Be young, be environmental, be happy
To mark Scottish Careers Week, NatureScot Sustainable Development Officer Grace Gubbins and her fellow members of the Young Employee Panel in NatureScot are grabbing the opportunity to highlight the voices of young employees across the organisation. Read this post in Scotland’s Nature (15 November 2024) on to hear young people’s experiences [...]
Looking for Climate FORTH Young Leaders
Are you a passionate young person who wants to make a real impact on their community’s future? The Climate FORTH project is focused on making the Inner Forth area a more climate ready, resilient and fair place for people, nature and heritage. Youthlink Scotland have shared that the Climate FORTH project [...]
Field Studies Council – Youth Learning Consultation for 16 – 25 year olds
The Field Studies Council are looking for ways to develop more inclusive, engaging and accessible youth learning opportunities. This survey aims to gather your thoughts on the key barriers to participation, assessing how fit for purpose the current offering is and providing a platform for young people to discuss their expectations. [...]
Exploring young people’s views of their local area
MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit newsletter April 2024 have shared recent publications. This includes Exploring young people's views of their local area related to the 20 minute neighbourhood policy: a national cross-sectional study published in Cities & Health.
Charity’s nature-based scheme helping local youngsters back into education
This article from the Greenock Telegraph (1 April 2024) describes how Barnardo’s Scotland has been running its ‘B-Wild’ project in eight localities, including Inverclyde, since 2020. The initiative allows young people to get out and about in nature and explore what the world has to offer. More than 800 children and [...]
Global Designing Cities Initiative resources
Check out GDCI’s free resources and guides to design streets for people: Planning a street project near schools or for children? Use the Reverse Periscope or download the Designing Streets for Kids guide. Want to collect data on the impact of a street project? Get the How to Evaluate Street Transformations [...]
Boroughmuir High School students share their vision for Learning for Sustainability 2024
Watch and listen as pupils from Boroughmuir High School in Edinburgh share their vision for Learning for Sustainability to guests attending the Tenth Anniversary Celebrations of Learning for Sustainability Scotland. The students include reference to the importance of primary pupil experiences of outdoor learning and connection with nature, climate and [...]
Making Waves: Sea Scotland Youth Voices events – free tickets!
“Making Waves: Sea Scotland Youth Voices” is an event dedicated to people aged 18 – 30. It provides a key platform to share ideas, learn from diverse experiences, and actively contribute to sustainable solutions for the challenges facing Scotland’s seas. The events are online on the 17th of April and [...]
