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2023 Scottish Gambling Education Conference report now available
We are delighted to share the report from the 2023 Scottish Gambling Education Conference. This year’s theme was ‘Engaging Community Voices.’ We hosted the event at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Thurs 16 November 2023. We would like to extend sincere thanks to all of you who contributed to making the day such a success…
Read MorePodcast launch: Letās hae a blether aboot gambling harms in Scotland
We are thrilled to share that the first episode of our podcast on gambling harms in Scotland is now live! Each episode will focus on the story of someone with lived experience of harm from gambling. By exploring each story, we will also get into the connections between gambling and other activities, experiences, or life…
Read MoreNew report: Scottish students’ views on gambling, gaming, and cryptocurrency
We are excited to share new research on Scottish students’ views on gambling, gaming, and cryptocurrency. The research was conducted in partnership by Fast Forward, Tackling Gambling Stigma, and RCA Trust and funded by GambleAware. The findings highlight the impact gambling has on students in Scotland ā both their own gambling, and that of those…
Read MoreGuest blog: Robert from Highland Council shares top tips for how to have conversations about online safety with young people
In this blog, Robert Quigley from Highland Council shares their journey towards including gambling in their work, and tips for starting conversations with young people about online safety. I was recently honoured to have been asked to speak at the annual Scottish Gambling Education Conference as a keynote speaker, to share the journey that Highland…
Read MoreReport from Fast Forward’s Scottish Gambling Education Conference
It was wonderful to welcome so many of you to our first annual conference āInspiring the next steps in gambling educationā. We wish to say a huge thank you to all of our speakers, panel members and workshop leads. Your voices brought such compassion and knowledge to the day, we couldnāt have done it without…
Read MoreNew report: Young people’s views on gambling and gaming
We are delighted to share new research exploring young people across Scotland’s views on gambling and gaming. The report was commissioned by the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE), and delivered by Young Scot and Fast Forward. The results highlight the impact gambling has on young people in Scotland – both their own…
Read MoreThe Hub shares top tips for facilitating training
Many of the people and organisations we work with deliver training, or educational sessions, for young people and families. In this blog, our experienced trainers from the Scottish Gambling Education Hub share top tips on how to make your sessions as interactive, inclusive, and engaging as possible. Agree some ground rules This helps participants feel…
Read MoreDetails from the Trust Me film launch event
In May we launched the Trust Me film resource and website, and held a digital screening of the film at schools across Scotland. āTrust Meā explores the impact gambling and other risk-taking behaviours can have on young people and their family, friends, and communities. It uses a peer inspiration model, and draws on the views…
Read MoreThe Rebel Roots Heritage Project
Fast Forward is really proud of our recent Rebel Roots project, which took place over autumn 2018 to summer 2019. In fact, itās one of the most unusual projects Fast Forward has ever undertaken. Weāre particularly proud of our young rebels who led the project, exploring the history of local pop music, subcultures and styles.…
Read MoreThinking Differently Action Pack
āThis has been fun ā it wasnāt really drama like I expected.ā (Feedback from a young person) āI donāt normally like role play, itās not my thing. I thought this would be awkward and make me feel silly, but I actually really enjoyed it and think my young people will too.ā (Feedback from a youth…
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