News & impact stories

Check out the latest exciting updates from across the Social Enterprise Academy network!

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Funding available for young changemakers in Scotland!

Published:
  • Author: SEA Team
  • Duration: 2 Minutes
  • Scotmid are offering young people who are starting or running a social enterprise in school to apply for £25, £50, £75 or £100 of funding to put towards their business!

    New Scots Leaders: Meet Eissa

    Published:
  • Author: SEA Impact Stories
  • Duration: 3 minutes
  • Meet Eissa, a climate activist from Yemen who recently participated in our New Scots leadership programme, in partnership with Scottish Refugee Council.

    Gàidheil and Gaeilge Leading in Cultural Tourism success

    Published:
  • Author: SEA Team
  • Duration: 3 minutes
  • We recently delivered the ‘Gàidheil and Gaeilge Leading in Cultural Tourism’ across two residentials in Spring 2023 with support from Bòrd na Gàidhlig and Údarás na Gaeltachta. The programme helped leaders in community-based organisations – in both Scotland & Ireland - to understand the rapidly changing nature of tourism and tourists.

    Steps to Sustainability: Bon Accord Heritage

    Published:
  • Author: SEA Impact Stories
  • Duration: 3 Minutes
  • Join Wendy and Donna from the Steps to Sustainability team as they visited Jack Burnett-Stuart and Ross McKirdy from Bon Accord Baths in Aberdeen, Scotland.

    Learner Spotlight: Harris

    Published:
  • Author: SEA Impact Stories
  • Duration: 2 Minutes
  • Harris tells us about their reasoning for taking part in Social Enterprise Schools and the Falkirk Dragons' Den competition in Scotland.

    COP26 Climate Change Dragons’ Dens

    Published:
  • Author: SEA Impact Stories
  • Duration: 4 Minutes
  • A fantastic day as schools from across Scotland came together to share their climate-focused Social Enterprise ideas in celebration of COP26 in Glasgow.

    New Scots leaders graduate our leadership programme!

    Published:
  • Author: SEA Impact Stories
  • Duration: 2 Minutes
  • Following an 8 month New Scots leadership programme, which was delivered in partnership with the Social Enterprise Academy and Scottish Refugee Council, the Scottish Refugee Council hosted a graduation ceremony.