Reimagining Childcare in Scotland’s Remote, Rural and Island Communities
Caroline Hastings, from the Improvement Service, is this week's guest blogger—applying a rural and island lens to childcare.
Our Blog - Page 1
The Scottish Rural Network blog articles cover a range of topics on rural development, useful information, ideas and good practice. If you have any questions about any of the issues raised or want further information, please make use of the form on the Contact us page.
Filter Blog Posts:
Your Search results
-
-
Young people driving meaningful change
The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) supports young people to drive meaningful change. Olivia Brown, spokesperson for the SYP reflects on the event. -
European Rural Parliament 2025 – Rural Community Solutions to Global Challenges
Over the 20-23 October, more than 400 rural delegates from across Europe will gather in the north-east of Scotland for the 6th European Rural Parliament (ERP). In this blog article Mia Lalanne of Scottish Rural Action reflects on the opportunities that the event offers. -
Lessons from casework: Why behaviour matters as much as legislation
In this guest blog, Rob Black of the Scottish Land Commission reflects on tenant farming in Scotland and highlights that the sector’s true challenges and successes stem not from legislation, but from human behaviour. Rob shares positive examples of collaboration, empathy, and constructive dialogue, showing that better practice is both possible and essential to shaping a fair and sustainable future for tenant farming. -
High School pupils gain hands-on experience with Rural Skills course
Pupils at Castlemilk High School are developing practical, hands-on experience in horticulture, landscaping and food production — all as part of a qualification that’s opening doors to employment and further education. -
Rural Youth Action Network at Pride Youth Games
Kai from the Rural Youth Action Network (RYAN) reflects on the experience of being part of RYAN and belonging to a rural network that reflects the complexities of rural communities. -
Community Showcase at the Royal Highland Show
Between the 19th and 22nd June, the Royal Highland Show (RHS) returned to Ingliston, bringing together over 210,000 people in a celebration of rural life. Scottish Rural Action (SRA) hosted a 'Communities Showcase' - a vibrant space for a range of partner organisations to engage directly with people, highlighting the importance of strong sustainable and resilient communities, which support rural and island Scotland. In this blog, SRA reflect on the event and the impact of the Communities Showcase. -
Reflections from the Road: Tackling Child Poverty in Remote, Rural and Island Scotland
Improvement Service Rural and Island Child Poverty Project Officer, Caroline Hastings, reflects on her experiences of building capacity to support remote rural and island authority areas. -
Impact and vibrancy in Scotland’s community owned pubs!
In this blog article Michael Wolverson, Communications Officer with Plunkett UK, reports from his tour of community owned pubs in South West Scotland and highlights the inspirational communities that he met on the way.
-
Find funding
There are many other organisations who may be offering funding that will help you, and our handy funding search tool brings them all together.
