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Read the full letter here ➡️ dvva.scot/news/third-sec…

The third sector is essential to strong, healthy communities — but cuts without meaningful, accessible engagement risk leaving voices unheard. We stand with @DVVAscot in calling for transparent, inclusive and fair budget consultations across Dundee. 🤝 #ProtectOurThirdSector

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Your donations directly support the children we work with . Every pound you give helps us reach those who need it most. Make a difference at includem.org/donate or donate by text by sending INCLUDEM to 70085. Texts cost your standard network charge plus the donation amount.

There's still an opportunity to get involved with the 'Doing intersectionality ‘in justice’' project - aiming to explore young people's experience of policing in Scotland, and how police officers recognise and respond to young people's experiences. If you work with young people (14-17), please share this opportunity to take part in creative focus groups and interviews. For more information, you can visit buff.ly/Jre03Jb or email the project team at challengejustice@strath.ac.uk Challenging Justice Inequalities is funded by the Nuffield Foundation and is a collaboration between the Children & Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ) and colleagues across @unistrathclyde (in CELCIS, @lawstrath and Strathclyde Institute of Education) as well as third sector partners Action for Children and @includem2000.

Earlier this week we published our latest Transforming Lives Whole Family Support campaign report, focusing on education. The two-part report looks at Additional Support for Learning and flexible learning, asking one key question: Where is the support? 👉 ow.ly/y41C50XWASv

A huge thank you to @FoundationCFC for donating match tickets to includem for last week’s game against Dundee United ⚽️ Gestures like this give the families we support the chance to celebrate special moments and enjoy football together.

Earlier this week, the Scottish Government announced their budget for 2026/27. While we welcome some of the announcements made, there is still room for more to be done if we truly want to tackle poverty in Scotland. Find our response here ➡️ includem.org/news/includem-…

Today, we are publishing our latest Transforming Lives Whole Family Support campaign report, focusing on Additional Support for Learning and the use of part-time timetables in Education. Read the report and our recommendations here ➡️ ow.ly/9Uo750XW4na

🚨 NEW CEO APPOINTMENT 🚨 We are proud to announce the appointment of Louise Hunter as our new Chief Executive Officer. Louise will join includem in March from @whocaresscot. Welcome back to includem, Louise! You can find out more here ➡️ ow.ly/My8750XW1wE

TOMORROW! 👀 #TransformingLivesWFS #Education #ASL #PartTimeTimetables

We welcome today's announcements around the increase in the Scottish Child Payment, wraparound activities and of course the Summer of Sports. More from us on the budget later this week!

🅳🅴🅲🅴🅼🅱🅴🆁 Our new briefing explored the real challenges young people with additional support needs face in Scotland’s schools — from stretched resources to gaps in specialist provision. Read it here includem.org/news/new-brief… #includem #ASL #Education #Inclusion

🅽🅾🆅🅴🅼🅱🅴🆁 In November, we headed to the Scottish Parliament for a week to speak to MSPs about our work and the issues that are impacting you and your family. Thanks again to everyone who stopped and spoke to us to find out more about includem. #includem #reflections25

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🅾🅲🆃🅾🅱🅴🆁 We continued publishing URSPACE throughout 2025 — our magazine for children & young people, amplifying voices and sharing what matters to them. October’s Spooky Issue was packed with stories, games & updates. Read 👇 issuu.com/includem2000_/… #URSPACE #YouthVoice

🆂🅴🅿🆃🅴🅼🅱🅴🆁 We celebrated 25 years of includem with a big staff birthday party at Perth Concert Hall — a chance to reflect on all we’ve achieved together. We also launched the Big includem Birthday Appeal, aiming to raise £250k ➡️ includem.org/get-involved/b… #includem25