reading Capital of Culture stooshie: it’s jist no’ fair!

Kids learn water safety … in their jammies!

A group of children from Puddle Ducks Edinburgh have taken part in a swim event which had them learning all about water safety while wearing their pyjamas. Edinburgh based swim school, Puddle Ducks, now intends to host the water safety week event each year, by learning water safety and survival skills, dressed in their favourite pyjamas.  Continue reading Kids learn water safety … in their jammies!

Equally Safe: strategy to address violence against women expanded

A strategy to prevent and eradicate violence against women and girls is to be expanded and backed by more than £1 million of additional funding. The Equally Safe delivery plan includes measures to teach school children the importance of consent and healthy relationships and will see Rape Crisis Scotland’s sexual violence prevention programme rolled out across a further 11 local authorities.  Continue reading Equally Safe: strategy to address violence against women expanded