Carolyn has worked as a GTC Scotland registered teacher in early years and primary settings. Working in both voluntary and public sectors, Carolyn has focused on training and supporting establishments and groups keen to develop their practice in outdoor learning for the last 10 years.
Carolyn is passionate about the importance of outdoor play and learning as fundamental to making Scotland a great place to grow up. She is committed to opening up opportunities for outdoor learning and play and to working with colleagues to build our capacity to make that happen.
Carolyn enjoys walking, cycling and exploring, playing and learning and being with friends and family.
The first 14 projects supported by the Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund will kick start their local nature restoration projects this month. Ecological surveys, wetland restoration, pond excavations, peatland restoration and biodiversity surveys are just some of the projects that will benefit from the £146,000 of funding. Additionally, each project will receive £1,500 to be spent on
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(Tuesday 26th August) the First Minister and Minister for Higher and Further Education Graeme Dey, joined Inspiring Scotland to launch the mid-point impact report of its 10-year youth employment fund. The fund, Our Future Now (OFN), delivered by charity Inspiring Scotland is focused on supporting the bedrock of circa 40,000 young people in Scotland that
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Minister for Equalities Kaukab Stewart and COSLA ‘s Community Wellbeing Spokesperson Councillor Maureen Chalmers launched the latest Equally Safe Delivery Plan yesterday (Tuesday 13 August 2024) at an event hosted by Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis Centre. Inspiring Scotland manages the Delivering Equally Safe fund on behalf of the Scottish Government, which supports third sector
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