Creative STAR Learning

10/11/2025

Any thoughts on this wee fundraiser, please let me know!

A Blood Lines fun fundraiser.

03/11/2025

If you live in or near Edinburgh this could be ideal for you!

27/10/2025

Please sign the Upstart petition if you live in Scotland and think children deserve the best childhood possible. I want to see our children grow up healthy, happy and resilient who can deal with life's complexities and have much more time outside given the known benefits.

Scotland prides itself on being the clever country - yet we send children to school at one of the youngest ages in the world. While Nordic nations let play shape the early years, we hand out worksheets and iPads. It’s time to ask whether rushing childhood is costing us resilience, wellbeing and le...

05/10/2025

Amazed that this has happened. Wow!

James Crawford presents a selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC.

25/09/2025

I hope you find it a worthwhile listen...

Rachel Stewart talks to outdoor education expert Juliet about her terminal illness.

11/09/2025

7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools - article in TES published today

Class teachers must be given flexibility to go out into school grounds and beyond, says leading outdoor-learning expert Juliet Robertson

04/09/2025

Hooray for play everywhere! Vital in hospital.

Play in Hospital Week - we need your stories!

Each October, the amazing work of hospital play specialists and play workers is celebrated during Play in Hospital week. Our play superstars at RACH are looking for stories from children and families to highlight the importance of play. If you - or a friend or relative - has a story to share, please get in touch with Nadine at [email protected]

03/09/2025

Not outdoor learning but about my Blood Lines book... very readable...

Thanks goodness this blog is not a library book - otherwise I'd be fined

02/09/2025

Have you ever wanted to make change happen in an issue you care passionately about? A Churchill Fellowship is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to inspire the change you want to see. Apply now:

We are a community of changemakers championing global solutions for today's crucial challenges. We were founded in 1965 in memory of Sir Winston Churchill. We offer ideas to inspire your vision for change.

10/08/2025

Delighted to see this reminder - this summer there's been dog poo being left in our local hospital grounds - where vulnerable patients walk around and young children garden there.

Please help keep our health and social care grounds clean and safe by keeping your dog on a lead and picking up after your pet. We're aware the grounds of many of our community and hospital settings across Grampian are sometimes used by people exercising dogs. Our sites are in the heart of many communities and this is completely understandable, but please consider safety first for you, your pets, our vulnerable patients, our staff and volunteers who maintain the grounds and for other site users.

10/06/2025

What a beautiful review of Juliet Robertson’s new poetry collection, ! A big thank you to Bob Cox for these comments 📚

is out now! Order directly from our website via: https://www.independentthinkingpress.com/books/healthandwell-being/blood-lines-living-and-dying-with-cancer-a-lyrical-journey/

Blood Lines - a poetry collection

10/06/2025

The reviews have been terrific from all who fed back on the final copy. Thanks to author, Bob Cox for this one

What a beautiful review of Juliet Robertson’s new poetry collection, ! A big thank you to Bob Cox for these comments 📚

is out now! Order directly from our website via: https://www.independentthinkingpress.com/books/healthandwell-being/blood-lines-living-and-dying-with-cancer-a-lyrical-journey/

Blood Lines - a poetry collection