CLD Talks

This week on CLD Talks I chat with Ryan McKay who works for the Citadel Youth Centre in Edinburgh. Ryan talks to us about Intergenerational Practice and they projects that they run, examples of good practice, how they adapted to the digital world his CLD journey and so much more. This is a must listen to anyone who is unsure about what intergenerational practice is and its benefits for all parties...

This week I catch up with Gary Brown who is a National Leadership Network Development Co-ordinator (Young People with Care Experience) with Life Changes Trust. We discuss Gary's youth work background within a Local Authority, switching to his current role during the pandemic, how important policy is to young people and staff, different work Gary has been involved with and so much more.  All r...

This week on CLD Talks I speak with Stuart Moir who is a Bicentennial Education Fellow within Moray House School of Education and Sport. We have a great chat about how CLD found him, work he done as a school based practitioner and the challenges within that, his current role, where CLD is and so much more! Stuart’s contact information - https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/stuart-moir Twitter - @CLDTalks

This week on CLD Talks I have the pleasure to speak with Dr Sinead Gormally who is a Senior Lecturer in Community Development with the University of Glasgow. We have a great conversation about Sinead’s career from starting off going to youth clubs, Sinead's upbringing, social justice, the work Sinead is doing on Peace Building on a national scale, becoming an academic and so much more! Twitte...

This week on CLD Talks I had the pleasure to speak with Ruth Kerracher who works with STAF (Scottish Through Care and After Care Forum) and CYCJ (Children and Young People Centre for Justice. Ruth tells us about the amazing work she is involved with, the opportunities young people gain from working with them, social justice, participation and lots more!  This is a great chat and raises awaren...

To kick off Season 3 of CLD Talks I am join with Dr Alan Mackie who is a Lecturer for Dundee University's Community Education Course. Alan discusses his journey within CLD, Academic career, snapchat, the role of academia in field and lots more!  It's a great chat and please let us know what you think! For more information on Dundee University please go to - https://www.dundee.ac.uk/undergraduate/c...

This week on CLD Talks we are revisiting some of the answers to our signature question, “What advice would you give to someone looking to start a career in CLD?” We are currently working on a few different podcasts however with Summer Holidays and schedules I figured it would be nice to revisit some of the amazing messages from our previous guests! Hope you guys enjoy and thanks for tuning in ever...

On this weeks episode of CLD Talks I am joined by Josh Clarke who is the Co-Founder of Turf Youth Project which is a charity based within Greater Pollock and Cardonald wards in Glasgow. In 2016 Josh and Stacey started Turf Youth Project and since then they have grown the charity from the ground up. Josh talks us through their challenges, successes and getting keys to their new premises and all the...

This week on CLD Talks I had the pleasure to speak with Iain Corbett who is a Local Coordinator for Drumchapel & Castlemilk with Children's Neighbourhood Scotland which is based within Glasgow University.  We discuss how Iain used Drama to work with young people, why he decided in a career within CLD, set backs, not knowing the answers, funding and much more! Twitter: Iain Corbett - @Iain...

This week on CLD Talks I am join with Warren Hughes who is the Project Manager for the Scottish Gambling Education Hub within Fast Forward. Warren and his team support young people’s health and wellbeing by promoting gambling education and prevention across Scotland through various ways including training CLD Practitioners.  We have a great discussion about the origins of the hub, opportuniti...

This week on CLD Talks I have the pleasure to speak with Clare MacGillivray who is the Director of Making Rights Real, European Director for the International Association for Community Development and Chair of the World Community Development Conference Dundee 2019. Clare discusses her career from going to university, going to India to do community development, her passion for supporting people und...

Thanks again to Vic for covering for me this week! This week on CLD Talks, Vic has a chat with Jackie Howie who is the CEO of Learning Link Scotland who support Third Sector Organisations across Scotland. Jackie talks us through her journey of becoming a CLD Practitioner, the importance of Adult Learning, the up and coming Adult Learning Strategy and much more! Find Learning Link Scotland on Twitt...

Firstly thank you to Victoria Barnett-Simpson for stepping in for me this week as I have lost my voice! This week on CLD Talks Vic chats with Jamie Hopkins who is a Lecturer and ESOL Co-Ordinator at Ayrshire College. Jamie takes us through his experience starting with the Ocean Youth Trust, studying to becoming a Home Economics teacher then having a U-turn to studying Community Education, studying...

This week on CLD Talks I was able to chat with Dr. Annette Coburn who is the Senior Lecturer for Community Education at University of the West of Scotland. Annette started her career in the 70’s and was based in The Key Youth Centre until the late 90’s when she moved to Larkhall. Annette then went on to become a Lecturer at Strathclyde University and is now with UWS Lanarkshire Campus. We discuss...

This week on CLD Talks I have the pleasure to speak with Ashley Reid who is the CEO and Founder of Amputee Football Association Scotland and Michael Lennon who is an Amputee Football Player and also a CLD Practitioner. AFAS aims to promote and develop the sport of amputee football in Scotland. Working with football clubs and Scottish football's governing bodies, our aim is to create a Scottish amp...

Welcome to CLD Talks Season 2! This week is National Mental Health Week 10th-16thof May 2021 and we have decided to raise awareness by having a conversation about mental health in CLD. My guest this week is Julie Beckett who is a CLD Development Officer with Education Scotland. We talk through the NHS 5 Steps to Wellbeing relating it to our own CLD experience. Please note we are not experts in Men...

This week on CLD Talks I had the pleasure to speak with John Loughton, who is the CEO of global leadership company Dare2Lead and the Found of Scran Academy. John takes us through his journey from running his first campaign when he was 11, becoming the Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament, extra curricular activities, starting off Dare2Lead and the outstanding work Scran Academy done over the las...

This week on CLD Talks I was able to chat with Sue Briggs who is a Strategic Development Officer with a role in CLD within Aberdeenshire Council. Sue started off her career in Community Education in 1987 as a part time Detached youth worker. Sue completed her degree whilst working as a rural community development worker then gained a full time post. We discuss Sue’s experience, COVID 19 response,...

This week on CLD Talks podcast I sit down with Kevin Gillick. Kevin started off as a young person attending his local youth clubs and is now a Youth Development worker in Shetland. We discuss Kevin becoming a peer educator, Camp America, teaching monks English in Thailand and the work he is currently doing raising awareness of LGBT+ in the school community and gender pronouns for young people and...

This weeks podcast we have done something slightly different. I speak with some of the founding members of Larkhall Covid 19 Rainbows, now know as Larkhall Community Network. On the podcast are, Nancy Barr (Larkhall Christians Together), Sandra McCrory (Larkhall district and Volunteer group), Liz Jamieson (Community Links) and Terry Paterson (Larkhall Community Growers). Larkhall Covid 19 Rainbows...

This weeks podcast we have done something slightly different. I speak with some of the founding members of Larkhall Covid 19 Rainbows, now know as Larkhall Community Network. On the podcast are, Nancy Barr (Larkhall Christians Together), Sandra McCrory (Larkhall district and Volunteer group), Liz Jamieson (Community Links) and Terry Paterson (Larkhall Community Growers). Larkhall Covid 19 Rainbows...

This week on CLD Talks I have the pleasure to speak with Job Gibb. Joe shares his journey from growing up in Irvine and working various jobs from a young age, how he attended different clubs which gave him focus and the current work he does within the residential child care industry. Joe has an interesting view about the links between both Community Learning and Development/ Community Education an...

This week on CLD talks I have the pleasure to speak with Stephanie Thomson. Stephanie started off as a modern apprentice youth worker with the local health board. Stephanie remains part of the local health board today. We discuss Stephanie’s time at University, memorable moments, being redeployed to Test and Protect for 6 months, how she got into CLD, her passion for the Health Issues in the Commu...

This week on CLD Talks I speak with Gordon Mackie, who worked in CLD in different roles from 1982-2019, Gordon takes us through his journey from his positive placement experiences during his Postgrad in Community Education, working with Strathclyde Regional Council through the Urban aid programme, doing national work with the CeVe unit as part of the Scottish Community Education Council and then b...

This week I speak with Dr. Marion Allison, the Director of CLD Standards Council Scotland. Practising CLD since 1991, February 2021 marked Marion’s 30th year in CLD. Marion tells us about how Camp America changed her views, her desire to help others, various sessional roles and from becoming Area Manager for Universal Connections to then taking on the role of becoming Director of the CLD Standards...