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.
We are pleased to share that Equalities Minister, Kaukab Stewart has announced a £2.4 million funding uplift for over 100 organisations supported by our Delivering Equally Safe fund. The funding boost will bring the total Scottish Government investment in Delivering Equally Safe (DES) up to £21.6 million for 2025/26. The announcement was made during Ms.
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The Scottish Government’s recent public consultation on Developing a Universal Definition of ‘Care Experience’ presents a critical opportunity to address the imbalance of support available to those experiencing the ‘care system.’ intandem, managed by Inspiring Scotland is a national mentoring programme for young people in, or at risk of experiencing the ‘care system’, is well
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If Elaine Crichton has a specialist topic, it would be diversifying Scotland’s Boards through recruitment and bespoke training of Trustees. It’s an area she is not just enthusiastic about but also well placed to offer guidance and training, having provided 46 organisations in-depth governance and board development support in the last year. She also walks
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