Thirty projects across 31 local authority areas in Scotland are funded by the Scottish Government, through the Support in the Right Direction (SiRD) programme. These projects provide a range of support to families and carers accessing the social care system.
Inspiring Scotland is the strategic delivery partner for the SiRD programme and works with funded projects providing support ranging from strategic engagement with the local context, sharing learning and relationship building through peer networking. Projects report on activity and delivery against outcomes on a six monthly basis.
This report looks back over the last six months of the SiRD programme, from October 2021 to March 2022, highlighting the work done by the projects.
This case study was created to showcase how an organisation has used Scotland’s Play Ranger Toolkit successfully and how the key learning from the toolkit has been embedded into their day to day services. We sat down with Under the trees to hear more about how they have used the toolkit and some of the successes and
Read MoreThrive Outdoors conducted a survey with the aim of creating a holistic view of organisations in the outdoor play sector including where and how they operate, as well as the key challenges that they face. Outdoor play plays a crucial role in ensuring the emotional, social, and physical wellbeing of children and young people. Following
Read MorePart of Thrive Outdoors Make Time For Outdoor Play – a downloadable series of resources developed to support outdoor play during COVID-19.
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