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BSL (British Sign Language) Clips

Posted on Thursday, August 29th, 2024

Introduction to being Cyber Aware This website link has 6 BSL clips about key things to stay safe online. Introduction to being Cyber Aware Use a strong and separate password for your email Create Strong passwords using three random words Save your passwords in your browser Turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) Back up your data […]

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Celebrating a Milestone: Lead Scotland Wins the SCVO Scottish Charity Awards Digital Difference Award

Posted on Friday, June 21st, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Lead Scotland has been honoured with the prestigious Digital Difference Award at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) Scottish Charity Awards. Pioneering Digital Inclusion At Lead Scotland, our mission is to support disabled individuals and carers to become empowered through personalised learning opportunities, befriending support, helpline advice and […]

CyberUK Conference 2024

Posted on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024

I was delighted to speak about our Cyber Project on the spotlight stage at the CyberUK24 conference on the 15th May in Birmingham. A nerve wracking lightning talk of five minutes with a claxon sounding time up! Our Cyber Project work aligns with the Scottish Government’s Strategic Framework for a Cyber Resilient Scotland, specifically the […]

Assistive technology

Posted on Monday, September 18th, 2023

Assistive Technology refers to any item, piece of equipment, software programme, or product system that can be used to increase, maintain, or improve the level of independence of disabled people. Some people prefer the term ‘enabling technology’. There are a wide variety of free, low cost and costed technology solutions available. Disabled people in schools, […]

Perth and Kinross Tenants Digital Skills Project

Posted on Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

Our Perth and Kinross Tenants Digital Project supports adults over 16 with their digital skills and participation. The aim of the project is to get Tenants digitally included, and to be able to have a say on the issues that matter to them. The project works 1:1 and in small groups with learners, where learners […]

Lead Scotland Evolves

Posted on Tuesday, June 13th, 2023

From what I’ve read, in 1979, Edinburgh University Settlement and a passionate group of volunteers were worried that a lack of funding for REHAB Scotland was going to herald the loss of supported post school learning opportunities for disabled people. There was no Equality Act in 1979 – no rights or entitlements and some disabled […]

Adult learning supports a cyber resilient Scotland

Posted on Wednesday, May 10th, 2023

Lead Scotland has a new Linking Cyber and Accessibility Project Tens of thousands more adult learners have devices and data thanks to national initiatives such as Connecting Scotland and the Digital Inclusion Fund and local schemes. Digital access to services is incredibly exciting! New flexible, inclusive ways of engaging and supporting community based adult learners […]

Paid Temporary Roles for Disabled Students

Posted on Thursday, December 22nd, 2022

Lead Scotland runs the only national disabled students’ helpline and information service in Scotland. We create free online guides and factsheets on a variety of topics related to accessing and participating in post school education as a disabled person. We would like to create some new factsheets in co-production with a group of disabled students. […]

Combining learning resources leads to two qualifications for adult learners

Posted on Friday, September 2nd, 2022

Education Scotland and Girvan Academy have produced combined resources for school pupils to work towards two qualifications: SCQF level 4 Internet Safety & SCQF Level 4 Cyber Fundamentals. Find out more about this work: Level 4 Resources for Cyber Fundamentals and Internet Safety – DigiLearn Lead Scotland has been working with Education Scotland and the […]

Digital CLD Award Achievement

Posted on Thursday, August 25th, 2022

Lead Scotland is among the first in Scotland to be recognised under a new digital award scheme for community learning and development organisations. The Digital CLD Awards seek to recognise the ways that CLD (Community Learning and Development) services and organisations promote effective use of digital technologies to enhance learning and engagement opportunities in youth […]

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