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Sally Cavers - Inspiring Scotland

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Fund Manager - Autism & Learning Disabilities

Sally Cavers

Sally Cavers

Sally has 20 years of experience in the voluntary sector building services that uphold the rights of children and young people with additional support needs and their families. She joins Inspiring Scotland after 15 years at Children in Scotland where she managed its national additional support for learning services and used their evidence to campaign for change and improvement. Sally brings a breadth of knowledge of policy related to disability and children’s services and of working alongside partners to support policy and practice development.

Sally is passionate about supporting the communication needs of individuals having started her career as a member of the care staff team at a deaf school and going on to study Deaf culture.

Sally is also a trustee for Flexible Childcare Services Scotland and Chair of her local Scout Group.

Impact report: Learnings from four years of the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Fund
30.04.2025

Impact report: Learnings from four years of the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Fund

Today (30 April 2025), the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (PIMH) fund team published a report sharing insights from four years of managing funding to support parents’ and infants’ mental health and wellbeing across Scotland.  Inspiring Scotland managed £3.8 million of Scottish Government funding through the PIMH Fund between October 2020 and September 2024. This

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More funding to improve lives for autistic adults
14.04.2025

More funding to improve lives for autistic adults

More funding has been announced for the Scottish Government’s Autistic Adult Support Fund and is available to third sector organisations providing services to autistic adults – promoting wellbeing and helping them to understand what neurodivergence means for them. Since 2023, the Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to 15 organisations, including those helping autistic adults

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More funding to improve lives for autistic adults
09.04.2025

More funding to improve lives for autistic adults

More funding has been announced for the Scottish Government’s Autistic Adult Support Fund and is available to third sector organisations providing services to autistic adults – promoting wellbeing and helping them to understand what neurodivergence means for them. Since 2023, the Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to 15 organisations, including those helping autistic adults

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