Supported by: Jeremy Balfour*, Martin Whitfield*, Rona Mackay*, Clare Haughey*, Edward Mountain*, Audrey Nicoll*, Kenneth Gibson*, Colin Beattie*, Miles Briggs*, Foysol Choudhury*, Bill Kidd*, Annie Wells*, Kevin Stewart*, Annabelle Ewing*, Stuart McMillan* *S6M-18508 Martin Whitfield: Preston Lodge High School and Impact of School Pipe Band Membership on Exam Results—That the Parliament notes the reported findings of a 10-year study that has determined that young pipers and drummers at Preston Lodge High School (PLHS) in Prestonpans are outperforming their school mates in exams; further notes reports that the Monday 18 August 2025 15 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan research focused on pupil players at the school, with all 78 pipe band members between 2014- 2024 being tracked from final exams through to higher education and employment, finding that all of them, including pupils from the most disadvantaged backgrounds, have had better outcomes than the national averages; understands that according to the study, 52% of pipe band members attained five or more Highers, compared...