Launch of Scouts Scotland Squirrel Scouts
- Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 September 2021
- Motion reference: S6M-01153
That the Parliament welcomes the announcement by Scouts Scotland of a brand new programme for young people who are aged four and five, known as Squirrel Scouts; recognises that the Squirrel programme builds on a successful pilot project, which was evaluated by the Centre for Research in Early Childhood and was shown to have had a positive impact on children’s development, especially in the areas of communication and language skills, and life skills; congratulates Scouts Scotland for prioritising the roll-out of new groups, Squirrel Dreys, in areas most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and looks forward to new Squirrel Scouts learning new skills for life and earning new badges.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Neil Bibby, Sarah Boyack, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Bob Doris, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Douglas Lumsden, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Paul O'Kane, Collette Stevenson, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba, Elena Whitham (Registered interest)