Two great opportunities for education professionals! Sign up for corporate volunteering days in a special place for nature outdoors
Check out these great opportunities to volunteer to help nature, engage in positive networking outdoors and have fun! Scottish Government agency staff (other educators by arrangement) are welcome to sign up. Thursday 26th September: Volunteering at Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve for Education colleagues Tuesday 5th November: Volunteering at [...]
RSPB’s Youth Network 4 Nature – online meetings and micro volunteer opportunities
RSPB has launched a Youth Network 4 Nature. The YN4N is an opportunity for young people (12-18 yrs) all over Scotland to learn about nature and be heard through one of the UK’s largest nature charities. The Network will meet online each month and enable young people to: Learn about [...]
Invitation to a Study: Hearing wildlife
University of Derby researchers are interested in exploring the impact of listening to brief recordings about different wildlife species on people’s knowledge and attitudes towards them. This is a voluntary role, although participants can enter a prize draw. Taking part in this study will contribute to knowledge about people’s relationships [...]
The Buzz Club: Citizen Science Virtual Symposium 16 May 2024
Join this citizen science knowledge-sharing event using The Buzz Club projects as case studies. The Buzz Club is a citizen science club, run by scientists at the University of Sussex. Citizen Science is a way of conducting research in collaboration with the public. The Buzz Club creates experiments that help [...]
Read all about it
Check out TCV’s newly published Summer Network Bulletin. This is a great read, which highlights groups and projects across Scotland enhancing urban biodiversity and combatting climate change. Find a local project near you, and discover how to Make Space for Nature!
Volunteering journeys: growing the youth volunteering generation
This research report (Carregha, Tania et al., Institute for Community Studies, 2022) can be found here. The report: explores young people's perceptions and experiences of volunteering, and ways to increase levels of volunteering by young people. outlines the background to the study, where the 'volunteering journey' is intended to encapsulate [...]
Wild Sparks Practitioner Vacancy, July 2022, plus volunteer opportunities!
Wee Wild Sparks Outdoor Nursery delivers fully outdoor early years childcare and education in Perthshire for 3-7 year olds in a beautiful woodland environment. The nursery is currently seeking a practitioner to join their small team in the coming academic year (ideally from August 2022). Find more details and how [...]
Work Experience in the Forth area
The latest TCV bulletin has shared this volunteer opportunity. Are you aged 18-25 and living, working or studying in the Forth area? Do you have opinions about what is important to your community and a curiosity to learn from and lead other young people? Climate FORTH are looking for volunteer [...]
