SSF delivered a 22-week Education & Training programme in St. Ninian’s High School, Kirkintilloch, for 11 S4-S5 pupils who faced challenges engaging with traditional classroom learning.  Recognising that mainstream education does not always meet the needs of every young person, this programme provided an alternative route for learning through sport and physical activity, offering opportunities

Recently at SSF, we’ve worked closely with On Route to support twelve young people who had disengaged from education and were seeking pathways into training, college, or employment. Many of these individuals faced challenges such as social anxiety, low confidence, and uncertainty about their future. Through our tailored training within

This year, Sported invited SSF to return and deliver our Education and Training to a second group of Young Influencers – this time based in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. The programme is designed to empower young people with disabilities as they take their first steps into the world of coaching, leadership,

Challenge Poverty Week 2025: Better Investment in Our Communities  Sport and Poverty – A Call for Systemic Change  By Kirsty McNab, CEO Scottish Sport Futures (SSF)  Poverty and sport, to me, are inextricably linked. Let me explain why.  Communities experiencing poverty face a range of challenges: poor physical and mental

“One of my teachers said I wouldn’t get any qualifications – and now I’ve got six because of this programme.”– SSF Participant This year a dedicated group of S1-S3 pupils at Barrhead High School took part in a bespoke SSF Education & Training programme. The young people joined the programme

SSF and ApparelXchange (AXC), are joining forces again this summer to gather unwanted sportswear before it reaches landfill.  For the past three years both organisations have been working together, utilising their strengths – SSF enabling young people to be active through sport and physical activity, and AXC, reusing clothing and

Scottish Sports Futures (SSF) has partnered with Kyniska Advocacy to pilot a transformative safe sport initiative in North Ayrshire. This collaboration aims to empower young leaders to champion safe, inclusive, and supportive environments within SSF’s Twilight programme. A Vision for Youth-Led Change At the heart of this initiative is the

Author: Shabaz Khan, SSF Education and Training Manager  It’s Scottish Disability Sport Week, and we want to take this opportunity to share how we’re working towards becoming inclusive by design. At SSF we pride ourselves on being a trauma informed, person centred, needs based, outcome focused organisation. We’re on a

Author: Shabaz Khan, SSF Education and Training Manager  “Before Andy Murray was a tennis player, he was a person” SSF E&T Tutor The above quote is from the pilot delivery of SSF’s newly created Education and Training module Putting the Person First – Taking a Person-Centred Approach to Coaching. This

Author: Shabaz Khan, SSF Education and Training Manager  On Saturday 19th October the SSF Education and Training team hosted our first standardisation event in recent years. The purpose of standardisation is to ensure that all tutors who are delivering and assessing the SSF Education and Training modules, are doing so

Author: Dougie Millen, CEO, SSF  “1 in 4 (240,000) children in Scotland are living in poverty” – what can sport do? I’ve been reflecting on the recent conversations I’ve been having with exceptional young people across the country and what more we can do to transform young lives through sport.

Author: Shabaz Khan, SSF Education & Training Manager  It’s SCQF Week, and I want to discuss why young people are the future of our communities and workforce, and if we don’t invest in training that develops key transferable life skills, we risk widening the attainment gap and adding to the

We collaborated with Lourdes Secondary School to deliver a bespoke SSF Education and Training programme aimed at addressing the needs of 12 young people in S3, aged 14-15. During the 20-week programme they would have the opportunity to achieve 6 SCQF qualifications; accredited to level 4 and 5 on the

A fundraising success story In January 2024, Sport Management & Enterprise students from the University of the West of Scotland were tasked with raising money for Scottish Sports Futures (SSF) through the Tenner to Tons entrepreneurial challenge. Each group of students were given a starting capital of £10. Over the

Making sport more accessible and sustainable for all… SSF (Scottish Sports Futures) and ApparelXchange CIC (AXC), have launched their annual collaborative project to gather unwanted sportswear before it reaches landfill. This annual campaign for unwanted sportswear is asking people of Glasgow and Scotland to donate items of clothing and footwear

We are thrilled to introduce to you our new look! After 24 years, we are launching a new logo, reflecting the brighter futures of our young people. You’ll notice it is bigger, bolder and unapologetically reflecting who we are, the young people we support, and the work we do.  Why

Scottish Sports Futures & ApparelXchange Following on from the success of the 2022 initial donation drive, SSF partnered up with ApparelXchange (AXC) once again to collect unwanted active/sportswear and footwear during the summer months in 2023. Donations were gathered by both organisations then processed by ApparelXchange (AXC) at their warehouse to be re-packaged