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 […]

Pinewood pupils meet local charities

Sixty S2 to S6 6 pupils from Pinewood School had the chance to meet eight charities […]

Braes pupils create impactful mental health video

YPI students at Braes High School created a video which has been used by the charity […]

Campbeltown students empowered to secure foodbank funds by CalMac

A group of S2 students from Campbeltown Grammar School secured £3000 for Kintyre Foodbank thanks to […]

Wellbeing Works shares advice for other charities

Wendy Callander of Wellbeing Works outlines her advice for other charities engaging in the YPI process. […]

Campbeltown students empowered to secure foodbank funds by CalMac

A group of S2 students from Campbeltown Grammar School secured £3000 for Kintyre Foodbank thanks to […]

Young people and YPI in 2022/23

More than 900 young people have shared their experiences of YPI this academic year through student […]

Season of philanthropic giving

Young people will be responsible for securing £120,000 for charities across Scotland this festive season. Forty […]

A decade in partnership with the STV Children’s Appeal

The STV Children’s Appeal has committed to a 10th year of supporting YPI, bringing its total […]

Young people share impactful presentation addressing suicide

Public Health Scotland has revealed that suicide was the leading cause of death among children and […]

Young people secure £756,000 for Scotland’s charities

More than 35,000 young people have been empowered to be advocates for their communities, securing more […]

Why YPI – Funding Partner

Alan McLeish is Managing Director of QTS which is YPI’s principal funder in Ayrshire. Here he […]

Thank you for your commitment in 2020

This time last year, we could not have envisaged what our end of year reflections would […]

“YPI gives you the opportunity to show everyone what you are made of,” by Nicole Donnachie, YPI alumna

Nicole Donnachie reached St Columba’s RC High School YPI final in 2018/19. Although her team didn’t […]

Why YPI – professional learning

YPI Development Lead Lynsey Brosnan shares why YPI is important in terms of practitioners’ professional learning. […]

Why YPI – partnerships

Powerful partnerships are the driving force of YPI. The success of the programme is dependent on […]

Why YPI – contexualised learning experience

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

“YPI enables our community to provide hope and support for each other,” by Ian Porter, Craigroyston Community High School

Craigroyston Community High School was one of the earliest YPI finals of the 2020/21 academic year. […]

Moray collaborative of YPI Lead Teachers

In a challenging academic year, a group of Moray teachers have committed to collaborating to share […]

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 […]