
Help a child learn to read – further opportunities for mentoring
22 Jan 2025
We support children in primary school which involves recruiting mentors to support primary school children learning to read. This work is based on the research, support and expertise of former Professor Sue Ellis and promotes reading for pleasure
Can you Inspire a young Chemist?
06 Jan 2025
We are currently recruiting mentors with a background in chemistry (or related fields) to support, challenge and inspire pupils as they envisage and plan their progression into higher education. Mentors will inspire mentees to plan their futures with confidence and investigate the possibility of Chemistry as a basis for their career. Please contact kumud@intergenerationalmentoring.com
Presenting our research at SERA Conference
28 Nov 2024
We presented our latest research ‘Connecting Reading mentors in schools – lessons for policy and practice’ drawing on data within our ‘Help a Child Learn to Read’ project at Scottish Educational Research Association Conference in Dundee as part of our engagement in the Poverty and Education Network. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time to our research.
Funding news- CORRA Foundation’s Boost Fund
11 Nov 2024
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the CORRA Foundation’s Boost Small Grants Fund. This fund will allow us to continue to deliver meaningful activities for children and families living in Easterhouse. Many thanks to the CORRA Foundation for their support.
Creative Activities for Family Learning Resource Available
12 Sep 2024
IMN has developed a resource to support community workers lead creative activities for children, young people and families underpinned by opportunities to engage with low-stakes literacy. The resource can be explored in different ways and can be used to develop a weekly block of activities (e.g. 8 sessions) culminating in an exhibition, or to support individual one-off taster activities.
Supporting family learning activities
07 Mar 2024
Wonderful exhibition produced by families in Easterhouse @oakwoodG34 Fantastic to see weeks of creativity coming together. A huge THANK YOU to our funders @ylsgrants @engagevisualart @CreativeS and to Rosemary @FARE_Scotland & artist Matt Gillies.
Supporting family learning in Alloa
09 Feb 2024
Fantastic night #BowmarBookies #ArtExhibition Thank you to everyone coming along and supporting our event and letting the families showcase their work.
Alastair’s podcast with the University of Strathclyde’s Institute of Education
06 Nov 2023
Have a listen to Alastair discussing his research around educational inequality on the University of Strathclyde’s Institute of Education podcast:
Funding News- Grant awarded from the Royal Society of Chemistry
10 Oct 2023
We are pleased to announce that we’ve secured funding from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RCS) to support young people interested in studying chemistry. Many thanks to the RSC for their support.
Intergenerational Mentoring Network awarded funding to support family learning
31 Aug 2023
We are delighted to have received funding from the Youth Arts Open Fund @YLSGrants
Many thanks to YouthLinkScot @CreativeScots
We’re looking forward to offering inspiring, high-quality creative opportunities to children & their families in accessible local spaces.
Update on research plans: Building A Community Level Response to Educational Inequality?
04 Dec 2022
For an update on our research plans, please have a look on Page 5 of the following HASS magazine
IMN wins Strathclyde University’s annual Faculty of Humanities and Social Science Impact Prize.
04 Nov 2020
We are delighted to have won Strathclyde University’s annual Faculty of Humanities and Social Science Impact Prize. For more details, please see page 23