Scottish FA and Dyslexia Scotland Partnership
- Submitted by: Margaret Mitchell, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2016
- Motion reference: S5M-01217
That the Parliament congratulates the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and Dyslexia Scotland on their two-year partnership; understands that a celebration event, held on 26 August 2016 at Hampden Park to mark the culmination of the partnership, highlighted the success of the partnership, which aims to help increase awareness about dyslexia in the footballing world and among football fans; recognises that the SFA also helps Dyslexia Scotland to raise funds at football matches and through an annual Christmas donation; notes that, at the event, celebrities such as the former Formula 1 world champion, Sir Jackie Stewart, and the current Scotland international footballer, Steven Naismith, gave presentations about their experience of being dyslexic, while the Scottish entrepreneur, Jim McColl, talked about the work of his school, Newland Junior College, which helps disengaged young people, and commends Dyslexia Scotland for the excellent work that it undertakes in helping to support people with dyslexia.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Ruth Davidson, John Finnie, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Alison Harris, Clare Haughey, Alison Johnstone, John Lamont, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Martin, John Mason, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Oliver Mundell, Gil Paterson, Douglas Ross, John Scott, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Ross Thomson, Maree Todd, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle