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Imagine a Scotland where every child thrives - feeling healthy, happy, safe, and poised to reach their full potential. The "Pledge to Prevention" campaign by Planet Youth Scotland invites you to be a catalyst for this vision. Please join us in making a realistic promise as a professional, parent, or community member that can create a ripple effect for a brighter future for our young people. Find out more and make your pledge here.  The Sunday Post talks to Winning Scotland CEO, Zahra Hedges, and Planet Youth Chief Knowledge Officer, Margret Guðmundsdóttir about how Planet Youth can improve the lives of young people in Scotland by harnessing the power of their communities. Click the image below to read in full.  Winning Scotland CEO, Zahra Hedges writes for the Scottish Sun to highlight the importance of taking a preventative approach to improving the lives of children and young people across the country, Read a transcript here.tes for the Scottish Sun to call for a united approach to prevention for the benefit of young people across Scotland.  Third Sector podcast invited Zahra Hedges to join in the discussion on how Winning Scotland confronts the challenge of showing it's effectiveness and impact in a meaningful, compelling, and evaluative manner that aligns with our values. Listen to the podcast  Winning Scotland's CEO, Zahra Hedges was invited to discuss the impact of Covid-19 upon pupils in Scottish schools. and colleges. The pandemic has had ongoing effects not only upon academia, but the social skills and resilience of young people throughout the country. Footage courtesy of STV Winning Scotland's More Than Mindset course continues to lead the way in Scottish schools to help embed a culture that:
The full video and detailed information about the impact of More Than Mindset can be found here We’re pleased to share our Annual Highlights for the past year with you! Winning Scotland has continued to forge new partnerships to innovate new ideas, build upon existing collaborations, research insights, and develop initiatives to help improve the lives of children and young people across Scotland. Read the full highlights and watch the video version here  In an exclusive interview with IoD (Institute of Directors), Winning Scotland CEO, Zahra Hedges discusses the organisations core values, mission, and outcomes for the people that we serve across Scotland. Read the full article here  We are proud to provide our online Parent/Carer Resource for Parent Club Scotland to support children and teenagers in Scotland in improving their confidence and resilience. There are lots of practical tips and advice that can be embedded in everyday life to build happier and healthier children and teenagers. Children – https://bit.ly/PCChild Teenagers - https://bit.ly/PCTeens  We are seeking a collaborative partner to refresh our website! Download the Invitation to Tender below for more details. 
In the past decade, Winning Scotland has helped over 2,500 teachers and early years practitioners in a quarter of Scotland's schools develop a 'growth mindset' culture. Many of these educators have shared their experiences, and their quotes are included in this report to highlight their voices amid recent reviews in Scottish Education.
Our focus is to explore how growth mindset strategies can improve wellbeing and attainment. This report demonstrates how fostering a growth mindset in classrooms and schools builds resilience, self-efficacy, and self-belief, enhancing wellbeing for both teachers and students. Read the full report here. Dundee has been working hard to engage the community and make meaningful change for the futures of their young people through Planet Youth. Winning Scotland is delivering Planet Youth with partners across the country, and our CEO, Zahra Hedges was recent interviewed by STV about the ongoing work. As part of Winning Scotland's commitment to supporting and upholding Children's Rights in our country, Together in Scotland put a spotlight on our work and focus on wellbeing, health, and prevention. As we continue delivery of Planet Youth in Scotland, the blog piece reflects on the highlights of the first National Learning Event that took place in Glasgow in March 2024. Read more here 
Winning Scotland was privileged to have a conversation with one of education's most influential thought leaders. Santiago's inspirational work on liberating learning and its power to change lives is taking education by storm, seeking to understand how powerful learning can spread widely and bring back the joy to learning and teaching.
Below we have highlighted the key messages from Santiago for you to listen to! If you would like to have a chat with us about Santiago's work or how we can inspire your learning and teaching journey, get in touch. We're very pleased to announce the expansion of the Planet Youth in Scotland team with two new members! Tom is our Strategic Development Manager, and Morgan is our National Delivery Manager. With progress across the country forging ahead, both Tom and Morgan have joined with experience, ideas, and plenty of enthusiasm for improving the lives of young people in Scotland.  We are very proud to continue our existing relationships and welcome new ones in 2024. The mission to empower people and inspire our future generations across the nation continues through partnerships and innovative ideas! 👏 Working towards a happier, healthier, and more confident population means Scotland is winning ❤️ Looking forward to sharing regular and motivating news with you over the year ahead!  Miltonbank Primary School is one of eight primary schools in north Glasgow who have taken part in Winning Scotland’s ‘On Our Marks’ programme.
At the end of the most recent six-week-long programme of working with Miltonbank, Winning Scotland had an opportunity to speak to two teachers who took part, to find out how On Our Marks worked for them, what they had learned, and what they felt could be improved. Read more about the programme and download the case study here. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Public Health Intervention Responsive Team (PHIRST) funded an external evaluation of our Mindset Teams programme, which was undertaken by researchers from Cardiff University and University of Bristol on behalf of the PHIRST Insight team. We’re so encouraged that the report has found that our programme has made such a positive and insightful impact upon teacher and pupil mindsets, and how they can be changed. There will be further qualitative and quantitative evidence to share soon, but in the meantime you can download the short report and infographic below: 
Winning Scotland CEO, Zahra Hedges joined the Charity Impact Podcast to discuss what makes our charity unique and how we plan to create systemic change for young people across Scotland.
Listen to the full podcast here The Planet Youth team have been visiting the Scottish Parliament to share progress on Planet Youth in Scotland.
Joe FitzPatrick MSP kindly hosted the event with Winning Scotland for MSPs to learn about pilot projects in 13 high schools across five local authorities.
Winning Scotland and Renfrewshire Council have worked in partnership to engage with 75% of schools in Renfrewshire – delivering mindset in education training to over 300 practitioners.
Renfrewshire Council were looking for effective approaches to raise attainment in numeracy and reduce the poverty related attainment gap. We've been delivering Mindset Teams programmes all across Scotland in 2022. Our impact report demonstrates huge shifts in teacher perception and confidence.
Our report presents a range of positive changes in the settings of 290 teachers across 24 Scottish local authorities. In May 2022 Winning Scotland conducted a survey of almost 6,500 Scottish school pupils, with representation from all 32 Scottish local authorities.
The survey sought to capture a snapshot of our children and young people’s attitudes towards mathematics. Click on 'read more' to access the full report, or view some of the key facts 'at a glance' in the infographic. Teachers and pupils from eight North Glasgow schools are celebrating a year of change and learning that puts PE and physical activity at the top of the priority list.
They’ve been taking part in On Our Marks, a project that has a vision to inspire the people of North Glasgow to be more physically active. Children involved in the project are enjoying a range of positive outcomes. In February, many Primary 1 and 2 children struggled with tasks such as shuttle runs and catching a ball. Now they can complete multiple tasks without difficulty – and they’re having fun in the process. Speaking about one pupil at Miltonbank PS, teacher Mrs Cochrane said: "On Our Marks has been very positive for her. Her gross motor skills have massively developed, resulting in increased confidence, being more settled and focused in class with a noticeable improvement in educational attainment. Perhaps the most significant and pleasing development is that she's interacting more with her peers at playtime". Winning Scotland’s new Applied Growth Mindset CPD course is now live.
It's suited to practitioners, school leaders and whole-staff teams. With exclusive video keynotes from world-leading mindset and education experts. The Applied Growth Mindset programme is Education Scotland endorsed and GTCS accredited. Teachers who have taken our Mindset in Education programmes have seen excellent results:
Courses are available with a focus on:
To find out more, or register for Applied Growth Mindset, visit Applied Growth Mindset - Winning Scotland |
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