Glasgow school among winners in anti-racism competition
Holyrood Secondary School, in Glasgow, Sanderson High School in South Lanarkshire, and Gryffe High School in Renfrewshire were recognised for their creative efforts in the Show Racism the Red Card's (SRtRC) competition.
The event at Hampden Park in Glasgow saw the participation of more than 100 young, active anti-racists from across Scotland.
Show Racism the Red Card Scotland - Creative Competition (Image: Supplied) More than 3,100 entries were received from children in primary one to college students.
Che Adams, Connor Barron, and James Wilson were among those who attended the ceremony, along with Minister for Equalities, Kaukab Stewart, and sportscotland chief executive officer, Forbes Dunlop.
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The competition aims to inspire young people across Scotland to use their creativity to design thought-provoking work that raises awareness of racism and promotes an anti-racist message.
This year's theme was 'The Power of Our Voice'.
Martyn Ware, director of policy, analysis, and standards at SQA, said: "Education has a critical role to play in tackling racism and promoting an anti-racist culture in our society."
Billy Singh, campaign manager for Show Racism the Red Card in Scotland, said: "The Show Racism the Red Card's Creative Competition has again inspired young people across Scotland to use their creativity to design thought-provoking artwork that raises awareness of racism and promotes a strong anti-racist message.
"This year, we have seen some truly inspirational work, and our judges faced some really difficult decisions deciding upon our overall winners.
"I want to thank everyone who took part in this year's competition; we never cease to be amazed by the young people who get involved and their willingness to learn and want a more caring and inclusive Scotland."
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Glasgow Times
10-06-2025
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow school among winners in anti-racism competition
Holyrood Secondary School, in Glasgow, Sanderson High School in South Lanarkshire, and Gryffe High School in Renfrewshire were recognised for their creative efforts in the Show Racism the Red Card's (SRtRC) competition. The event at Hampden Park in Glasgow saw the participation of more than 100 young, active anti-racists from across Scotland. Show Racism the Red Card Scotland - Creative Competition (Image: Supplied) More than 3,100 entries were received from children in primary one to college students. Che Adams, Connor Barron, and James Wilson were among those who attended the ceremony, along with Minister for Equalities, Kaukab Stewart, and sportscotland chief executive officer, Forbes Dunlop. Read more: 'Something happened': Family of Cole Cooper demand 'full truth' after body found Health board praised for frontline innovation and compassionate leadership Eco partnership launched in Glasgow to cut home energy use The competition aims to inspire young people across Scotland to use their creativity to design thought-provoking work that raises awareness of racism and promotes an anti-racist message. This year's theme was 'The Power of Our Voice'. Martyn Ware, director of policy, analysis, and standards at SQA, said: "Education has a critical role to play in tackling racism and promoting an anti-racist culture in our society." Billy Singh, campaign manager for Show Racism the Red Card in Scotland, said: "The Show Racism the Red Card's Creative Competition has again inspired young people across Scotland to use their creativity to design thought-provoking artwork that raises awareness of racism and promotes a strong anti-racist message. "This year, we have seen some truly inspirational work, and our judges faced some really difficult decisions deciding upon our overall winners. "I want to thank everyone who took part in this year's competition; we never cease to be amazed by the young people who get involved and their willingness to learn and want a more caring and inclusive Scotland."
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McKallaster thrills at the sight of Archie Gemmill, laughs at England's failures since 1966 and, in a nod to his home for the last 20 years, also adds his Caledonian insight to Major League Soccer. Football and film greats like Zico and Edward Norton are fans. Kylie Minogue and Australian PM Anthony Albanese followed him after a recent excursion into Aussie Rules. But today, Pete and McKallaster have turned their attention 5,850 miles away to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples. Specifically to the opening 26 seconds of Napoli's 3-1 win against Como in October, in which just seven passes lead to an opening goal from Scott McTominay. 'McTOMINAY, YA BEAUTY! THE JOLLY SCOT BANGS ONE IN FOR NAPOLI!' yells the volcanic McKallaster. Those with only a casual interest in football, already having trouble with a Scotsman in Texas commentating on Serie A, might be bewildered to find a former Manchester United midfielder now plying his trade in the shadow of Vesuvius. He was allowed to leave without much fanfare on deadline day for £21m, but while United are languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League and have sacked Dutch manager Erik ten Hag, McTominay has helped 2022-23 champions Napoli back to the top of the league. Some fans of Gli Azzurri (The Blues) are now saying McTominay's arrival has reminded them of Maradona's own transformative signing for the southern team in 1984. Perhaps the starkest reaction has come from former West Ham player Paolo Di Canio, who told Il Mattino : 'I would go to Manchester United to arrest all the directors. How can you give McTominay away?' Then again Di Canio is a fan of Mussolini, so his judgment is questionable. McTominay is the most high-profile of a growing band of Scottish footballers, both men and women, plying their trade in the upper echelons of Italian football – including Che Adams, Josh Doig, Lewis Ferguson and Liam Henderson in the men's game and Lana Clelland in the women's Serie A. She blazed a trail for the men, and has just started her 10th season in Italy, racking up almost 150 games for Bari, Tavagnacco, Fiorentina and Sassuolo. McTominay was joined at Napoli this summer by former Chelsea starlet Billy Gilmour in a £12m move from Brighton. After starting the season on the bench, Gilmour has capitalised on an injury to Stanislav Lobotka and has put in three impressive performances, including in a 2-0 win over Inter Milan at the San Siro where he was warmly embraced by Napoli's coach Antonio Conte after being subbed in injury time. The Italian papers say Conte – another Stamford Bridge old boy – has 'gone wild' for Gilmour. Before Naples went a little bit Tartan, Lewis Ferguson was attracting media attention and the affection of fans at Bologna. The Scotland international has banged in 13 goals from midfield in his first two seasons since a 2022 move from Aberdeen and has been the Rossoblu 's (Red-Blues) captain for the past year, also winning the Serie A midfielder of the season award along the way. Although now out until the end of the year with a cruciate ligament injury, Ferguson has said of his time in Bologna: 'when you're happy off the park you can be relaxed on it and produce good performances… I found myself living in a beautiful city, good people, good weather, good food and a great club and I've played the best football of my career.' Liam Henderson has been playing in Italy since leaving Celtic for Bari in 2018. He was the first Scottish men's player to play there since Graeme Souness left Sampdoria in 1986. Henderson is now very much established as a fixture of the Italian game, having appeared for Hellas Verona, Lecce and Palermo. He's an ever-present for current club Empoli this season. 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They are likely to have far more first-team games under their belt than promising talent in the Under-23 squads of the English leagues. 'The Scottish Premiership is an incredibly underrated league,' Francesco Strozzi, a scout for Bologna between 2018 and 2021, now with Torino, told Sky Sports. Strozzi and his colleagues turned their attention to in-depth video analysis of the Scottish and Scandinavian leagues during lockdown, when the Covid virus prevented games from taking place and scouts from travelling to watch Italian matches first-hand. In Ewen Ferguson they saw a player different to a typical Italian midfielder. 'He makes central runs and he scores important goals from midfield, which is something you don't see so much here in Serie A,' said Strozzi. The players not only offer value on the pitch for clubs like Bologna, but also in their sell-on potential. Left back Aaron Hickey joined Bologna from Hearts at the age of just 18 in 2020. 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New signing Adams banged in three goals as they opened the season strongly, and in a recent interview could be heard talking of his determination to visit Superga, the site of the air crash that wiped out the club's great team of the late 1940s. Twenty years after Law came to Italy, the combative former Leeds and Manchester United striker Joe Jordan attained cult status in just two seasons at AC Milan, where he was nicknamed Lo Squalo (The Shark). Jordan's status had clearly escaped Milan's Gennaro Gattuso when the pair squared up to one another following their loss to Spurs – where Joe was an assistant coach – in 2011. Appraised of his reputation, the normally combative Gattuso quickly apologised, invited Jordan to be his guest at the club's training ground and said in 2022 that his son still teases him about the time he tried to pick a fight with a San Siro legend. Like the current players, Jordan speaks fondly of his time in Italy. His daughter now lives there and he visits regularly. The most successful of the original three Scottish stars to play in Italy was Souness, who joined Trevor Francis at Sampdoria in 1984. He immediately took to the Italian game. 'I found the football easy… there wasn't as much pressing, you could get in the ball much easier as they would retreat,' Souness has said. In his first season, Sampdoria finished fourth, their highest-ever position, and he scored against AC Milan to take the Coppa Italia. But now memories of Law, Jordan and Souness are being replaced by new ones made by McTominay, Ferguson, Adams and co. And what does the great modern Scottish commentator think of it? He told me: 'Ah, McKallaster loves it – it means he doesn't have to watch English football to see Scots playing abroad.'
