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"It's safer outdoors than in indoors." - Inspiring Scotland

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“It’s safer outdoors than in indoors.”

Dr. Mark Tremblay of Canada’s HALO Research talks to Prof. John Reilly of the University of Strathclyde and Rachel Cowper of Inspiring Scotland about how, counter to to popular belief, it is safer for children to be outdoors than indoors.

This video is part of a series on the health crisis faced by young children around the world due to high sedentary behaviour.  And also looks at the enormous benefits to health and well-being, as well learning and emotional development, of active outdoor play for children.

15.03.2021

OSCR Guidance and Good Practice for Charity Trustees

Charity trustee duties are set out in The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. This guidance explains what the 2005 Act says charity trustees must do or must not do. Reproduced courtesy OSCR Scottish Charity Regulator/Crown Copyright.

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28.08.2020

Wild side

  Part of Thrive Outdoors downloadable series of resources developed to support outdoor play. A walk on the wild side Take a walk with a difference…

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19.04.2021

Covid-19 Risk assessment guide

Developed for Inspiring Scotland by Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers, this guide to risk assessment is designed to support charities to gain an understanding of exposure across a spectrum of risk management topics related to COVID-19 – and to ensure these issues are recognised and managed in line with regulatory requirements and government guidance.

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