The Wood Foundation works in partnership with RAiSE authorities to support a contextualised learning and evaluation framework which informs ambition and activities. Mel Liddell, Learning and Evaluation Manager, shares the [...]
The Wood Foundation: The Wood Foundation was established by Sir Ian Wood KT GBE and his immediate family in 2007 to address economic and societal inequity. In the UK, its efforts [...]
Five thousand smallholder farmers in Rwanda are now the owners of the country’s largest tea factory. A ceremony, which was attended by the Prime Minister of Rwanda, the Right Honorable [...]
Catriona Gilchrist, Primary Science Development Officer for the RAiSE programme in the Western Isles, passed away on Saturday 5th February. Catriona was an experienced and much-loved and respected educator in [...]
Aberdeenshire Council has committed to a partnership which will support improved STEM experiences for primary pupils across the region’s 151 schools. Dr Kim Aplin has been appointed as Primary Science [...]
The Wood Foundation has supported the Doddie 500 for a second time. The epic 48-hour challenge saw Mark Beaumont, Rob Wainwright and their teammates cycle 500 miles from Murrayfield to [...]
Matt Sandham, Director of bspoq, took part in the Enterprise Education programme while a student at Ellon Academy in 2014. The Wood Foundation funded this programme from 2010 to 2014 [...]
The Wood Foundation has appointed Lucia Giuntoli to the newly created position of YPI Scotland Partnerships Manager. Lucia joins The Wood Foundation following a successful career connecting businesses to the [...]
As we close out 2021, RAiSE’s new National Education Officer Laura McCafferty reflects on a year in which the network grew in size and further embedded its impact nationwide. “I [...]
In another year of flux due to Covid-19, the strong partnerships which drive YPI have ensured thousands of young people have been empowered to lead positive change in their communities in 2021. The [...]
