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newsletter YOUTH AND PHILANTHROPY ISSUE 5 I March 2013 INITIATIVE SCOTLAND YPI Scotland: Getting Noticed SLF 2012: In September last as well as the Directors of year we thought it was about Penumbra, local councillors and time we took YPI Scotland Care Inspectorate. to the Scottish Learning MSPs: A number of schools Festival, the largest education have developed excellent conference in the UK. It was connections with their local a real privilege to see the YPI MSPs through YPI, and invited Scotland seminar sat alongside them to sit on their judging so many other outstanding panel at school finals. Through educational programmes and recent feedback we have learnt speakers – representative of that YPI Scotland has even Tain Royal Academy, how far YPI Scotland has come reached the dizzy heights of 2012/13 Winning Team over the last five years. Holyrood. Welcome HMIE: To date, YPI has been Dennis Robertson MSP for recognised in 7 HMIE Reports Aberdeenshire West presented A warm welcome from the Wood current YPI schools complete their as a beacon of best practice, a motion to the Scottish Family Trust to the fifth edition of enrolment for the new school year, our YPI Scotland Newsletter. planning for our YPI National Event with specific reference made Parliament on 28th January 2013 goes into full swing, and we look to its ability to develop wider which reads: From the word go 2012/13 has forward to meeting with as many achievement and enrich the life been non-stop – from our first YPI teachers as possible through of the school. It is becoming YPI School Final of the year back “That the Parliament our March Teacher Events. increasingly clear that YPI congratulates Alford Academy in October at Currie Community very much supports the type School, Edinburgh, to a week in This newsletter has been designed in Aberdeenshire, which has of learning Curriculum for been awarded £3,000 to December that involved eight for students, teachers and charities Excellence is trying to foster. School Finals. We have also to share their experience of YPI grant directly to the Stuart A particular strength of YPI supported programme growth and to keep you up to date with Andrew Lawtie Memorial across the Highlands, and into North all that is happening across the is our partnership approach Fund; understands that this Ayrshire and West Dumbartonshire, country. If you have any ideas for to delivery. Should you have award follows its successful alongside showcasing YPI at the future articles or great photos of an inspection on the horizon, involvement in the Youth and 2012 Scottish Learning Festival. YPI in action please get in touch. I please do not hesitate to get Philanthropy Initiative (YPI); look forward to working with you in touch should we be of any recognises the students’ hard The remainder of 2012/13 shows all over coming months. assistance. work to research the needs of no sign of slowing down as the local area and identifying more schools complete their YPI Jonathan Christie Charity Reconnections: the charity that they felt best programmes, new regions and YPI Scotland Coordinator More and more students are supported their community; schools sign up for 2013/14, our remaining involved with their believes that the YPI is an YPI charities. Recently a team engaging and educational “YPI provides schools with a clearly structured, classroom tested were invited to Penumbra’s initiative that gives students programme that develops citizenship in a stimulating, thought North East Road Show for the an exciting opportunity to provoking way while bringing financial benefit to local charities.” day where they again delivered get involved in their local their YPI winning presentation community, and wishes the YPI Calum MacSween, all the success for its National Head of Education Highlands Council and spent time with staff, volunteers and service users, Event in June 2013.” YPI Scotland National Event 2013 “Fantastic event! Provided a wonderful showcase After three great celebrations in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and, of our youth today, who through YPI are most recently, Glasgow, it is now the turn of Perth to welcome encouraged to develop meaningful relationships YPI Students, Teachers and Charity representatives from across with local charities” Scotland to celebrate the work and achievement of YPI Schools. Liz Reekie, Please save the date, time and place: Wednesday 19th June 2013, YPI Teacher Aboyne Academy Aberdeenshire 10:30 – 14:30 @ The Perth Concert Hall. Detail will follow, travel will be arranged, however please expect a real showcase of all things YPI Scotland. Drummond CHS, Student at the 2012 YPI National Event YPI: £1Million UK Milestone On Friday 14th December 2012 at Banchory Academy, Aberdeenshire, we reached our YPI £1Million milestone for local charity grants awarded across the UK, after S5 students Meighan McMain, Charlotte Tulloch, Ryan Stoddart and Elsa Strachan secured the £3000 YPI Grant for local charity CALICO. Banchory Academy hosted a YPI School Final to match the occasion in front of a packed audience, the assembled media, and Chairman of the Wood Family Trust, Sir Ian Wood. Banchory Academy was the first Scottish school to complete the YPI programme when it was first piloted in 2008/09 therefore it was befitting that they were involved in the million-pound milestone celebrations. “Our students have gained a great deal from YPI over the last five years. Now firmly established within our S5 PSE curriculum, YPI has provided young people with many opportunities to link up with local charities, whilst developing a range of invaluable life skills in the process.” Niall Ritchie, Principal Teacher of Guidance & YPI Lead at Banchory Academy. Banchory Academy, 2012/13 Winning Team, with Sir Ian Wood @YPI_Scotland – Get Tweeting! Please find & follow YPI Scotland on twitter. Our plan is to provide Your Local Charities: regular updates and share the great work YPI is doing throughout the year. We also want to connect with everyone involved from students Voluntary Action taking part, to the charities engaged. Scotland & Third Follow us @YPI_Scotland & help keep the conversation going. Sector Interfaces Completed YPI? Scotland is a small nation made up of many diverse communities. These communities have What’s Next For Your YPI Students...? many challenges in common, as well as issues which are unique to their geography, health Students often ask how they can stay For more information on the Saltire Awards and size. Through YPI we ask young people involved with their YPI charity and progress visit www.saltireawards.org.uk or contact to identify the social issues affecting their their philanthropic experience after the your local Third Sector Interface. locality, before identifying local charities best programme has finished. Here are a couple placed to impact positively upon these issues. of potential opportunities worth a look: Give More is a growing movement of Finding genuinely local charities can at thousands of people fighting rising need in times be difficult; however Voluntary Action Saltire Awards are the new Scottish their communities by pledging to give more Scotland might help. They exist to support awards designed to formally recognise the time, money and energy to the charity or the third sector through providing Third Sector commitment and contribution of youth cause they care about, and inspiring others Interfaces in each local authority in Scotland. volunteering. The Saltire Awards enable to do the same. There are many ways you Each Interface is unique to their area, and young volunteers to record the skills, can join in and be a part of the Give More supports a network of charitable organisations experience and learning gained through movement – through public pledges on from the very small to the very large. successful volunteering in school and in the Give More Face Wall more people will Therefore, when researching what charities partnership with voluntary organisations. learn about your work, as a result of which are out there you should link with your local This is a real opportunity for students to charities, community groups and good Interface and tap into this resource. This will capitalise on all that they have experienced causes all over the UK will receive even allow you to: through YPI, through a well structured and more support. - Access information about local charities flexible framework. Find out more at www.GiveMore.org.uk through experienced staff and their local database. - Gain a better understanding of the charitable A PROGRAMME OF THE TOSKAN CASALE FOUNDATION sector in your area. Wood Family Trust - Develop a meaningful partnership for PRINCIPAL FUNDER & OPERATIONAL subsequent work and ongoing volunteering. MANAGER OF YPI IN SCOTLAND www.woodfamilytrust.org For information on your own local Third Sector Interface please visit: Remember to check us out on Facebook, twitter and our website www.voluntaryactionscotland.org.uk www.GoYPI.org designed by foyer graphics www.woodfamilytrust.org YPI is operated in Scotland by The Wood Family Trust, Scottish Registered Charity No. SCO37957 John Wood House, Greenwell Road, Aberdeen, AB12 3AX. newsletter YOUTH AND PHILANTHROPY ISSUE 4 I September 2012 INITIATIVE SCOTLAND Welcome A warm welcome to the fourth edition of the YPI Scotland Newsletter. I am delighted to report the end of another great year for YPI Scotland with all 54 secondary schools, who signed up, successfully completing YPI in the 2011/2012 academic year. The growth of YPI is set to continue in 2012/13 and we look forward to working with over 80 schools this coming year. As YPI continues to grow nationally, so too does our Wood Family Trust YPI Facilitator team. In addition to Elaine Manley (Aberdeen City & Shire), Maggie Clark (Perth & Kinross) and Lynn Raynal (Edinburgh & East Dunbartonshire), we would like to welcome Louise Nolan (Greater Glasgow) and Fiona Lang Michaela Wright Performing at the National Event 2012 (Highland) who have joined our team.