A new set of educational resources on sustainable development for community organisations has been produced by the Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC). Community Action for a Sustainable Scotland is a set of 7 resources aimed at community projects and groups, … Continue reading
Information and Resources
Community development on YouTube
The Scottish Community Development Centre has a YouTube channel, on which CHEX and SCDC have a number of short film clips about community-led health and community development.
Scottish Anti-Poverty Review looks at community assets
The Poverty Alliance has just published the latest edition of its Review with a focus on how local assets can be used to tackle poverty. The three feature articles are: Always Look on the Bright Side: The Rise of Asset Approaches … Continue reading
The CLD approach to adult learning
Education Scotland have published a report which contains a statement of a ‘Social Practice’ model of adult learning. This provides a clear definition of what it is that makes a Community Learning and Development approach to adult learning distinctive. Continue reading
Planning for Community Developments
Planning Aid for Scotland’s has published a guide ‘Planning for Community Developments’ (sic). It provides people who are trying to develop community assets with an introduction to the planning issues they are likely to face, including advice on development management … Continue reading
Young people, climate change and sustainability
Young Scot is working on a project, in partnership with the 2020 Climate Group, about young people, climate change and sustainability. As part of this they are developing an interactive map of Scotland which will highlight current activities for young … Continue reading
