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The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

Music Enterprise Award

Helping young pipers to earn their first set of pipes, and build skills for work and life.

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The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

The Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust​

Building resilience, teamwork and confidence​

Learning in Schools

Learning in Schools The Trust helps to extend and sustain piping and drumming in Scotland's state schools, with a focus on remote and disadvantaged areas. We supported 3,750 pupils in over 270 schools last year. More partnerships are pending, and new enquiries are welcome.
Schools programmes

About

About
Resilience and teamwork, perseverance and confidence - these are just some of the transferable life skills that pupils develop when they play in a pipe band, along with a sense of pride and belonging within the school and community. Widening opportunities to learn the pipes and drums in schools also helps, on a national scale, to safeguard Scotland’s unique cultural heritage.
More about SSPDT
Annual Report and Accounts

Grants

Grants
Apply for single and multi-year cash grants towards piping and drumming tuition, as well as other costs such as drums or travel.
Apply now

Free Instrument Loans

Free Instrument Loans
SSPDT lends bagpipes, b-flat concert chanters, and electronic chanters to schools and other organisations, free of charge.
More info

Social Media

Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust - SSPDT · Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 at 7:19am
@Piping4Pupils
Our B-flat chanter loan scheme aims to help more young pipers to play with other instrumentalists.

If your school is planning a music concert this term & you would like to borrow some chanters, contact us: info @sspdt.org.uk

Pictured are some performers with our loaned chanters. https://t.co/mQSHfm1dQ7
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Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust - SSPDT · Monday, August 15th, 2022 at 7:55am
@Piping4Pupils
Piping Instructor wanted for the Isle of Arran Music School @arranmusschool

Please retweet to spread the word. https://t.co/ULYZaRhuWd
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Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust - SSPDT · Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 at 7:42am
@Piping4Pupils
Calling all young musicians! ⬇️🎶 https://t.co/OyudwFVDDw
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The SAY Award@SAYaward
Applications for this year's Sound of Young Scotland Award are OPEN!

Supported by @TicketmasterUK, #YMIScotland and @youthmusic, a young and emerging Scottish artist will be awarded funding of up to £5,000 to create their debut album.

Apply now 👉 https://t.co/tPlP6QlfCe https://t.co/Imga8nUIDs
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The Championships

The Championships 65 bands, quartets for beginners, and freestyle for a fusion of instruments and music. It's the Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships... the world's largest schools piping event!
The Championships

Music Enterprise Award

Music Enterprise Award
Helping young pipers to earn their first set of pipes, and build skills for work and life.
Music Enterprise Award
  • “I’ve seen kids come in here with no self confidence and seen the changes that learning an instrument can bring about. It’s amazing to see what piping can do. Learning a skill, making friendships that will last a lifetime, being part of something.”



    Iain Watson
    A tutor in Govan schools, former World Championships winner and member of the Strathclyde Police Band

  • “The Preston Lodge Pipe Band has grown quickly from a tentative group of new players into the flourishing figurehead of our school and its community.”



    Gavin Clark, Head Teacher
    Preston Lodge High School, East Lothian

Freestyle - 2021 - Online!

Freestyle - 2021 - Online!
The Scottish Schools Freestyle Championships took place online from Monday 22 to Sunday 28 March, with 16 bands battling it out for the prizes. Films were broadcast over the evenings of Thursday 25, Friday 26, and Saturday 27 March, with an exciting People's Choice Award and the competition results announced on the Sunday.
Performances & results

Learning Hub

Learning Hub
SSPDT has co-created 55 new piping and drumming teaching roles in schools, so far. We provide networking, professional development events and resources for piping and drumming tutors working in schools.
Learn more

Donate

Donate
Donate or gift a set of bagpipes

Paid Internships

Paid Internships
SSPDT’s paid year-long internships offer training to pipers and snare drummers, and are a proven gateway to teaching careers in schools.
More about Paid Internships
  • Introducing Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band
  • Preston Lodge High Schoo - UK Championships 2015
  • Preston Lodge High School Pipe Band in China 2013

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