Tag: Scotland

Deputy First Minister John Swinney launches Christmas Maths Challenge Campaign to Aid Numeracy

Stuart Mitchell

Primary School pupils across Scotland have received a series of festive-themed maths puzzles to take home for the school holiday as part of a drive to encourage more positive attitudes towards numeracy and maths The five puzzles are aimed at Primary Six pupils and their families to complete over the holidays as a fun way of exploring maths outside the classroom.   Deputy First Minister John Swinney launched the Christmas Maths Challenge, created in partnership with the Scottish Mathematical Council, at Towerbank Primary School in Portobello, and said: “Excellence in maths…

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New charity aims to create new type of investor to benefit communities across Scotland

Stuart Mitchell

Scottish Communities Finance Ltd – a new Community Benefit Society based in Edinburgh that aims to mobilise ordinary people across Scotland to reinvest in their communities – is being launched today. SCF’s aim is to assist Scotland’s place-based communities and thematic communities to become more viable and more vibrant – including by supporting local job creation, regeneration and improved local services. “We believe that encouraging ordinary people to reinvest back into their communities – by pooling their financial resources in a community loan fund and lending this out to community…

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Masterchef winner Gary Maclean & Zero Waste Scotland Team Up To Tackle Food Waste

Stuart Mitchell

In December alone it’s estimated that a staggering 60million meals will go uneaten. Among this figure are seasonal favourites that include 3.5million mince pies, more than 240,000 Christmas puddings and over 100,000 turkeys. If saved from going to waste, this could feed the entire population of Scotland from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day and represents a potential collective saving of over £90million to Scottish households. In his first official engagement since being appointed Scotland’s first National Chef, Gary Maclean joined Zero Waste Scotland to share his festive checklist – designed…

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See Me, Scotland Launches Pass the Badge Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

See Me, Scotland – Scotland’s programme to end mental health stigma and discrimination – have launched their newest digital campaign. The campaign called  #PasstheBadge, is designed to get people talking about mental health. They have partnered with Scottish clothing company Abandon Ship and together want to create a safe space online for people to talk about mental health and ask questions. The site says: “We want you to “Start Talking” about mental health using our digital badge. You can do this by finding a photo which means something to you, then…

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Scotland to restrict advertising on junk food

Stuart Mitchell

The promotion of unhealthy food and drink is to be restricted as part of Scotland’s new diet and obesity strategy. Public Health Minister Aileen Campbell has launched a consultation on ambitious plans to help people lose weight, including: Measures to restrict the promotion and advertising of food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt Over £40 million new investment to deliver almost 100,000 supported weight management interventions for people with, or at risk of, Type 2 diabetes Supporting calls to ban broadcast advertising of foods high in fat, salt…

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