From the Glenkens Community Action Plan Steering Group, with a particular focus on the impacts of the cuts on the educational provision for the Glenkens through a rural depopulation lens.
The Glenkens Skills and Jobs Fair aimed to create and promote an event which showcases the breadth of opportunity for employment, training and employability support in the area.
Life and Land in the Glenkens was commissioned to reflect and amplify voices within our communities, through case studies and a fresh look at life in the Glenkens from a local young journalist Ross Sanderson.
A presentation from Community Development Lens (CoDeL) looking at the links between education and the sustainability of rural communities, and the need for local education hub or centre of excellence.
This report reviews the links between education and the sustainability of rural communities, and focuses on opportunities and challenges for educational provision in the Glenkens, a dynamic and engaged rural community.
Fiona Smith and Sarah Ade, representatives of the Glenkens Community Action Plan Steering Group, and Helen Keron, GCAT Executive Manager, met Gillian Brydson, Director of Education, Skills and Community Wellbeing and Ingrid Gemmell, Stewartry Ward Officer to discuss actions from the July meeting and future plans for partnership working to find a sustainable model of education and learning in the Glenkens
The Glenkens Community and Arts Trust (GCAT) hosted an Education and Learning event in the Glenkens on 11th July 2024, on behalf of the Glenkens and District Community Action Plan Steering Group.
