People in Place

We believe that when people find their voice, they unlock the power to make change happen.

We know funding has an important role to play in this process but recognise that supporting communities to make big changes requires a sustained and collective effort. Established in 2014, the People in Place programme develops and delivers long-term place-based work alongside local people and partners with a focus on collaboration, co-production and community leadership. Corra’s two current place-based approaches are outlined below. Whilst operating at different scales, both approaches share key characteristics – including increasing participation, access to space, resources and skilled staff – and support communities to create the conditions and connections needed for bold change to happen.

Our partners

Corra continues to build funding collaboratives involving cross sector partners with a shared commitment to investing in and learning from the work.

Our current partners:

Influencing

In addition to supporting positive change in communities, learning from People in Place has contributed to the increasingly prominent role of ‘Place’ in the Scottish and UK policy landscape. Corra’s Place-based Working project influenced the Scottish Government and CoSLA’s adoption of the Place Principle . The project also produced a range of reports and resources to support others in place-based working. We have established regular local authority communities of learning and the Place-Based Learning Exchange. Learning from the People in Place programme has also been included in Corra’s policy responses.

We’ve included some links below to stories from the communities we work alongside, key learning pieces, and more information on place-based working. We’re always happy to chat with others interested in exlporing place-based learning – please drop us a message at allan@corra.scot