Youth Voice Toolkit launched
The Education Scotland Youth Voice Toolkit aims to support a genuine approach to youth voice and consultation activities across schools and communities. The toolkit contains implementation guidance, the Empowering Youth Voice Resource Pack and support materials for practitioners and leaders. It has been developed by Education Scotland CLD officers and [...]
Breaking into the Playground podcast series from Love Outdoor Learning
Listen to a range of podcasts featuring conversations with people with an outdoor learning focus. This includes A Conversation with Eilidh Malcolm from OWL Scotland Discover more about people’s career journeys too.
Listen to Love Outdoor Learning podcasts
Check out the Breaking Into The Playground Podcast series here, shared by Love Outdoor Learning.
NatureScot announces publication of SPANS Equality & Diversity report
NatureScot have now published the third thematic report from Scotland's People and Nature Survey (SPANS) looking at the equality and diversity aspects of our data This report examines the equality and diversity dimensions of our outdoor recreation data, highlighting differences between population groups in terms of their frequency of visits, the benefits [...]
Nature’s bright future
Scotland’s Nature blog shares stories of 2024’s successful projects supported by the Future Routes Fund. The Future Routes Fund was launched for 11–26-year-olds in 2018 during Scotland’s Year of Young People by ReRoute, Scotland’s youth biodiversity panel. Its mission was to help young people improve their local environment, provide more [...]
Climate change threatens the mental well-being of young people – here’s how to help them cope.
This Child in The City article (21 January 2025) explores research showing that a large proportion of adolescents and young adults, in the United States and abroad, feel anxious and worried about the impact of an unstable climate in their lives today and in the future. It shares ways which [...]
Turning the Tide training for young people
Are you aged between 16-25, living in Scotland, and passionate about taking action for our seas? Turning the Tide is a free online training and capacity building programme, designed to kickstart your journey into marine advocacy. Running from January to April 2025, Turning the Tide is an online training and capacity building programme, designed to equip [...]
The power of young people in nature recovery
A member of Youngwilders shares the importance of youth involvement in the mission to accelerate nature recovery in the UK.
