A Glasgow school is among 15 projects in the city that have been granted awards worth £50,000.

Community gardens, schools, churches, and local development trusts benefited after applying for financial support from the council's Let's Grow Together Fund.

Castlemilk High School received more than £4,000.

The school plans to use the funds to buy new equipment, repair its polytunnel, and double the size of its educational garden.

This project allows S3 and S4 pupils to grow fruit, vegetables, and flowers while working towards John Muir awards and Level 4 SQA Rural Skills qualifications.

The pupils cook the produce during Home Economics classes and any waste contributes to compost for future crops.

Ten extra raised beds will also be built to double the school's growing space.

Teacher Douglas Weir, who leads the gardening project, said: "The school is delighted to have successfully secured an award of over £4,000 from the Let's Grow Together Fund.

"The money will be used to buy new tools and create additional raised beds which the pupils will build, fill with soil then cultivate.

"We run classes for S3 and S4 students in growing fruit, vegetables and flowers. The young people work towards a John Muir Award and Level 4 SQA Rural Skills.

"The young people learn and implement valuable skills. They learn how to use a wide range of tools and set up watering and irrigation systems. They learn to plant, grow, nurture then harvest a wide range of crops."

One pupil, 15-year-old Brandon Tomlinson, is aiming for a career in horticulture after participating in the school's gardening project.

He said: "I really enjoy working in the garden.

"I'm currently attending college to study horticulture on day release from school two days a week and want to go on and do another landscaping course after that."

Councillor Angus Millar congratulated all the organisations that secured the funds.

He said: "It's great to see so many growing projects thriving across the city and in particular, to see young people gaining qualifications which will help them pursue careers in horticulture."

The full list of successful projects includes Anderston Green Spaces, Saheliya Community Garden, and St Mungo's Academy.