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We’re crowdfunding £20,000 for Highland and Moray
Posted: Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
Assistive technology
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, […]
Posted: Monday, September 18th, 2023
Adult learning supports a cyber resilient Scotland
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 […]
Posted: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
Paid Temporary Roles for Disabled Students
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. […]
Posted: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022
Combining learning resources leads to two qualifications for adult learners
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 […]
Posted: Friday, September 2nd, 2022
Digital CLD Award Achievement
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 […]
Posted: Thursday, August 25th, 2022
A Guide to Accessing Community Based Adult Learning for Disabled People
We were delighted to be awarded funding from the Scottish Government to create this new guide to accessing Community Based Adult Learning (CBAL). Six disabled people all with some past or current experience of accessing CBAL co-produced this resource, translated into alternative formats. It was important for the group to reflect their experiences of being […]
Posted: Friday, June 17th, 2022
Learner Spotlight: Wendy Smith
Sibyl Adam, our Engagement and Fundraising Officer, had the pleasure of chatting to Wendy Smith, creator of Carers Union, a new grassroots organisation bringing together carers with advocacy and mediation in mind. Wendy was a learner with one of our projects in Highland, where conversations with Learning Coordinator Jan Harrison, as well as partner organisations […]
Posted: Wednesday, June 8th, 2022
Linking Cyber and Accessibility Webinars
Trustee’s Week 2024 Cyber resilience for trustees 12:30 – 13:30, Monday 4th November Being a charity trustee is one of the most rewarding ways you can contribute to an area you care about. Whether you’re passionate about human rights, educational inclusion, environmental protection or cultural heritage, as a trustee you have an important role within your […]
Posted: Monday, May 30th, 2022
Cyber Resilience and Accessible Formats Project
Last updated 10th January 2022. Click here for the online safety resources Click here for event details In the past couple of years, we’ve directly supported over a thousand people to feel safer and more confident online through free in-person (before Covid-19) classes and online webinars. This new project aims to provide free, public […]
Posted: Friday, March 25th, 2022
Lead Scotland’s Spring Party
Spring time is nearly here and we want to celebrate the fantastic learners, befriendees and volunteers that are involved with Lead Scotland! As the days get longer and daffodils start appearing, we hope you’ll join us for this online party. You’ll get a chance to see your achievements on screen (with permission!) and see what […]
Posted: Thursday, March 3rd, 2022
Cyber Resilience Basics for Entrepreneurs
Lead Scotland will be joined by cyber security experts Sapphire to talk about the basics of keeping your small business (or future business) safe and secure from online threats and scammers. If you’re self-employed, an entrepreneur, small business owner or planning to set one up soon, join us for this free webinar! Sign up […]
Posted: Friday, February 18th, 2022
Webinars and ‘Training for Trainers’
Last updated 9th February 2022. As part of our Cyber Resilience and Accessible Formats project, we’re offering FREE webinars for members of the public and training for practitioners/organisations that support others. All classes are free and open to the public. The Training for Trainers sessions are for practitioners, volunteers or others who support people with low […]
Posted: Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
We won! Scottish Cyber Awards 2021
On Thursday 18th November, we were excited to attend the Scottish Cyber Awards at the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh. Hosted by the SBRC (Scottish Business Resilience Centre), the awards were attended by colleagues in the public, private and charity sectors. We came together to celebrate innovation and achievement in cyber security. We were thrilled to […]
Posted: Monday, November 22nd, 2021
2020-21 Strategic Performance
Our staff and volunteers have been brilliant, navigating the new challenges thrown up by the pandemic. We are incredibly grateful to all our partners who supported us to stay open, to extend our Befriending Services, to offer Scotland wide learning services and flex our services to meet people’s changing needs. This webpage offers a brief […]
Posted: Wednesday, September 29th, 2021
Thinking Digitally 2022
Image credit: kreatikar We will be delivering our accredited Thinking Digitally course in early 2022, as part of our Build Back Digital Initiative supported by the Scottish Government’s National Transition Training Fund. Participation in this course will be free for disabled people, carers, and those who provide services for disabled people and carers. This remotely […]
Posted: Friday, September 24th, 2021
Shortlisted at the Scottish Charity Awards 2021
20th August 2021 We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for a Digital Citizens award at the Scottish Charity Awards 2021! The nomination recognises our work in the past year and a half supporting members of the public with cyber resilience training and our OpenLearnCreate course ‘Everyday computer skills: a beginner’s guide to computers, tablets, […]
Posted: Friday, August 20th, 2021
Accessible Engagement and Participation Online
This webpage relates to an input to a CLD webinar about digital tools for online participation and engagement, held on the 12th May 2021 . Why accessibility is even more important now Accessible information considerations Holding accessible online meetings The voices of disabled people may have been underrepresented in the last round of CLD plans. […]
Posted: Monday, May 10th, 2021
Alternative Formats for Online Safety and Security Messaging
The NCSC’s (National Cyber Security Centre) Cyber Aware campaign gives 6 actions that you can take to stay safe and secure online. We have translated this advice into accessible formats to help everybody understand these key messages. Please tell us, by emailing cyberproject@lead.org.uk, if you require an alternative format which is not listed below. […]
Posted: Wednesday, April 28th, 2021
Making Online Security Messaging Accessible
24th March 2021 Lead Scotland is proud to be working with a range of partners commissioning and developing new alternative formats of online safety and security messaging for people who might find current messaging inaccessible. The new formats will include text formats, braille, British Sign Language, captioned video, community languages and easy read formats. Accessible […]
Posted: Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
