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
Category: Community engagement
Growchapel: Plotting healthier futures
With COP26 well underway in Glasgow, global focus has turned to listening and acting in order to realise a safer and healthier future for our planet. This process of collaborative action is central to what we do here at Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland. We give children and young people a platform to voice their concerns, and… Continue reading Growchapel: Plotting healthier futures
News Release: Cabinet Secretary Visit to Drumchapel
PRESS RELEASE Children and young people to share their views on tackling inequality Local children and young people from Drumchapel will have the opportunity to voice their opinions and ideas on how their neighbourhood can be made a better place to grow up and thrive. Members of the G15 Youth Project and pupils from Langfaulds Primary School, who have been collaborating as… Continue reading News Release: Cabinet Secretary Visit to Drumchapel
From Voices to Action: Keep Drumchapel Tidy
Our Local Coordinators are key to our place based approach, helping to solve some of the concerns that local children and young people raise during both formal research workshops, and our informal conversations we have in the communities we work within. Learning from Capabilities In anticipation of the formal capabilities research work, Iain Corbett, our… Continue reading From Voices to Action: Keep Drumchapel Tidy
Emerging from lockdown: Perspectives on ‘easing’ from 5 countries
With lockdown in place due to COVID-19, there are so many unknowns in front of us. It has been key to look at examples from other countries in order to consider what might happen in Scotland post-lockdown.
Local Support and Services: Bridgeton & Dalmarnock
With the COVID-19 crisis causing unprecedented disruption to daily life, gaining access to your usual services may well have become extremely difficult. Here, we've put together a list of services and support groups for those in the Bridgeton & Dalmarnock areas. If any of the information in this document is incorrect or you would like anything… Continue reading Local Support and Services: Bridgeton & Dalmarnock
Can ‘place-based’ work continue at a distance?
“How do you work in a place-based way when you can’t be in the place?” We've been pondering this question since March. Our Director put this to the team as the COVID-19 crisis and restrictions began to unfold... New approaches to place-based working The last few months have seen life as we all know it change in… Continue reading Can ‘place-based’ work continue at a distance?
4 inspiring ways young people have changed public services across the globe
Here at Children's Neighbourhoods Scotland, we're using a capabilities approach to help young people articulate their goals and aspirations - and to help them recognise the barriers and enablers to achieving these aims. Public services can be key enablers, but it's really important that new ideas are incorporated into their development - otherwise they can… Continue reading 4 inspiring ways young people have changed public services across the globe
Rewriting the script: A peek into life with Glasgow’s empowered youth
Since late 2018, we've been supporting Possibilities for Each and Every Kid (PEEK), by capturing the learning from the great work they do with children and young people. Here's a look at a recent community project based in Glasgow's East End, which allowed young people to express themselves through engaging with theatre...
Children’s Neighbourhoods Walkabouts
Local children in Bridgeton and Dalmarnock told us overwhelmingly about the importance of playing, and safe play places. Through conversation and art activities in schools, children and young people told us about their dissatisfaction and unhappiness with the places available for them to play. We're committed to ensuring the voices of children and families inform… Continue reading Children’s Neighbourhoods Walkabouts