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25.05.2021

National Position Statement on Outdoor Play relaunched

Outdoor activity plays a major role in supporting our health and wellbeing – something that has become increasingly clear over the past year. For children and young people, playing outdoors has an even greater impact – enhancing and supporting learning and development. Scotland has become the first part of the UK to directly incorporate Children’s

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14.05.2021

Every one can benefit from using nature to support mental health

  Inspiring Scotland works with some of the most innovative charities in Scotland today. This Mental Health Awareness Week focuses on the power of nature – so we’re sharing our key learnings from the projects we work with on how to use nature to improve mental health and wellbeing of new parents, children, young people,

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07.05.2021

Consultation on funding for independent support sector

This consultation is now closed. Following the success of the Support in the Right Direction (SiRD) funding programme, which empowers people to be equal partners in their social care and support decisions, Inspiring Scotland is opening a consultation for the independent support sector and other key partners. This consultation aims to gather views on the

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08.04.2021

2021/22 Organised Outdoor Community Play Fund

  Applications are now closed for the Organised Outdoor Community Play Fund.  Funded by the Scottish Government, it aimed to support charities who provide organised outdoor play opportunities for children and families in Scotland’s most deprived communities. In 2020-21, the fund distributed £380,000 across 23 play charities, reaching more than 5,000 children in Scotland. In

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25.03.2021

Delivering Equally Safe Fund-Important Update

IMPORTANT UPDATE On the 24th March 2021, the Scottish Government and COSLA issued a joint statement on the Delivering Equally Safe fund. The statement outlines a number of important changes to the fund which have come in with immediate effect. We understand that those who are intending to apply may have questions and we are

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08.03.2021

Celebrating International Women’s Day at Inspiring Scotland

  This March to mark International Women’s Day, a group of Inspiring Scotland  staff reflected on their own career experiences to prompt discussion, share stories and connect on all our individual experiences.  We #ChooseToChallenge by sharing these reflections today.   We posed these questions and prompts below: • How would you choose to challenge gender

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