Employment success for our first Parliamentary intern

What is the #myworkstory campaign? On Friday 1 December 2017, Independent Living in Scotland, part of Inclusion Scotland, is launched #myworkstory, a social media campaign to encourage disabled people to get talking about being themselves at… Continue Reading #myworkstory campaign

This year we will be asking YOU how Scottish Government should use the devolved powers coming to Scotland to improve the lives of disabled people. Workshops on – How can we change the Work Programme… Continue Reading Austerity for us, Prosperity for who?

Inclusion Scotland is calling on disabled people to get involved in the One in Five campaign, and on everyone interested in increasing disabled people’s engagement with politics to give the campaign their support.  The campaign… Continue Reading One in Five Campaign

New research by disability charity Inclusion Scotland confirms that disabled people are suffering stress, fear and isolation because of Welfare Reform. Leading disability charity, Inclusion Scotland, surveyed hundreds of disabled people and then carried out… Continue Reading Welfare Reform impacts on disabled people – the facts

Yesterday we held an event at the Scottish Parliament to report back on the result (so far) of our Parliamentary internship pilot programme. Most of the time was given over to the interns themselves, who… Continue Reading Reporting on our Parliamentary interns pilot

Our first Parliamentary intern Catriona Johnston just sent us this great picture showing one of her latest experiences as a Parliament intern – helping out the Chamber Clerk during Parliamentary business! This picture was taken… Continue Reading Cat gets in the thick of it

Ryan McMullan, an Edinburgh based graduate with experience working in Landscape Design, has been appointed as our second Parliamentary intern, working for Rhoda Grant MSP (Labour, Highlands and Islands) at her Scottish Parliament office. Ryan is… Continue Reading Ryan appointed as second Parliamentary intern

Writing a really good job application takes some time and effort, and is unfortunately a skill that you don’t learn anywhere other than through experience, getting some good advice, and giving some really good hard… Continue Reading Writing a good job application

We’ve prepared this guide as a general aide to those of you who might be facing a job interview soon, whether it be for an internship with us or anything else. We hope you find… Continue Reading Preparing for an interview