Prevention within the Context of Grants Review and Funding CutsIn light of the forthcoming review of the Health and Social Care grants programme, we facilitated a workshop at our Conference to investigate the merits of a third sector lead Commission on Prevention.  The busy workshop explored issues and voiced opinions on what exactly we mean by ‘prevention’ and how might the third sector effectively […]

Participatory Budgeting an Effective Tool for Community Engagement?Jez Hall from PB Partners lead a workshop on Participatory Budgeting at our Conference, this workshop built on the work of EVOC to: raise awareness of Participatory Budgeting with the third sector continually evaluate PB projects being run across Edinburgh from a third sector viewpoint in order that learning from projects can be shared with […]

Partnership Working with School CommunitiesAt our Conference, Paula Swanston and Lyn Williams from Home Link Family Support presented about systemic change within a school community, drawing on their experience from a pilot project with Lawfield Primary School in Midlothian. This project was a partnership between Play Therapy Base, Home Link Family Support, Children 1st, Midlothian Sure Start and Midlothian […]

Participatory Budgeting in Edinburgh: Where are we now?Everyone is talking about Participatory Budgeting again, well that is how it feels in my world as I get invited to attend meetings to look at and discuss PB ……  So here is my run through of what is happening nationally and locally: The national PB conference funded by the Scottish Government is being held […]

Getting Ready For GDPRThere is a lot of chatter out there at the moment about GDPR, as well as a rapidly expanding portfolio of training events, some of which come with eye-watering price tags. You should not underestimate the importance of GDPR and the processes you will need to implement to become compliant by May 2018. However, before […]

Accessing Adulthood Transitions thinkSpace – A Personal PerspectiveThe period of transition is one that is daunting for any individual, but especially if a young person has additional support needs. As a young person with a physical disability, I found the process of transition a very challenging process, and I didn’t know what my future would hold. The transition thinkSpace brought about many […]