MSYPs win Scottish Youth Parliament award

  • 15 Mar 2016
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Scouts Scotland MSYPs Molly Kirby and Sorcha Kennedy have been awarded the Area or Group of the Year prize at this year’s Scottish Youth Parliament Awards.

The duo were presented with their award at the 59th Sitting of the Scottish Youth Parliament, held between the 12th and 13th March.

The MSYPs also had the opportunity to put forward a motion asking further and higher education to recognise the awards and accreditations that young people can achieve through voluntary work. This was an idea included in both of their manifestos.

The motion was passed with 93% of those eligible to vote in favour of it.

"I am so pleased that our motion has passed at SYP," said Sorcha. "We have put so much work into this motion already but strive to continue to implement a real change to the system of applying to universities and colleges so that young people involved in Scouting and other youth groups gain the recognition they deserve."