The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust

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Welcome to the Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust!

Helping to bring the pipes and drums to Scotland's schools.

Check out our Wake Up Scotland competition here.

Resilience, confidence, camaraderie, teamwork …

Young people who play in bands develop skills that help them in life, learning and work.

The Championships

65 bands, 150 schools, 800 players, one competition!

Pipes & drums tuition for pupils in Scotland

If you would like to give young people the chance to learn the pipes and drums please get in touch

Social Media

Pipe Bands 4 SchoolsThursday, May 28th, 2020 at 9:04am

RT @BigRabShow: The Big Rab Show Podcast. Episode 176. @CammyMusic of the @chillipipers chatting about the @Piping4Pupils competition !

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Pipe Bands 4 SchoolsWednesday, May 27th, 2020 at 9:05am

Our support packages of cash grants, guidance and instrument loans remain open and we continue to welcome enquiries and applications.

School Pipe Band Programmes

SSPDT supports over 290 primary and secondary schools in Scotland with tuition and pipe band development.

Funded programmes

Apply for funding

Apply to Covid-19 Fund

Wake Up Scotland

Would you like to win a grand and support the Red Hot Chilli Pipers?

Find out more about the Wake Up Scotland competition....

Funding

We know that raising funds for instruments and pipe bands can be challenging. To help you get started, use the links below to navigate to advice on fundraising for bagpipes and pipe band activities, or download our SSPDT Fundraising Guide. You can also find information on our grants and bagpipe loans under SSPDT Funding.

Fundraising for Bagpipes Fundraising for Pipe Bands SSPDT Funding

What we do

SSPDT work across Scotland