Gayle Duffus has been appointed Education Director at The Wood Foundation. This newly created position sees Gayle join the senior leadership team, taking responsibility for the Foundation’s curricular programmes and [...]
The Wood Foundation has donated a further £150,000 to the work of the STV Children’s Appeal. Over the course of its nine-year partnership, £1.35m has been granted to the Appeal [...]
The Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre (EBSOC) at University of Edinburgh has teamed up with RAiSE to bring the joy of micro-organisms to life for children throughout Scotland. Thanks to securing [...]
Three Scottish local authorities have committed to a programme which will support improved STEM learning experiences for primary pupils. Teachers will be supported by Primary Science Development Officers (PSDOs) who [...]
Through The Wood Foundation’s Excelerate investment, a network of Oracy Leads in partner schools will receive immersive professional learning to develop and implement whole-school oracy plans and cascade learning. Up [...]
A report detailing the impact of Raising Aspirations in Science Education (RAiSE) in the 2020/21 academic year has been released. It highlights the positive impact that the programme and its [...]
The Wood Foundation Africa has released a 2020/21 annual overview regarding two of its tea greenfield development programmes taking place within Nyaruguru and Karongi districts in Rwanda. Covering the period [...]
Secondary school students from throughout Scotland have been responsible for a vital funding boost of £660,000 to local charities through their involvement in the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI). More [...]
The Wood Foundation has promoted Georgea Hughes to the position of Programmes Director. Georgea has worked with The Wood Foundation for 13 years, joining shortly after its inception, and has [...]
As the academic year draws to a close, we have a chance to recognise the incredible impact educators have on the lives of our young people and communities. Our UK [...]
