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Access to outdoor recreation by older people in Scotland
This report details research on access to outdoor recreation for older people. In particular it looks at barriers to access and recommends potential solutions.
Beyond Them and Us
is a report of a conference that took place in Glasgow in 2011. This was part of the Victims and Community confidence workstream of the Scottish Government’s partnership framework “Preventing offending by young people framework for action”.
Bridging the Generation Gap
A report from YouthLink Scotland on intergenerational practice within the youth work sector.
Building relationships between the generations: the case of the co-located nursery
The story of Apples and Honey Nightingale CIC nursery
Care Inspectorate - Intergenerational Publication
Bringing Generations Together highlights some great examples of intergenerational practice from care services across Scotland highlighting the benefits of bringing people together from different generations.
Dementia Awareness Schools Pack
A resource pack for use with upper primary and lower secondary children to increase their understanding of dementia.
Family structures and intergenerational transfers of learning: changes and challenges
Family structures and intergenerational transfers of learning: changes and challenges
Generations on Screen
In spring 2018 children from primary schools in Renfrewshire began to visit elderly residents of local care homes on a weekly basis.
Grandparents Plus
Grandparents Plus
Greg & May - a story about intergenerational friendship
What happens when a 96 year old and a 4 year old become friends? Laura Haggarty, Care About Physical Activity advisor tell us.
Intergenerational care on the Western Isles
An ongoing initiative between Solas Day Centre and An Cotan Nursery bringing together those living with Dementia with pre-school children.
Intergenerational Care Project - Australia
Toolkits, guides and research results from the intergenerational care research programme at Griffith University, Queensland.
Intergenerational communication – an interdisciplinary mapping review of research between 1996 and 2017 - research published in the Journal of Intergenerational Relationships
What research has been done in the field of intergenerational communication and what else needs to be done? Read the new research by professor James Law, Dr Tony Young, Dr Joana Filipa Almeida.
Intergenerational Guide in Early Learning and Childcare
A resource for early years and childcare practitioners who wish to create and develop best practice in their intergenerational work.
Intergenerational Guide in Early Learning and Childcare (text only)
A resource for early years and childcare practitioners who wish to create and develop best practice in their intergenerational work (copy in larger black text)
Intergenerational Landed Learning Project
Intergenerational Landed Learning Project
Intergenerational Programme at Nightingale House
A study into the impact on the well-being of elderly residents.
Making Bridges with Music
Making Bridges with Music (MBWM) was an intergenerational pilot intervention that worked with participants from 5 months to 100 years of age in 3 care homes in the Torbay area of the South West of England.
Manifesto for Age Friendly Museums
Manifesto for Age Friendly Museums
Nightingale Hammerson House - Intergenerational Programme
A study into the impact on the well-being of elderly residents.
ORPEA Meco intergenerational project in Spain video
ORPEA Meco is a project in Spain that brings younger and older people together. It is an example of intergenerational work in practice.
Reweaving the Tapestry of the Generations
A guide to Community-based Intergenerational Initiatives in Europe
Royal Blind Learning Hub
The Royal Blind Learning Hub provides teacher training, educational resources, advice and workshops to teachers and other education professionals working with visually impaired children and young people.
Spanish edition of 'Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds'
Spanish edition of 'Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds'
Spinning Songs - Scottish Opera
An intergenerational project for people living with dementia and young children.
STV news report on Newbyres Nursery Intergenerational project
STV news report on Newbyres Nursery Intergenerational Project
The Family Rights Group
The Family Rights Group
The Grandparents Association
The Grandparents Association
Unlocking our Potential: Older People - A Key to Scotland's Future?
Unlocking our Potential: Older People - A Key to Scotland's Future?
Walk in our Shoes, Act on our Issues
Walk in our Shoes, Act on our Issues' is a resource pack which will help you to identify barriers to older people's inclusion in your neighbourhood, and to get support from local decision makers for removing these barriers.