Impact of YPI grants on young carers
Funds secured by YPI students at East Dunbartonshire’s Boclair and Douglas Academies provided much-needed respite experiences […]
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Impact of YPI grants on young carers
Funds secured by YPI students at East Dunbartonshire’s Boclair and Douglas Academies provided much-needed respite experiences […]
McLaren High School’s fundraising students
Students from McLaren High School continue their charity engagement far beyond their YPI Final Showcase. From […]
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 […]
Charity fair preparation – Elgin Academy
Many schools host charity fairs in the early stages of the YPI experience to introduce young […]
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 […]
Impact of YPI grants on young carers
Funds secured by YPI students at East Dunbartonshire’s Boclair and Douglas Academies provided much-needed respite experiences […]
McLaren High School’s fundraising students
Students from McLaren High School continue their charity engagement far beyond their YPI Final Showcase. From […]
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 […]
Wellbeing Works shares advice for other charities
Wendy Callander of Wellbeing Works outlines her advice for other charities engaging in the YPI process. […]
#whyYPI – giving back to a charity that has been a personal support
At Dumfries High School, the winning team represented Dumfries & Galloway SANDS. One of the team […]
#whyYPI legacy – Alana’s story
Alana Welsh took part in YPI 10 years ago, competing with her classmates at Torry Academy […]
Beeslack pupils share their experience – podcast
Beeslack High School’s YPI Lead Teacher Morag Carrie has interviewed Murray and Peter from the 2022 […]
From YPI charity to employer – Leigh’s story
Leigh Boyd did YPI in 2014 when she was an S2 pupil at Arran High School. […]
#whyYPI – the approach at Leith Academy
Nadia Steele is the Lead Teacher for YPI at Leith Academy. Leith embodies a whole-school approach […]
Developing skills through real-world context
This paper will explore how real-world context supports the development of skills for learning, life, and […]
The power of active citizenship education
This paper will examine the role of active citizenship in education, and the mandate from education, […]
Empowering #generationchange together, apart
When the country entered lockdown in March, the immediate closure of schools threw the completion of […]
Charity fair preparation – Elgin Academy
Many schools host charity fairs in the early stages of the YPI experience to introduce young […]
Understanding social issues and my community
The beginning of the YPI process, which focusses on understanding social issues and the local community […]
YPI at Knox Academy
Knox Academy shared how it approaches the development and delivery of YPI with its pupils in […]
Portlethen students secure funds for Cyrenians
S2 students at Portlethen Academy secured £3000 for Aberdeen Cyrenians through the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative […]
Digital YPI Final Showcases
Schools have deployed digital innovation in delivering YPI over the past two years, developing exciting approaches […]
Monifieth’s approach to ASN YPI delivery
At Monifieth High School, a team of additional supports needs (ASN) students secured the school’s YPI […]
How to: Social issues
The second webinar in our ‘How to’ series focussed on social issues and engaging young people […]
How to: Charity engagement
The first webinar in our ‘How to’ series focussed on the value, impact, and practical guidance […]
YPI How To webinar series
We look forward to welcoming practitioners and partners to join our upcoming ‘how to’ webinar series. […]
Tayside Regional Event – Maximising Impact of YPI
When: Tuesday 13th September 2022 Where: Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce, 37 City Quay, Dundee, DD1 3JA […]
YPI National Event – Save the date
When: Tuesday 13th June 2023 Where: Perth Concert Hall The YPI National Event is an inspirational […]
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