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Hearing Children’s Voices in Policymaking: Lessons for the new Scottish Government policy roundtable
In this blog, Dr Jenny Wood and Dr Maureen McBride reflect on a policy roundtable on hearing children’s voices in policymaking.
A Place in Childhood has a new chair and trustees!
This week, we at A Place in Childhood have a raft of changes in our boardroom. Firstly, we're delighted to announce Karen Ridgewell as our new Chair of the Board! Karen is an Architect and Adaptation Planner, currently working with Architecture and Design Scotland...
Announcing STAGE 2 of Covid-19 Project with Scottish Children and Young People!
We're are excited to be announcing today STAGE 2 of APiC's COVID-19 Project with Scottish Children and Young People! The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYCPS) approached us asking that we recall the Young Consultants who participated in our...
Child-friendly planning: RTPI Scotland webinar
In November 2020, our Dr Jenny Wood spoke at RTPI South East Scotland Chapter event on child-friendly planning. You can watch the event again here.
Join our co-founder Jenny for a special RTPI event
A Place in Childhood's co-founder Jenny Wood is one of the experts on child-friendly planning to present at an upcoming event. The 'Child-Friendly Planning' event has been organised by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)'s South East Scotland chapter. The event...
We’re looking for an Architecture and Design specialist to join our Board!
A Place in Childhood (APiC) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) on a mission to promote and conceive Inclusive Child-Friendly Environments through practice-based Research, Advocacy and Action. Our team represents the cutting-edge of theory,...
We’re seeking new board members!
APiC is on a mission to enable young citizens’ meaningful participation in improving our world, now and for the future. We do this through a combination of Research, Advocacy, and Action. We registered as a charity (SCIO) in 2018, and we're a young start-up with wide...
Meet the Board: Sean Peacock
Twitter: @seanpeacock_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peacocksean/ It’s coming up to a year since I first joined APiC as a new board member. I’ve seen our charity go from strength to strength, leading some exciting projects and growing our team of talented and...
Meet the Board: Matluba Khan
Twitter: @MishtushLinkedIn: Matluba Khan I come from a family of educators. My father was the principal of a primary teachers’ training institute and all my elder sisters teach in public primary schools. As a kid I was curious and interested in all subject areas. This...
Meet the Board: Jamie McKenzie Hamilton
LinkedIn: Dr Jamie McKenzie Hamilton Presentations by outdoor learning advocates often begin with the activity “picture your favourite place in childhood.” This is followed by the speaker asking the audience to put their hands up if their place was in natural...