At the heart of Winning Scotland

"We’re absolutely committed to building confidence and resilience in children and young people.

Because of Winning Scotland’s work, children are more engaged with learning, they’re forming better social skills, they have improved health and wellbeing, and, crucially, are positive about their future aspirations.

If I had written a checklist for what we wanted to achieve when I founded Winning Scotland in 2005, this is exactly what I’d have jotted down."

Sir Bill Gammell, Founder of Winning Scotland

Our mission

To empower all people in Scotland to have ambition, confidence and self-belief, with a focus on the benefits to children and young people.

Our values

In everything we do, we're always: 


  • Committed to children and young people

  • Collaborative in our approach

  • Pioneering in our delivery

  • Innovative in our solutions

How we effect change

Partnering

We work with partners who are committed to improving the confidence and resilienceThe ability to bounce back from challenges, adapt and keep going. of children and young people in Scotland. We learn from them, and support them to adopt more impactful approaches in their work. 

Influencing

We build relationships with and influence individuals and organisations who could help with our mission, and work to create a movement of wider cultural change in Scotland through sharing knowledge and inspirational impact.

Exploring

We actively seek out new and innovative ideas to improve the confidence and resilienceThe ability to bounce back from challenges, adapt and keep going. of children and young people in Scotland and design high quality solutions which we test against need and the market.

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What we do

Our work focuses on four key areas - building adult capacity, testing ideas, influencing systemsThe structures, rules and ways things are usually done – like in schools, health services, or communities. and sharing insight.