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Over £1.2M awarded to charitable organisations across Scotland
We are delighted to announce our latest funding recipients with 32 organisations working to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland receiving just over £1.2M.
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Podcast - Reflections on the mentoring/tutoring evidence review
Our Widening Access Coordinator, DonnaMarie Steel, and Laura Robertson (Poverty Alliance) discuss the findings from our recent evidence review which looked at the mentoring/tutoring landscape in Scotland.
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Over £1M awarded to charitable organisations across Scotland
We are delighted to announce our latest funding recipients with 32 organisations working to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland receiving just over £1M.
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Over £900K awarded to charitable organisations across Scotland
We are delighted to announce our latest funding recipients with 31 organisations working to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland receiving just over £900K.
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Now is the time to invest in supporting young people
Our Widening Access Coordinator, DonnaMarie Steel, reflects on the findings of recent work around mentoring and tutoring provision in Scotland.
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Trust appoints first Head of Programmes and Practice
We are pleased to announce Russell Gunson’s appointment as Head of Programmes and Practice.
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Head of Insight and Impact appointed
We are pleased to announce Zoë Ferguson’s appointment as the new Head of Insight and Impact of The Robertson Trust.
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New report: Reducing the Poverty Related Attainment Gap - Evidence Review of Mentoring and Tutoring
New analysis, undertaken by the Poverty Alliance on behalf of The Robertson Trust, examines evidence on the effectiveness of mentoring and tutoring for children and young people living in poverty and provides an overview of the current policy and practice landscape in Scotland.
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Voices: Govan HELP
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Govan HELP, a charity that exists to build the resilience, confidence, and self-worth of children and their families through the provision of a range of early intervention services.
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Signals in the noise: getting to grips with poverty
A year from the start of the Trust’s strategy, and to mark Challenge Poverty Week, our Chief Executive, Jim McCormick, looks at the poverty pressures bearing down on low-income households in Scotland and where action is needed if we are to apply the lessons of the pandemic.
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Voices: Moving on Inverclyde
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Moving on Inverclyde, a Greenock based charity, established to support adults (18+) experiencing problematic drug and alcohol use and their families.
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Over £1.3M awarded to charitable organisations across Scotland
We are delighted to announce our latest funding recipients with 34 organisations working to alleviate poverty and trauma across Scotland receiving just over £1.3 million.
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Internship reflections: Esther Itela
Robertson Scholar, Esther Itela, is a fourth-year student at Robert Gorden University studying Food, Nutrition, and Human Health. As part of #ChallengePoverty week, Esther shares her reflections on her summer internship with the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit, and what she learned about poverty in Scotland.
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Meet the Trustees: The Robertson Trust welcomes three new members to its Board of Trustees
First announced last week, The Robertson Trust is pleased to share more details about the three new members who will join our Board of Trustees.
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Voices: Geeza Break
In our Voices series, we share the stories and opinions from our funded organisations that are helping to find solutions to poverty and trauma in Scotland. The latest group is Geeza Break, a charity that provides family support and flexible respite services to parents with children aged 0-16 years, predominantly within the East/North East in Glasgow.