Back in February, we hosted a webinar asking delegates to consider the ways in which an inclusive and proactive place-based approach to community wealth-building can take better account of the role, needs, spaces and wellbeing of children and young people. There were presentations from colleagues across the CNS team, exploring work carried out across our… Continue reading CNS Webinar: Follow-up
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Child-friendly Neighbourhoods: webinar resources
How we can create vibrant, safe, sustainable, accessible places where children can thrive, play and prosper is a fundamental focus for Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland. Our upcoming webinar asks how can an inclusive and proactive place-based approach to community wealth-building take better account of the role, needs, spaces and wellbeing of children and young people? It’s… Continue reading Child-friendly Neighbourhoods: webinar resources
Bringing Christmas to communities
This year has been challenging for so many of us. It has been another year of restrictions, disruptions and uncertainties at school, at work, and in our social lives too. Despite these challenges, you don't have to look too hard to find people and organisations who just go above and beyond to support the people… Continue reading Bringing Christmas to communities
Outdoor spaces: not just for Christmas
Rachel Cowper, Programme Director here at CNS, reflects on how we should focus on enabling our children and young people to spend quality time and gain experiences in their local outdoor spaces. It’s that time of year again when ‘family’ feels more important than ever. We’re coming together to eat, drink and celebrate – and… Continue reading Outdoor spaces: not just for Christmas
Improving local greenspaces for children and young people
This week, Dr Claire Bynner and Benjamin Murphy bring us an insight blog exploring why some young people are afraid to spend time in their local greenspaces - and how this can be changed. A growing body of international evidence demonstrates the positive relationship between engagement with greenspace and the wellbeing of children and young… Continue reading Improving local greenspaces for children and young people
Partnership in Action: Castlemilk Youth Complex
In recent weeks, we’ve been showcasing some of the fantastic partnership work our Local Coordinators undertake across our six children’s neighbourhood sites. So far, we’ve looked at creative place-making in Rigside, support for anti-bullying campaigns in Lanark, as well as collaborative action through litter picks and establishing ‘growing spaces’ in Drumchapel. This week, Sara Vanatta,… Continue reading Partnership in Action: Castlemilk Youth Complex
Empowering Lanark’s young people and raising Esteem
Our Local Coordinator for Lanark, Iain Mulholland, has been working with pupils from Lanark Grammar on a number of different activities in recent months. One particular endeavour gathering momentum right now, however, is the pupils’ contribution to the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) Scotland. Here, we take a look at what’s been happening in Lanark,… Continue reading Empowering Lanark’s young people and raising Esteem
How to make a difference in place-based work with children and young people
Whether conducting research using our Children’s Voice approach, facilitating international dialogue on climate change, or evaluating how local authorities engaged with the third sector throughout the COVID-19 pandemic - our Research and Evaluation (R&E) team is kept pretty busy here at CNS! Our researchers undertake qualitative and quantitative data collection, while delivering a programme of… Continue reading How to make a difference in place-based work with children and young people
Anti-Bullying Week: ‘One Kind Word’
Kindness is more important today than it has ever been. The isolation experienced by many over the course of the Coronavirus pandemic has underlined how even small acts of consideration can break down barriers and help bring cheer to those who may have been struggling in our communities and neighbourhoods. Across different parts of the… Continue reading Anti-Bullying Week: ‘One Kind Word’
COP26: Scotland and Chile celebrate unique collaboration
During the UN’s COP26 climate change summit, hosted in Glasgow throughout November, we helped to run an event which celebrated a unique collaboration between primary and secondary school children from Clydebank, and partner schools in Chile. We were by joined the Scottish Government’s Minister for Green Skills, the Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, and… Continue reading COP26: Scotland and Chile celebrate unique collaboration
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