Thank you for reading the Weekly. We hope it's something you find useful and informative as we all continue our work in the complex, sprawling and ever-developing landscape in which community development sits.

Supporting co-production well allows everyone involved, both users and practitioners, to be empowered, valued and capable of contributing meaningfully.

This rare open one-day training course will explore the vital role community-led health plays in Scotland’s drive to embed prevention at the heart of health and wellbeing policy.

In this powerful blog, Lainy Bedingfield, Managing Director at Kingsway Community Connections, discusses her experience and learning from managing a community-led organisation.

Our training offer is specifically designed to support public bodies and partnerships to understand relevant broad policy trends and objectives, giving staff time to gain new knowledge and skills - and confidently apply them in their work.

Published by Glasgow Centre for Population Health, a new report sets out the "significant health inequalities" LGBT+ people face in Scotland, based on analysis of the latest census data.

Unbound Scotland is a project about empowering people to come together to take local, community-led climate action that supports good health in their communities.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) modules recognise the skills, knowledge and experience gained through professional and volunteer practice, enabling practitioners without formal qualifications to access degree-level study.

The Scottish Co-production Network Ideas Clinics are informal, peer-learning events where you can hear from network members about their work delivering co-production in different settings.

SCDC recently supported a series of events exploring the development of the next Open Government National Action Plan, a five year plan aimed at increasing transparency, accountability and participation across government and beyond.

Prevention is now a key feature of Scottish public health policy. We often think about prevention as identifying and tackling root causes before negative outcomes occur - taking action on the building blocks of health.

A coalition of more than 50 organisations, including SCDC, has called on the Scottish Government to create a fairer tax system following the Scottish Parliament election.

A coalition of organisations has written to the First Minister to outline the importance of a Scottish Human Rights Bill being delivered in the first year of the new parliament.

A new report has highlighted the ongoing impact of the cost of living crisis, with disabled people forced to take difficult decisions about eating, heating, and using essential equipment. 

Strong community organisations have their community's needs and priorities at the heart of their decision-making.

A new report from YouthLink Scotland has set out the challenges young people face around the impact of online harms, and the role youth work can play in supporting young people online.

New research has brought together evidence showing how sex and gender contribute to unequal health outcomes and experiences across Scotland.

In a new article for CHEX, Chair of Public Health Scotland, Ally Boyle MBE, shares his views on the importance of context, connection, and culture for good governance, and why these principles are crucial if we’re to support community-led approaches.

In an environment of reduced funding and increased demand, many organisations are rightly focused on supporting their communities - but can find it difficult to find the time and space to think about how best to run the organisation itself.

Policymakers, funders, and research institutions must better recognise, resource, and support the knowledge already held within communities, a new report has urged.

Join SCDC and Scotland’s Open Government Team at this event to explore Scotland’s approach to its fourth Open Government Action Plan.

A new report has set out how Scottish Gypsy / Travellers continue to face racial discrimination and unequal access across housing, health, and education.

Newly published evidence shows the clear impact that community-led health organisations have on the health and wellbeing of their communities.

Join SCDC and Scotland’s Open Government Team at this event to explore Scotland’s approach to its fourth Open Government Action Plan.

The Scottish Government has published its Democracy Matters Route Map, setting out the current progress and next steps around what new community governance arrangements could look like.

A new campaign is seeking to address community cohesion and understand why we feel so divided, and how we can make a difference.

A recent learning exchange has brought people together from Northern Ireland and Scotland to strengthen practice around community development and health.

How can community groups best achieve their aims? How do they meet community needs? Where to begin? These are some of the questions that the Building Stronger Community Organisations resource helps to answer.

What Matters to You (WM2U) is working in Dundee and Clackmannanshire to explore how lived experience and community priorities can be used to tackle Scotland’s child poverty crisis.

A new video explores the role public diners could play in reducing health inequalities and bringing communities together over nutritious and affordable meals.