Children and Teenagers Shaping the Future of Shetland’s North Isles and South End: Living Well Locally, Phase 3

by Anna Gaffney | 1 Dec, 2025 | Climate and environment, Urban planning

Over the past two years, A Place in Childhood (APiC) has been working in partnership with Shetland Islands Council to embed meaningful participation by children and teenagers into local planning. Following the success of the Westside Living Well Locally Plan in 2024,...

Empowering Young Voices: The Children and Teenagers’ Westside Plan with Shetland Islands Council

by Anna Gaffney | 2 Jun, 2025 | Climate and environment, Urban planning

At A Place in Childhood (APiC), we believe that children and teenagers are not just future citizens – they are active contributors to their communities today. This belief is shared by Shetland Islands Council and is at the heart of the Children and Teenagers Living...

Co-Creating the Future of North Yell with Children

by Anna Gaffney | 24 Apr, 2025 | Climate and environment, Outdoor learning, Urban planning

At A Place in Childhood, we’re always thrilled to see our ‘How To Guide’ in action. This guest blog comes from our colleague Kate Lonsdale at North Yell Development Council (NYDC), one of Shetland’s most established and inspiring community organisations. We were...

Celebrating Our Award Wins at the Inspire Future Generations Awards 2024!

by Anna Gaffney | 10 Feb, 2025 | Climate and environment, Research, Urban planning

We are absolutely thrilled to share some fantastic news—A Place in Childhood (APiC) has been recognised at the Thornton Education Trust (TET) Inspire Future Generations Awards 2024 with two prestigious awards! 🏆 The Research Award in Pedagogy or Practice-Based...

Celebrating the Children’s Neighbourhood Festival in Falkirk

by Anna Gaffney | 6 Jan, 2025 | Climate and environment, Outdoor learning

In September 2024 APIC worked with local children and teenagers from Langlees and Bainsford, Falkirk to hold a Children’s Neighbourhood Festival. The children and teenagers sought to bring the community together to celebrate the positive attributes of their...

Exploring Urban Design with Young People Through Cities: Skylines. Part 2: What Makes a 20-Minute Neighbourhood?

by Anna Gaffney | 17 Feb, 2023 | Climate and environment, Urban planning

Last week, we reported on an exciting project APiC co-led with Sustrans Scotland, using the game Cities: Skylines to explore urban design with pupils at Tynecastle High School in Edinburgh. We discovered a wide range of uses for Cities Skylines in the classroom, which...