YPI marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Today, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we celebrate the importance of promoting the […]

YPI Programme Officer Spotlight: Paul

We are pleased to introduce Paul, our newest YPI Programme Officer who has recently started working […]

The UK’s largest secondary comprehensive school delivers YPI, supported by SEP

More than 400 young people from Glasgow’s Holyrood Secondary School – the UK’s largest secondary comprehensive […]

The STV Children’s Appeal continues to support YPI Scotland

YPI is proud of its long-term partnership with the STV Children’s Appeal. The STV Children’s Appeal […]

YPI Scotland launches new podcast series

YPI Scotland is excited to announce the launch of a new podcast mini-series called How Do […]

YPI Programme Officer Spotlight: Heather

This month, as part of our YPI Programme Officer Spotlight campaign, we are excited to introduce […]

The Gannochy Trust empowers Perth and Kinross’s YPI students

The Gannochy Trust has kickstarted its Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) partnership for the 2023/24 academic […]

YPI charity engagement legacy – a ‘paw’sitive ‘tail’

Charity engagement through YPI can go beyond teams’ individual experiences to forging lasting community connections for […]

Young people secure £828,000 for local charities

More than 38,500 young people have been empowered to be advocates for their communities, securing £828,000 […]

Third Sector Interface delivery partners

YPI works with Third Sector Interface (TSI) delivery partners in the islands to support localised, in-person […]

Introducing our Programme Officers

The Wood Foundation has appointed a team of six Programme Officers to lead the regional delivery […]

Montrose pupils support digital skills for local older people

A group of S3 pupils from Montrose Academy has given older people in the local community […]

Why YPI – contexualised learning experience

The Wood Foundation’s Programme Manager Georgea Hughes has spent the past three years researching international interdisciplinary, […]

Why YPI – skills development

The Wood Foundation introduced YPI in Scotland in 2008. Since then it has engaged more than […]

Why YPI – empowering #generationchange

The driving objective of YPI is to empower young people, #generationchange, with the platform to make […]

Celebrating the value of our volunteers this Volunteers’ Week

Jonathan Christie is Deputy UK Director of The Wood Foundation and comments on the community response […]

“What the first half of the academic year teaches us all about our young people”

Analysis and comment of YPI findings in the first half of the 2019/20 term by Mel Liddell, […]

Students’ YPI video used to educate communities

A video created by four YPI students is being used in a charity’s efforts to introduce […]

Dunoon Grammar School’s delivery of YPI in 2020/21

Dunoon Grammar School was the first of our YPI schools to deliver a full programme of […]

Delivering YPI in an Additional Support Needs context

St Clement’s School in Dingwall has pupils from the age of three to 19 with additional […]

A bit of Hollywood magic by Bo’ness students

A team from Bo’ness Academy was one of three to secure funds for Screen Memories in […]

Professional learning case study: Ryan Lynch, YPI Lead Teacher, Alloa Academy

The Wood Foundation, manager and principal funder of YPI in Scotland, has been accredited by the […]

Banchory Academy Alumni Case Study: YPI is just the beginning of your journey

Banchory Academy students Issey and Elysia won their school’s YPI Grant for LGBT Youth Scotland in […]