Contact

Alexandra Duncan, Chief Executive
[email protected]
Tel. 07906 102 009

Graham Tait, Finance Manager
[email protected]
Tel. 0131 510 8384

Laura MacLeod, Operations Manager
[email protected]
Tel. 0131 510 8384

 

Address

Room 1
Thistle Court
1-2 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1DD

 

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Social Media

    Pipe Bands 4 Schools @Piping4Pupils
    Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 at 8:03am
    Up to £1000 for young people who want to get together and create something! Perhaps a group of pipers and drummers, and other musicians could create some new music together - freestyle - and apply for some technology to help...
    https://t.co/pd9KWsATUm
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    Pipe Bands 4 Schools @Piping4Pupils
    Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 at 11:38am
    MEPG will be running free training sessions on an 'Introduction to Audio Editing & Mixing for online music making' starting on Thursday 22 April.
    More info and sign-up details at the link below. https://t.co/8fVkXxgDXP
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    Pipe Bands 4 Schools @Piping4Pupils
    Monday, April 5th, 2021 at 10:23am
    Last chance - applications close tomorrow... https://t.co/dsnuERKDoc
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  • Free Bagpipe Loans

    Free Bagpipe Loans
    SSPDT's national Bagpipe Lending Scheme lends pipes, and concert chanters, to schools and other organizations, free of charge.

  • Pupil Entrepreneur Award

    Pupil Entrepreneur Award
    Young pipers sharpen their business, teamwork and performance skills in this entrepreneurship award; their reward is to earn and keep their own set of loaned SSPDT pipes.

  • 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.

  • Paid Internships

    Paid Internships
    SSPDT’s paid internships offer training to pipers and snare drummers, and are a proven gateway to teaching careers in schools.

  • Stay in touch and support

    Stay in touch and support

  • The Championships

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