Here you can find links to various projects and organisations I’ve worked with in the past or am currently working with.

East Lothian Play Association are a fantastic organisation providing and advocating for play opportunities for all children in East Lothian, Scotland. I’ve worked with them as both a consultant and play worker, primarily on their Loose Parts Play project. Learn more about them here: http://elpa.org.uk/

The Yard Scotland provide Adventure Play opportunities for Disabled Children and Young people in Scotland I wrote a series of articles for the Yard about the play that happens there. Check them out at: https://www.theyardscotland.org.uk/blog/its-so-beautiful-or-inclusion-as-a-value

Sound Symphony by Ellie Griffiths is a highly interactive sensory performance designed with young autistic sound seekers in mind. I’ve worked on this project as a trainer, consultant and evaluator. Learn more at: http://www.soundsymphony.co.uk/

Edinburgh Art Festival are a visual arts organisation who produce a yearly festival and carry out engagement projects throughout the year. I collaborated with them on a project with the thistle foundation. Read about it here on there community engagement blog: https://www.edartfestcommunityengagement.com/thistle-yp

I do ongoing work as an artist with Artlink Edinburgh and the Lothians on their project The Socialites. It’s a unique project which provides bespoke arts experience to young people with additional support needs. Learn more about the project here: https://artlinksocialites.blog/

WHALE Arts is a community arts and cultural centre and social enterprise based in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. They do a huge range of work across ages and groups of people. I’ve worked with them as youth worker and a freelance artist on their youth programmes. Learn more at http://www.whalearts.co.uk/
Imaginate develop, promote and celebrate theatre for children and young people in Scotland. They produce the Edinburgh International Children’s festival each year. https://www.imaginate.org.uk/
Birds of Paradise Theatre company are a disabled led Scotland based touring theatre company and development organisation. https://www.boptheatre.co.uk/
I’ve worked as a consultant and creative facilitator in combination with these two innovative and exciting companies. Here’s a blog from Imaginate about some of that work- https://www.imaginate.org.uk/schools/projects/birds-of-paradise-at-pilrig-park-school