CLD Talks

n this weeks episode we do things a little differently! We not only welcome back previous podcast guest Gary Brown of the National Leadership Network, but this time he brings with him some of the NLN steering groups and consultants to tell us more about the work of the NLN You can listen to Gary’s original episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Gd6NBlE59nS4aGBKhxDMa?si=gTV9k2uERO-lPecp0Ai...

This week on CLD Talks Conor meets with Kenny Cameron who is the Youth Work Manager for The Spartans Community Foundation. In this conversation Kenny shares his back ground in how he got into Youth work through sport, the difference that it has made in his life, plans for the future and so much more! TRIGGER WARNING! Please note between 28:18 - 34:00 there is a conversation around Suicidal Ideatio...

This week on CLD Talks Conor chats with Caroline O’Grady who is the Counselling Practice Manager for Glasgow Schools Counselling and Blues Service at Action for Children. We discuss why Early intervention mental health support is so important, current mental health issues young people face and how they are supported, what difference has the project made and so much more! TRIGGER WARNING! Please no...

This week on CLD Talks Conor is joined by Geoff Leask (What matters to you Co-ordinator), Nick MacCrimmon (CLD Manager - Dundee City Council), Natasha Henderson (Charleston Parent) and Dianne Calder (Kirkton Parent). They share the what matters to you story, the importance of working collaboratively and plans for the future.  Natasha and Dianne talk about the importance WM2U in their lives and the...

This week on CLD Talks Conor sits down with Jo Jarvis from ESOL Scotland (Formally Glasgows ESOL Forum) who talks about her role as Head of Funding and Partnerships and the work they do. We also discuss the national CLD review in detail, the need for action, the support they have in place for volunteer tutors and so much more! Follow us on X @CLDTalks to keep update with all future podcasts. See b...

This week on CLD Talks Conor is joined by Kate Still to Unpick the Independent CLD Review. Kate kindly joined us again to chat about the recommendations that she has set out in the "Learning: For All. For Life." Report that was published in July 2024. It was a real privilege to speak with Kate and we thank her for her time in both interviews and for the work she and her team put into thi...

Cld in Scotland conference - practitioner point of view This week on CLD Talks we are sharing view from practitioners across the country who attended the CLD in Scotland Conference in April. Our key points we wanted to ask was: •⁠ ⁠What was your one takeaway from the event? •⁠ ⁠Can you share 3 words/ statement you want to get out of the National CLD Review? For us it was a great opportunity to con...

This week Conor chats with Kate Still who is the independent reviewer for the Community Learning and development (CLD): independent review. Kate has over 30 years of experience within education and is currently a UK Board member of the National Lottery Community Fund and Chair of the Scotland Funding Committee. In this episode we discuss Kate’s role for the review, common themes that came out of t...

This week on CLD Talks Conor sits down with Karen McArdle who is a Professor at the University of Aberdeen and an Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee. As well as this Karen is also the Deputy President and Trustee of the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA). We discuss Karen’s career from moving to Australia and working within Aboriginal communities, coming back to Scotland to continu...

This week Iain sits down with Anthony Morrow, Community Connector Manager at Sanctuary Scotland. Anthony shares how he “fell” into CLD, the untapped potential of housing providers in community development, the power of ABCD and his role as a trustee of Sisco Recovery. You can connect with Anthony on X at: @anthonymorrow83 Thanks for tuning in! We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!...

Happy International Women’s Day 2024! In todays episode Iain chats with Jenni Snell, CEO of the Young Women’s Movement, who talks us through her youth work journey, feminist leadership, allyship and becoming a CEO before the age of 30! You can connect with Jenni on X at: @jenni_snell1 or @youngwomenscot and the links to the resources mentioned in todays episode can be found here: https://www.young...

In this weeks episode Iain and Conor chat with Kirsty Forrester about the the launch of her new, co-authored book “Community Work: Theory into Practice”. To demonstrate how some of the research was conducted this episode features an exciting role reversal which sees Kirsty take the reigns and interview our regular hosts. Listen in for more information on the book and how you can get a discounted c...

In today's episode, Iain sits down with Jackie Howie discussing the current independent review happening within the sector. this is a short snappy episode which we hope that use all enjoy Please follow us on twitter (X) @CldTalks

In this weeks episode Iain chat with previous guest Alan Sherry, OBE - Chair of the CLD Standards Counci for Scotland on his views, hopes and fears on the ongoing Independent Review of CLD in the first of this mini-series focussed around the review! Thanks for listening and let us know what you think! Please note: some of the audio on this episode was corrupted and while we have made every attempt...

For the first episode of 2024 Conor catches up with Grainne O’Dwyer to who is the Head of Growth and Partnerships for Neighbourly Lab who help build happier, healthier neighbourhoods where people meet and mix easily and can flourish and participate. We have a great conversation about Grainne’s experience from growing up in Ireland, moving to London, Australia and back to London where she now lives...

This week on CLD Talks Conor sits down with Bella Kerr from Generations working together who are the nationally recognised centre of excellence supporting the development and integration of intergenerational work across Scotland. We talk about Bella’s currently work, ways practitioners can get involved with GTW, breaking down barriers to intergenerational practice and so much more! Hope you all en...

In this weeks episode we talk to Nick Millar from FARE Scotland. Nick is running a month long campaign about reducing the stigma around men’s mental health and chats to us about why he thinks this is so important. Please Follow us Twitter (X) @CldTalks

This week on CLD Talks Conor and Iain sit down with our editor Ben Fox to share his own CLD Journey and what it is like behind the scenes being the editor of this podcast. He shares his plans for the future, how he got into being a youth worker, challenges of being the editor and so much more! This was a really fun and unscripted chat and we also discuss our really exciting news of being a Constit...

In this weeks episode Iain hosts Andie Reynolds from University of Edinburgh and Alison Ni Charriaghe from Northumbria University as they explore their recent research into the role of youth workers in supporting young people’s mental health. In a CLD Talks first, Iain is joined by Conor as all four explore the evolution of youthwork, current challenges and the differences between third and public...

This week on CLD Talks Conor travelled through the The University of Edinburgh to speak with Dr Gary Fraser, who is the Programme Director MA Learning in Communities course. In this episode Gary shares his experience from front line youth and community work within various settings, why he decided to go into the world of academia, how he found doing his PHD and the contents of it and so much more!...

This week on CLD Talks Conor sits down with Lizzie and Paul who work for My Bnk and are based in Glasgow. My Bnk works together with young people to create and deliver innovative, high impact and high energy programmes covering topics such as saving, budgeting, debt and public and student finance. This this episode we chat about the amazing work that MyBnk does round the country engaging with youn...

This week on CLD Talks YouthLink Scotland's National Grants Manager Jane Dailly, Youth work manager, Shetland isles Martin Sommers, Tayside council on Alcohol’s Vikki Jeffrey and TD1 Youth Hub Manager Douglas Ormston discuss the impact of the CashBack for Communities Youth Work Fund over the last 15 years. The Fund supported over 440,000 young people since 2008, redirecting the proceeds of cri...

This week on CLD Talks Conor catches up with Laura Sutherland who works for Farrans Construction Limited as a Community Business Partner within the Construction and Civil Engineering Industry.    In this episode we discuss Laura’s 15 year CLD Career from working in various settings including schools based, youth clubs, local authority and her current role which involves delivering community benefi...

This week on CLD Talks Ben and Conor travelled to the Scottish Youth Parliament Office in Edinburgh! We sat down with SYP CEO Jamie Dunlop and MSYP/ SYP Vice Chair Ellie Craig. We spoke with them about what the youth parliament does on a day to day basis, and their experience within the Scottish Youth Parliament and why they got involved with this brilliant organisation! We hope you enjoy this wee...

In todays episode ben and Conor went and visited the class of the community development  course at Glasgow university and the community education course at UWS in these visits we gave the classes an insight into the podcasts background to how it first started and how’s it developed over time. We then invited some of the students from both classes to do a mini podcast with us talking around their j...