How to: Social issues
The second webinar in our ‘How to’ series focussed on social issues and engaging young people […]
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How to: Social issues
The second webinar in our ‘How to’ series focussed on social issues and engaging young people […]
#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 […]
#whyYPI – the skills agenda
YPI gives young people the platform to be advocates for their communities. The time and space […]
Celebrating five years of partnership with QTS
QTS has been the funding partner of YPI in Ayrshire. Its proactive approach has seen it […]
Students secure funding for Dalbeattie Community Initiative
Students from Dalbeattie High School secured £3000 for a musical project which supports people with dementia. […]
Royal High School students secure funding for dementia garden
Students at Royal High School secured £3000 for the Forget Me Not dementia charity through their […]
Girvan Academy students secure funds for Children 1st
Students from Girvan Academy secured £3000 to support families facing food poverty in South Ayrshire. The […]
Hutchesons’ Grammar pupils secure funds for local charity
Students at Hutchesons’ Grammar School secured £3000 for families dealing with addiction issues in the local […]
Morgan Academy students secure funds for local charities
Senior students at Dundee’s Morgan Academy have secured £4500 for local charities through the Youth and […]
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, […]
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