BT Alba continue to fund national Gaelic schools debate

The National Gaelic School’s Debate Management Committee are delighted to announce that BT Scotland have agreed to sponsor this year’s Debate.  This is fantastic news for the Debate and this will be the twelfth consecutive year that BT Scotland have supported the event.  The Debate which is open to secondary pupils from acrossScotland, give the young people the opportunity to meet with fellow young Gaelic speakers whilst developing their debating and presentation skills.  The Debate continues to go from strength to strength and it is now recognised as an important part of the academic year.  Former participants of the Debate have gone on to establish successful careers within the Gaelic speaking world and in jobs where they utilise the skills learnt from taking part in the Debate.  Calum Iain MacLeod, Chair of the Management Committee commented

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“We are delighted that BT Scotland has agreed to continue with the sponsorship of this year’s competition.  At a time of economic uncertainty, we are indebted to BT Scotland for their generosity over the last twelve years.  Without their support, it would be impossible for us to bring these young people together on such a scale.  The 2009 was at an incredibly high level and we are very confident that the 2010 competition will be just as successful”.

Liz Turner, Corporate Responsibility Manager at BT Scotland said:

“BT Scotland is very happy to continue supporting the 2010 BT Scotland Gaelic School’s Debate. We are very much in favour of the promotion of Gaelic and our programme from which this money is made available provides assistance to young people across the country. This funding affords excellent opportunities for the next generation to develop their oral skills. We live in a world where good communication skills are of huge importance and that’s why we continue to support the excellent BT Scotland National Gaelic School’s Debate”.

The Debate also receives funding from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, MG Alba, BBC Alba, Bòrd na Gàidhlig and the Management Review Group for Gaelic.