SENScot Newsletters

Home » News

SE Cultural & Tourism Newsletter – October 2021

14/10/2021

Welcome to the October newsletter. I hope you are all managing to take some time, in between the rain, to enjoy Scotland in the Autumn. Early morning walks with my pup are my most peaceful time of the day. 

SE Network News – No 65

07/10/2021

This week, at Holyrood, Deputy First Minster, John Swinney announced the publication of  A Fairer Future, Scottish Govt’s Covid recovery strategy, aimed at helping those most affected by the pandemic. The strategy, when implemented, will see the Govt working with local government, the third sector, and businesses – with a commitment to ‘address the systemic inequalities […]

SE & Sport Newsletter – October 2021

06/10/2021

This month we are delighted to share a new Sport SEN member Case Study, Westquarter and Redding Cricket Club (WRCC), who were founded in 1908 and are a progressive and inclusive social enterprise who demonstrate a clear desire to make a difference within their community, using sport as a tool to create positive impact. This case study charts their journey from a sports club to a […]

SE Network News – No 64

30/09/2021

SENScot will be holding its AGM on 12th October 2021 at 1pm – and, as well as covering ‘formal business’, will provide members and other attendees with a highlight presentation on our activities since the merger of Senscot and Social Firms Scotland back in July 2020. The meeting will also provide the latest information regarding […]

SE Health & Wellbeing Newsletter – September 2021

29/09/2021

Scottish Government is currently engaging on an Older People’s Health and Social Care Strategy – that includes this Statement of Intent. In developing the Strategy, SG is inviting organisations working with and supporting older people to get in touch with a view to hosting their own sessions with older people so that their voices are […]

SE Network News – No 63

23/09/2021

Recent newsletters have been referencing Scottish Govt’s consultation on a National Care Service (NCS) – as well as a couple of sessions that SENScot has hosted this month – aimed at giving SEN members the opportunity to share their thoughts with one another in advance of submitting a response or ‘briefing’ from a social enterprise perspective. Scottish […]

SE Networks News – No 62

16/09/2021

Scottish Govt’s Programme for Government 2021-22 was announced last week. Many of the headlines, naturally, focused on further investment in the NHS Recovery Plan – including the establishment of National Care Service; measures to tackle both the ‘attainment gap’ and the levels of poverty that continue to afflict so many of our communities; plans to support the […]

SE & Employability Newsletter – September 2021

15/09/2021

Scottish Government is currently consulting on the creation of a National Care Service – SENScot is holding the following sessions to provide SEN members with the opportunity to share their thoughts on several aspects of the National Care Service Consultation, with a view to submitting a response / developing a briefing on the social enterprise perspective. Thurs 16th Sept (10.30am-12pm) – Improving Care & the […]

SE Networks News – No 61

09/09/2021

With so many eyes on COP26 in Glasgow later this year,  Greta Thunberg gave us all a stark reminder, last week, that Scotland still has a lot of work to do if it wishes to consider itself a ‘world leader’ on climate change. This, co-incidentally, came in the same week as the launch of the Third […]

SE Cultural & Tourism Newsletter – September 2021

09/09/2021

Welcome to the September newsletter. I have just come back from two glorious weeks in Shetland.  If you haven’t been then I suggest you pack your walking boots and go.  Beautiful islands with some wonderful welcoming people. The Programme for Government was launched this week by the Scottish Government. EnvironMental Health CIC are offering First Aid For […]

Latest Tweets

Social Entrepreneurs Network Scotland (Senscot) is registered as a Scottish charity under Scottish Charity No. SC029210 and as a limited company under Company Registration No. SC278156. Its registered office is at 41 Miller Street, Glasgow.