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Hawick school wins national sport award

Credit: Scottish Borders Council

Drumlanrig St Cuthbert’s Primary in Hawick is one of two schools in the Borders to have been awarded a National School Sport Gold Award by sportscotland.

The initiative aims to encourage schools to continuously improve physical education and school sport opportunities.

To achieve the highest award, schools must demonstrate excellence across a range of core areas including physical education, extra-curricular sport, school sport competition, pathways to life-long participation and young people's leadership and voice.

Putting sporting activity at the heart of the curriculum as is the case at Drumlanrig means not only that pupils are fitter and stronger, but their mental, emotional and social wellbeing should also show improvement. I would encourage them to keep up the good work and keep moving forward with their commitment to being as fit and healthy as they can.”

– Councillor Sandy Aitchison, Scottish Borders Council’s Executive Member for Education