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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...
Meet the Board: Anna Gaffney
LinkedIn: Anna-Gaffney My name is Anna Gaffney and in my day job I am a senior planner with the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA). I have been working in planning for the last 11 years, and it is at the start of my career where my motivation to join an...
Meet the Board: Jenny Wood
Twitter: @jennayw LinkedIn: Jenny-Wood My journey to APiC begins, like most good stories, in childhood. I was a shy child whose school reports would always say something like “Jenny is doing well, but she needs to participate more in class!” I found these comments...