Events Programme
Take a look at just some of the things that have been happening:
One Parent Families Scotland
19 August 2008
An event to help Scotland’s leading organisation working with and representing one-parent families to re-define its vision for the future. More news to follow as ideas are put into action!
New approaches for communicating housing success
August 2008
Events and work with housing associations, which have included LINK Housing and Port of Leith Housing Association, helping them to plan and take new approaches to their communication strategies. Talking UP is working to showcase the central role of housing associations in providing great homes and driving personal and economic opportunity for people everywhere. Positivity and optimism about the future start in a good home.
Shine a light – in business
June 2008
Work with Glasgow’s Small Business Club helping them to shine a light in business. It’s all about communicating positively, developing and seizing opportunities, and gaining the commitment of staff by rewarding creativity and involvement in the business.
School’s never out…
November 07 to July 08
Events held at Carluke Academy, and Drummond High and Broughton High in Edinburgh, helping young people develop their vision and ambitions for the future.
Two Heads Are Better Than One
2nd October 2007, 6pm - 9pm, Out of the Blue
The Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG
Answers to the five big questions posed [pdf 117KB]. They generated some big ideas and we will take these forward on behalf of Scotland’s young people.
120 people of all ages and backgrounds experienced a memorable and action-packed evening at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Dalmeny St in Leith, Edinburgh.
Two Edinburgh’s head teachers – Margaret Russell of Craigroyston Community High School and Dr Judith McClure of St George's School for Girls – spoke passionately about the challenges Scotland’s young people face and how we can all get involved to ensure that they are better prepared to make their own positive imprint on the world.
Their challenge, that Scotland’s business community can do much, much more to enhance the learning experience of children, was a message with resonance for guests from business, sport, education, public service or the media. The most exciting announcement of the evening came from Judith McClure when she revealed that she and Margaret Russell planned to run each other’s schools for a day – marking the beginning of a long and exciting partnership between the two schools.
Children and young people from both schools played a key part in the evening – Riff Raff (St George’s jazz band) and Brazil Nuts (Craigroyston samba band) joined a combined choir from the two schools in a rousing programme of entertainment. But it was the young people’s participation in the big discussions of the evening and then taking to the stage to feedback to a large audience which made the evening truly inspirational.
Aerialist Jennifer Paterson of Curious Seed stunned the audience with a dramatic and seemingly gravity-defying display high above their heads. She was joined by fellow aerialist Skye in an introductory display to get the evening going.