Partnerships
The Education Academy Scotland has established a range of highly successful and impactful partnerships with charities, industry leaders, employers, colleges, and universities to enhance opportunities for both young people and adults across Scotland. By collaborating with these key stakeholders, we are helping to bridge educational gaps, improve career prospects, and create pathways for personal development, ensuring that individuals from all backgrounds have access to valuable learning experiences and career advancement. We do this by to designing and delivering innovative tuition and revision programmes as well as targeted scholarships; transforming how education is delivered, linking industry and education to create opportunities for people.
These partnerships are central to our mission to provide an outstanding educational experience for every learner we work with, unlocking their potential and maximising their success to open up new opportunities for them.
Our partnerships
Gracemount High School
We are now in year 3 of our highly successful partnership with Gracemount High School in Edinburgh, working directly with their students and staff to enhance their knowledge and skills across a range of National 5 and Higher subjects. Our bespoke programme of Monthly Masterclasses, Weekly Lessons and Grade Booster Days is building on the brilliant day-to-day work theses students are doing in school, maximising their knowledge, skills and confidence for their final SQA exams.
A recent STV News item covered the success this programme is having for learners.
St John Ogilvie High School
We are very excited to be launching our learning partnership with St John Ogilvie High School in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, for academic year 2024/25. In this partnership project, we will be supporting a selected cohort of students with their National 5 Maths courses, and also providing key insights and engagements into industry and academic with visiting external professionals. For more information see our recent news item on this partnership.
Catherine McEwan Foundation
The Education Academy has worked with The Catherine McEwan Foundation since 2019, to deliver the pioneering Catherine McEwan Foundation Scholarship. Each year, we deliver innovative and much-needed educational support to young people in, or entering, the senior phase of high school who are living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Crohn's Disease or Colitis. The many evaluation and impact reports which have been produced since the inception of this scholarship detail the impact we are having on an ever-increasing number of young people and their families.
Contact us for more information on this or any of our other partnerships.
My Science Club
We are proud and excited to be joining Paul and the team at My Science Club as we take our first steps into the world of primary! For over thirteen years, The Education Academy Scotland has been Scotland's premier tutoring school offering a range of tuition, revision, qualifications, awards and scholarships targeted at those in the senior phase and above. Now, with the launch of our pioneering STEM Saturdays Scholarship, we have teamed up with the sector leaders in this space, offering a unique STEM programme for younger learners.
Leidos
We are privileged that our STEM Saturdays Scholarship is supported by Leidos UK and Europe - a pioneering and innovative educational programme backed by a pioneering and innovative organisation! Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. Leidos joins our growing list of Education Funding Partners who lead the way in changing futures for people in Scotland through education.
ScotlandIS
The ScotlandIS Scholarship is empowering young people from all backgrounds across Scotland to pursue careers in the digital sector. By providing scholarships, mentorship, and tailored training, the program helps break down barriers to entry, enabling students to gain the skills and experience needed for success in this fast-growing industry. The initiative is committed to fostering a diverse talent pool, ensuring that individuals from all walks of life have the opportunity to contribute to and thrive in Scotland’s dynamic digital economy. Our most recent evaluation and impact report details the incredible success this programme is having.
Royal Society of Chemistry
We have a growing and long-standing partnership with The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and continue to innovate with them, creating educational opportunities for young people in Scotland from a range of diverse backgrounds and underserved groups. Since 2022, RSC has supported us to deliver The Royal Society of Chemistry Scholarship with incredible resultsEvaluation and Impact Reports. More recently, they have supported us to offer the SCQF Level 7 Award in STEM Leadership for learners across Scotland to explore routes into Chemistry and the barriers that are faced for potential entrants. All of this work is being done via the RSC Inclusion and Diversity Strategy.
Ocean Winds
Ocean Winds is a key STEM Employer globally and their impact in Scotland has been incredible to the development of educational opportunities for learners; one of their many significant impacts being their funding to develop the SCQF Level 7 Award in STEM Leadership with SSERC. The Education Academy Scotland is working closely with Ocean Winds to ensure learners across Scotland who may not have access to this award at their own school, college or community group can work with us to gain the award.
i-confidential
In 2023 we partnered with i-Confidential to support young people in Scotland in entering the growing field of cybersecurity. Through this collaboration, students gain access to specialised training, mentorship, and real-world industry insights, equipping them with the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue careers in cybersecurity. This initiative provides vital opportunities for young people to develop expertise in a high-demand sector, helping to bridge the skills gap and create a pipeline of talented professionals ready to contribute to Scotland's digital economy.
Telefonica
We are delighted to announce that Telefonica Tech UK is our new partner for The ScotlandIS Scholarship, providing generous funding and inspirational engagements form their staff to encourage more young people in Scotland to consider a career in digital technologies.
Scottish Power
In academic year 25/26 we will be launching our Scottish Power Futures Scholarship - Empowering the Next Generation of Innovators for a Better Future, Quicker. We will be supporting a group of young scholars through their N5/H National Qualifications and also introducing them to the range of career pathways within Scottish Power and how to access them.
Become an Education Funding Partner
Supporting a scholarship allows organisations to demonstrate and celebrate their commitment to supporting educational opportunities for young people and adults in Scotland; making it clear that these organisations recognise and value the talents and potential of people in their local or national community.
Our Education Funding Partners make up a growing and diverse group of companies who make success in education a reality for The Education Academy Scotland Scholars.