Learning and skills

Woodland Trust want to make sure everybody in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So they are giving away hundreds of thousands of trees to schools and communities. Together, we'll get millions more trees in the ground!

An independent evaluation of a project based in Shetland that aims to tackle child poverty has been published.

The report, titled "A Co-constructed and Co-produced Evaluation of the Anchor Project in Shetland" details the evaluation methodology and process and covers key aspects such as, critical success factors, learning and the benefits of the project.  

As the native oyster season opens (1st September), Scotland’s oyster festival has announced a new celebration of nature, right in the heart of the festival site.

As the UK Government announces its intention to appoint a National Resilience Wildfire Adviser - it is of significance that leading lights from the world of wildfire have been announced as speakers at this year’s UK Wildfire Conference to be held in Aberdeen. 

Plunkett UK is offering a limited number of small development grants of up to £2,000 to community groups in rural Scotland looking to bring their pub/hotel into community ownership.

The Forth Valley & Lomond (FVL) Youth Local Action Group (YLAG) is now running their inaugural Youth Impact Fund.

It is a Fund run by young people, for young people, with funding from the Scottish Government.

This year, FVL YLAG is responsible for a fund of around £15,000, with the purpose of empowering and supporting young people in their living, learning, and working, within the rural area of Forth Valley & Lomond.

The Scottish Government’s Social Enterprise Census 2024 is open. This is the fifth official review of enterprising charities and social enterprises in Scotland.

Every two years, this official study helps inform policy and funding, and shows the impact of the sector in your area.

The 2024 Great Scottish Squirrel Survey has been launched by Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS). 

This Red Squirrel Week, SSRS are calling on people all over Scotland to get outside, explore nature and be on the lookout for tufted ears and bushy tails for sixth annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey.

SSRS is a partnership project that is working to ensure red squirrels continue to be a part of Scotland’s special native wildlife.