My First Week as a Saltire Scholar My name is Ellen and I study Journalism, Creative Writing and English at Strathclyde University. I’m interning with Renfrewshire Council as an Additional Support Needs Project Support Officer. I honestly can’t believe that I’m writing this post. I was so sure I’d missed out on getting an internship this year: I even received an email from Saltire informing me that the candidate pool was closed and I’d been unsuccessful. I had one more interview left, but I kn

Why I applied to become a Saltire Scholar Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! My internship has been going well this week, and I’ve had the opportunity to start working on lots of exciting tasks. Today I’m going to talk about why I decided to apply to become a Saltire Scholar. I first heard about the Saltire Scholar programme from Linda Mohamed, a previous scholar. She came into a journalism lecture to talk to us about her experience of interning in America with Jabil. Before she had eve

What I hope to achieve from my internship Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! This week has gone fairly fast as I’ve been so busy on lots of different tasks. Alongside the other Saltire Scholar Kirsty, I’ve written a report that involved lots of research. I really enjoyed getting stuck into the project and it was very satisfying to see the final product. I’ve also helped Kirsty complete some of her work and made good progress into my own projects with the communications team With the th

Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! This week has been good. I’ve been doing lots of social media work with the communications team, which I’ve really been enjoying. It’s been so interesting, and I’ve picked up lots of good tips that I can use in my blog. I’ve also been working on a report for a different area of the company and I’m really pleased with how that’s coming along. It’s very rewarding to see it all coming together. The office also has air conditioning, which is a welcome res

What the most entrepreneurial society in the world looks like to me. Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! This week has flown by, and I’m now over halfway through my internship which is crazy! My tasks this week have mainly been continuing with my communications work and doing some reading to gain further knowledge about Additional Support Needs in Scotland. I’m going to talk a little bit about what the most entrepreneurial society in the world looks like to me. The work that I’ve done t

Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! I’m over halfway through my internship, which is crazy! This week has been very busy, but also incredibly exciting and I’m practically bursting at the seams to tell you what I’ve been up to! Tuesday was exams results day in Scotland, and pupils across the country were set to receive their SQA exam results. It was also a very exciting day for me. I had been invited to attend a coffee shop and secondary school where the BBC were filming pupils opening th

How my university studies have helped me on my internship and thank you to my university for partnering with the Saltire Scholars Programme Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! This week has been another busy one, as I’ve been lucky enough to attend two more events with the Communications team. The first was on Monday, where I attended a conference for the new probationary teachers. I was tasked with speaking to some new teachers and asking them questions about their career and hopes

My Fundraising and Volunteering Experience During My Internship Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! This week has been quieter compared to the previous ones, and I’ve been focusing on doing research and working on a few outstanding tasks that I still have to complete. I also attended a policy board meeting which was a good experience, and of course, I’ve been planning how I’m going to fundraise! I was really looking forward to fundraising during my internship, as I love being able to gi

What being a Saltire Scholar means to me Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! I can’t believe I only have one week left of my internship! It’s whizzed by and I’ve learned so much in the short time that I’ve been here. This week I’ve finished off some of my work with the Communications department and completed some more research. I’ve also had time to plan fundraising and on Friday, we held a bake sale and a raffle in the Children’s Services department. It was the perfect opportunity to t

Reflections on my internship and what’s next for me. Hi everyone, and welcome back to my blog! I’m very sad to say that my time at Renfrewshire Council has come to an end. These past ten weeks have been brilliant and I couldn’t have asked for a better internship. Everyone that I’ve worked with has been lovely and there’s not been one person I’ve met who hasn’t inspired or helped me to grow in some way. Kirsty and I received some beautiful flowers from the team as a thank you, which was so kind