P7 pupils at East Linton Primary School have been joined by South Scotland MSP Martin Whitfield at one of their lessons as part of their work learning about the Scottish Parliament and democracy. The East Lothian-based MSP joined the class to talk about his role as a parliamentarian and the way the Scottish Parliament operates, [...]
Welcome to Your Vote Week, the annual campaign encouraging schools and youth groups to join in celebrating democracy by delivering democratic education with their students and young people, is taking place from Monday 29 January to Sunday 4 February. Run by the Electoral Commission every January, the campaign provides a range of resources for educators, [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has welcomed the return of the #LoveScotlandsColleges campaign, which aims to celebrate the outstanding innovation, hard work and best practice that takes place across the college sector every day. Organised by the CDN Marketing and Communications Network, the collaborative campaign launches on Monday 12 February 2024. The week-long digital campaign will highlight [...]
Saturday 27th January is Holocaust Memorial Day, the annual international day for the world to remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution, and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT), the charity established to promote and support Holocaust Memorial Day in [...]
This week Martin Whitfield MSP made the closing speech in a Scottish Labour led debate on education highlighting the challenges it is facing and demanding a fresh approach from government to deliver quality education. During his speech Mr Whitfield urged the Scottish Government to face up to the challenges and problems currently being experienced in [...]
Time to Talk Day, the nation’s biggest mental health conversation, is taking place on Thursday 1st February and Martin Whitfield MSP is urging people to get involved. Organised in Scotland by See Me, in partnership with Co-op, it is a day that friends, families, communities, and workplaces can come together to talk, listen and change [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has joined parliamentary colleagues at a roundtable discussion and networking event hosted by the General Teaching Council for Scotland. The discussion involved GTCS representatives briefing MSPs with an interest in the education portfolio and in teaching standards on how the regulatory body creates the conditions for trusted teaching to be at the [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP today joined Anas Sarwar MSP on a visit to an innovative project aimed at helping young people find their creative mojo. Creative Natives is a partnership between Community Enterprise and Cyrenians. It provides a space where young people, aged 14 to 24 years old, can grow their creative potential, confidence and connections [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has tabled a motion at Holyrood highlighting the significant contribution Torness power station has made to Scotland’s clean energy generation and welcoming the news that the plant’s life could be extended beyond 2028. The parliamentary motion came about after the latest UK energy statistics revealed that nuclear energy generated 16 per cent [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has visited an East Lothian-based aviation heritage group for an update on its work, including a unique Sopwith 1 ½ Strutter construction project. Mr Whitfield first visited the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland (APSS), a charity committed to preserving aviation history for future generations, in 2018 shortly after it had moved to [...]
