Leidos UK is our latest partner

The Education Academy Scotland is incredibly privileged to announce that our STEM Saturdays Scholarship for upper primary learners will be supported by Leidos UK and Europe – a pioneering and innovative educational programme backed by a pioneering and innovative organisation!

Those of you who know us are well aware of the importance we put on school-employer partnerships, and a large part of our offer has been (and will always be) about finding those altruistic, inspirational and generous companies and charities who want to make a proper difference to the lives and education of young people and adults. With our Head of Centre having worked with Leidos in previous roles for the last few years, we are so lucky to be carrying this high-impact relationship with this wonderful company into the TEAS Scholarship Programme to support even more young learners in Scotland. Leidos is an organisation that continuously goes above and beyond in its local and national communities; in fact, it has written this ethos into its values: integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration, and commitment. These values provide a roadmap for their behaviour, and we have seen first-hand how their team makes decisions that are based solely on how they will benefit others.

Each week of the STEM Saturdays Scholarship Programme will see our 20 scholars complete hands-on practical STEM activities across many themes and topics, building a broad range of skills: STEM, of course, but also teamwork, communication and leadership. Leidos, through their six values, will join us on this journey, with key figures from their staff participating in our classes, supporting our scholars and providing real-life context and applications to the themes being covered. The 20 young people who we hope go on to choose a career in STEM will, therefore, gain valuable insight into the careers that exist through their engagements with these inspirational role models.

We are proud and excited to have them with us, and Leidos joins our growing list of Education Funding Partners who lead the way in changing futures for people in Scotland through education.

Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company’s global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries.

For more information on Leidos, visit www.leidos.com
To learn more about STEM Saturdays or any of our other scholarships, visit Scholarships.