Tennis Co-Ordinator
Organisation: Achieve More ScotlandPost: Tennis Co-ordinator – Tennis Returns ProgrammeSalary: £15,000 - £18,500 fixed term until 31st January 2027Hours of Work: 17.5 per weekLocation: Office base in East Kilbride but substantial work across sites in Glasgow and LanarkshireStart date: mid-January 2024 Full job description here: Tennis-Coordinator-Job-DescriptionDownload Achieve More Scotland is a children and young people’s charity operating across Glasgow and Lanarkshire. Our mission is to improve life chances through play, sport and positive engagement, through positive engagement in
Celebrating Years of Accessibility Excellence: A Journey Towards Inclusivity on Social Media
Today, we take great pride in highlighting the robust accessibility practices we implemented long ago, making our digital spaces truly inclusive for everyone.
Help make a difference to the lives of children and young people
We are proud to support Children's Mental Health Week in 2023. This campaign was originated by Place2Be and it launched their first-ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015 to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. Our work allow us to understand the impact that physical activity and community support can have on a child's mental health. We believe it is essential to approach it from a holistic perspective and we hope to spread the word
Hundreds of Scots children diagnosed with malnutrition
Whilst the focus of the nation’s attention has been on other matters this past few weeks, Achieve More Scotland has come across a recent report in The Herald newspaper which highlights that almost 4,000 children under the age of 18 in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area were admitted to an acute site for malnutrition between 2018 to 2022. This is not acceptable and is a national disgrace. No child or young person in this country should be treated for
When working class writes books
It is International Books Day! Let's celebrate remembering some fantastic books written by working class people World Book Day was created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. It is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. The first World Book Day in the UK and Ireland took place in 1997 to encourage young people to discover the pleasure of reading. Today we wanted to take the opportunity to share some books written by
Children’s Mental Health Week
Did you know that 50% of those with a lifetime mental health problem first experience symptoms by the age of 14? At Achieve More we have a long term commitment with children and young people's mental health. We have supported many campaigns over the years and discussed the importance of proper support for those who need it most. Because of that, in celebration of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek2022 we wanted to gather some of the resources that has been published over the last
My climate path #COP26
My Climate Path is a COP26 education legacy initiative for Scotland's young people created by Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Glasgow, with DYW Lanarkshire & East Dunbartonshire and DYW West, proudly supported by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and funded by Scottish Government. This supports the Young Person's Guarantee commitment to provide every 16-24 year old in Scotland with an opportunity that will positively impact their future. My Climate Path will provide a wide range of opportunities for young people to demonstrate the legacy that COP26 will
What difference does Achieve More Scotland make?
Our work has been recently reviewed with the aim to understand the impact of the programme. The first is a consultation undertaken for the Scottish Government by Professor John McKendrick of Glasgow Caledonian University and relates to Holiday Out of School activities and has four case studies from across Scotland, we proud to be the sample project from Glasgow. The second one, which can be downloaded at the bottom of this post, is a specific evaluation of Achieve More Scotland undertaken
Men’s health and drug use
The rise in drug-related deaths in Scotland has been relentless, with the number of deaths increasing almost every year since the 1990s earning Scotland the title of “drug death capital of the world”. Some 1,264 people died from drug-related causes in 2019—an all-time-high for Scotland, higher than any other European country, and nearly three times that of the UK as a whole. The majority of these deaths are in long term users, generally over the age of 35.Other studies report
Mental Health Awareness Week
This week, Achieve More has joined charities and other public bodies across the country in celebration of Mental Health Awareness Week. A campaign to raise awareness and promote positive changes to improve everyone's mental health. Furthermore, the theme of the campaign is a common effort to reconnect with nature and sport. Thanks to our work, we have witnessed the impact in one person's life of regular physical activity and the key role that it can play on early development.