Sarah is a passionate advocate for children’s play and children’s rights and is currently the Vice Chair and the International Representative for IPA (International Play Association) Scotland.
With a degree in Playwork, and an MA in Childhood and Youth Studies, Sarah has managed out of school care settings, worked on adventure playgrounds, and as a play ranger. She has worked extensively with Young Carers and Young Adult Carers, working with them to provide respite from their caring responsibilities by providing social opportunities through play and leisure.
Currently, Sarah is also a part time Childhood Practice Lecture at West College Scotland and recently completed a PhD exploring primary school aged children’s lived experiences of toys and gender.
Sarah is looking forward to working on the All-Aged Childcare Outdoor Play and Learning Project and getting to know lots of people and organisations in Glasgow.
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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