Gwen Mayor memorial Trust announces school project grants for 2025/2026

The Gwen Mayor Trust, a charity established in memory of Dunblane Primary School teacher Gwen Mayor, has announced the nursery and primary school arts, sports, culture and community projects it is providing funding support for this year.

The charity was established by, and is administered by, the EIS and has supported hundreds of nursery and primary school projects benefitting thousands of children since it first awarded grants in 1998.

The aim of the Gwen Mayor Trust is to provide financial support for the type of projects which were important to Gwen Mayor and her pupils at Dunblane Primary School.

Since its inception, supported by the Mayor family and made possible by generous donations from individuals and organisations across the country, the Gwen Mayor Trust has supported a diverse range of arts, cultural, community and sports based projects in nursery and primary schools across Scotland.

Commenting on the work of the Trust, EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley said, “Gwen Mayor was a passionate and dedicated educator, who was truly committed to providing the very best for the pupils with whom she worked.

"It was this spirit which led to the establishment of a charitable trust in honour of the memory of Gwen Mayor and her pupils at Dunblane Primary School.”

Ms Bradley added, “Today, the positive work of the Gwen Mayor Trust continues. All nursery and primary schools across Scotland are eligible to apply for funding from the Trust, and hundreds of projects and thousands of young people have benefitted from the support of the Trust over the past three decades.

"The Trustees recently authorised the funding of eighteen projects in schools across Scotland, and everyone associated with the Gwen Mayor Trust looks forward to hearing and seeing more about the progress of these very worthy projects in the months ahead.”

Projects awarded support this year include: funding to replace musical instruments at Thorntree Primary School in Glasgow to enable continued participation in the ‘Baby Strings’ initiative; funding to develop the outdoor environment at Christ the King Primary School and Nursery Class in North Lanarkshire; funding to support a hands-on skills programme through sewing, knitting, and clothing creation at Airlie Primary School in Kirriemuir; funding to support the development of a Glee Club at Fernielea School in Aberdeen; funding to create a Crafts and STEM box of materials at Kirkcudbright Primary School; funds to purchase equipment and waterproof clothing to support an outdoor programme at Preston Tower Primary School in Prestonpans.

A full list of all 18 projects awarded funding support by the Gwen Mayor Trust this year can be found below.

• Details on the progress of projects funded last year available here.

• Find out how to apply for Gwen Mayor Trust funding.

EIS General Secretary Andrea Bradley has recorded audio for use on radio.

Gwen Mayor Trust - Successful Applications 2025/2026

Amount Awarded	Total Cost of Project (Approx.)	School	Project
£979.00	£979.00	Thorntree Primary School, Glasgow	Funding will allow us to replace and upgrade instruments and continue participation in the Baby Strings project which equips children with a wide range of lifelong skills.
£500.00	£500.00	St Bernadettes Primary School, Tullibody, Clackmannanshire	All children will work towards creating a portfolio of artwork within their weekly art lesson. They will then select their favourite piece to be framed and exhibited.
£1,000.00	£1,649.00	Baljaffray Primary, Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire	The children have designed and build a garden area, with flowers, a bio wall, bug hotels, fruit trees, wild flowers and a poly tunnel to be able to plant, grow, nurture and grow their own food and plants.
£999.39	£999.39	Christ the King Primary School and Nursery Class, North Lanarkshire	This project will make outdoor spaces dynamic environments for children to explore and express themselves through visual arts, drama, storytelling, music, and imaginative play.
£703.50	£703.50	Kirkcudbright Primary School, Dumfries & Galloway	The funding will be used to create a Craft/STEM ‘box’ of materials and resources which will allow each class the opportunity and freedom to be creative, to encourage and develop problem solving skills.
£566.85	£600.00	St Peter’s Primary School, Paisley	This outdoor learning project will see children from across the school play an active role in planning, designing, and creating our eco garden.
£1,000.00	£1,169.98	St Cuthbert’s Primary, Edinburgh	The project will provide our Primary 1 and 2 children with high-quality outdoor learning resources, including a cable reel table with stools and an outdoor messy play kitchen.
£958.76	£958.76	Preston Tower Primary School, Prestonpans, East Lothian	Funds will be used to purchase a set of outdoor equipment and waterproof clothing to use as part of an outdoor intervention programme.
£1,000.00	£1,000.00	Airlie Primary School, Kirriemuir, Angus	Funding will support a hands-on skills development learning context that empowers children through sewing, knitting, and clothing creation.
£984.41	£984.41	Cauldeen Primary School, Inverness	The grant from the Gwen Mayor Trust, will allow us the opportunity to provide access to music, which will open doors for children to discover and nurture their unique talents.
£892.75	£900.00	St Francis Primary School, Glasgow	The Señor Dunn Memorial Project is an initiative to honour the memory of Mr. Joseph Dunn, who very sadly passed away this year. Our aim is to create a dedicated music programme to carry forward Señor Dunn’s legacy of creativity, inclusion, and musical passion.
£1,000.00	£1,500.00	Fernielea School, Aberdeen	The funding from the Gwen Mayor Memorial Trust will support the development of our Glee Club.
£1,000.00	£1,000.00	St Paul’s Whiteinch Primary School, Glasgow	We will use the funding to buy chanters, drum pads and drum sticks for the children to learn Traditional music.
£996.36	£1,000.00	Kingcase Primary School, Prestwick	The Gwen Mayor Trust funding will help to develop a high-quality outdoor space for our pupils.
£230.00	£230.00	Muckhart Primary School, Clackmannanshire	Teachers will work with the pupils to create a selection of work over a period of time. The children will then be able to choose their favourite piece to be framed and exhibited in a professional manner.
£566.14	£566.14	Menstrie Primary School, Clackmannanshire	At Menstrie Primary we have been developing our Art programme across the whole school and plan to host an event sharing all the pupil's hard work, some group projects and personal creative achievements with siblings, parents, the wider family and the community.
£1,000.00	£1,000.00	Newark Primary School, Inverclyde	The funding for the 'Newark Kids in the Kitchen' project will benefit the participating children by allowing them to develop cooking skills.
£1,000.00	£1,999.90	St Mary’s Primary School, North Lanarkshire	Funding will support the purchase of bikes to equip our children with essential life skills like bike safety, independence and caring for their own wellbeing.