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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]
#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 […]
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 […]
YPI end of year reflections
As the 2021/22 academic year draws to a close, our central YPI team reflects on the […]
Hundreds of young people celebrate their impact on their communities
The largest gathering of pupils from across Scotland has returned after a three-year hiatus, addressing issues […]
West Lothian students secure funds for local charities
Young people in West Lothian have been securing funds for local charities addressing issues such as […]
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, […]
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 […]
“Even if we don't win, YPI is such great opportunity for raising awareness."
Working with likeminded partners supports the sustainability of YPI as we grow the opportunity throughout Scotland.