Place Standard Tool for Children and Young People – sharing thinking about their place
New versions of the Place Standard tool have been developed for children and for young people. These tools are based on the core Place Standard tool but the theme names, questions and prompts have been adapted to be more accessible and appropriate for younger users. Find out more here.
Youth survey: learning experiences and youth vision on climate change education
Are you a young person aged between 12 to 25 years old? Please take part in this survey to share your personal experience on climate change education. What would you wish to see changed in the future? To ensure climate action is part of the curriculum in every country, UNESCO [...]
Calling young filmmakers to make films for our future!
The Scottish Youth Film Foundation in partnership with WWF Scotland and the National Library of Scotland's Moving Image Archive want to see your films about our future. Climate change is happening but what will happen next? Make a film of five minutes or under and submit it to us via [...]
New funding creates New to Nature work placements – seeking host organisations for youth employment opportunities
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced £2m to create paid opportunities for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the nature sector. This is intended as a lasting legacy for the Queen’s Jubilee year. New to Nature will provide paid work placements for at least 70 young people from diverse [...]
Young people in governance roles: Involving young people in decision making to tackle the climate emergency – 16 August 2022
Join Youthlink Scotland from 5pm to 6.30pm on 16 August for this 90 minute webinar. Explore what youth governance is and why it is important for young people’s voices to be heard in policy and decision-making processes, within the context of tackling the climate emergency. The event is open to [...]
Our Rights, Our Planet Online Training
On 12 July 2022, Articolo12, Children’s Environmental Rights Initiative (CERI), Terre des Hommes (TdH) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched “Our Rights, Our Planet”. This offers free training for young people to learn about and stand up for their environmental rights! The training is available online and offline. [...]
Planning and creating space for teenage girls
This journal article has been published in Town and Country Planning, Vol 91 No 3 May/Jun 2022, pp153-154. It looks at the issues around planning and creating parks and other public places that are welcoming to teenage girls. The article suggests that the opportunity needs to be taken to engage [...]
Play Scotland Training – Children, Play & Place: Meaningful engagement with children & young people Wednesday 14 September 2022
Play Scotland and A Place in Childhood offer introductory training on engaging children and young people on their local place. This online training takes place Wednesday 14 September 2022 09:30 – 12:30 (£45).
