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 every week, it really means so much!

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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 learning which came with it. Turf Youth Project will be opening its doors to the public later this month.

Find them on Twitter and Facebook:

@TurfYservice

https://www.facebook.com/turfcommunity

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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 - @IainCorbett88

Children's Neighbourhood Scotland - @CnScotland

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Hope you all enjoy!

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, opportunities created from the pandemic and training/ resources available to the work force.

If you, or someone you know, needs support when it comes to gambling, you can call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133.

For more information:

www.fastforward.org.uk

https://trustmefilm.org.uk/

https://gamblingeducationhub.fastforward.org.uk/

Twitter

@GamblingEduHub

@WarrenHughesFF

@FastForwardorg

@CLDTalks

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 understanding/ utilising their basic Human Rights and the development or her organisation Making Rights Real.

Clare also discusses the World Community Development Conference 2021 in Nairobi Kenya which takes place on the 21st - 23rd of June. The conference has been rescheduled from last year and has been moved online! From more information/ sign up please go to - https://wcdc2021.acdpk.org/ 

Other links discussed

The international association for Community Development - https://www.iacdglobal.org/

The Children's Parliament - https://www.childrensparliament.org.uk/

Twitter: 

@Clare_MacG

@Rights_Real

@Creative_Voices

@IACD_global

@CLDTalks

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 Twitter @LearningLinkSCO

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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 for his masters/ PHD and much more!

This is a very interesting conversation which gives a detailed insight into ESOL and some of the challenges from a practitioner’s lens.

Twitter:

@CLDTalks

@JamieESOL

@VBarnettSimpson

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 the thing that got Annette hooked into CLD, some challenges for the CLD Talks listeners which were created as part of recent assignment, the 5 C’s of Negotiation and much more!

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Twitter @AnnetteCoburn59

Twitter @UWSRocks

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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 Mental Health but have experience supporting learners in various capacities.

Links to resources:

Community Learning and Development (CLD) Wakelet - Wakelet

Positive mental wellbeing - resources to support children and young people | Learning resources | National Improvement Hub (education.gov.scot)

Mental health & wellbeing : supports for practitioners, parents, carers & young people - Wakelet

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021

5 steps to mental wellbeing - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Twitter:

@CLDTalks

@edscotcld