All of Glasgow’s Higher Education Institutions come together for Young Glasgow Talent

Mentor Glasgow

We’re delighted to share news of the latest, fantastic commitment by Higher Education institutions to Young Glasgow Talent’s young people. This pledge ensures our city’s most disadvantaged are fully informed of all available pathways to university. Going to university can be a challenging prospect, particularly for those facing significant difficulties. Over 65 YGT mentors and […]

Glasgow Life Takes Our Young People Behind The Scenes of Anastacia Gig

YGT Talent Tasters

As many of you know Glasgow Life and YGT have a thriving partnership. Glasgow Life’s exceptional commitment to our Talent Tasters programme ensures behind the scenes and front row access to arts, cultural and sports experiences. For our programme’s young people, these opportunities were lost and sources of inspiration untapped, but not now! Thanks to […]

The Queen’s Speech

The Herald and Sunday Herald

The Herald has today published our founder Iain MacRitchie’s response to the Queen’s Speech. The Speech outlined plans to provide greater support to young people leaving care. Iain’s response also follows David Cameron’s comments on the country’s young people: “It’s critical that the Prime Minister has highlighted the unacceptable plight of our children and young people […]

The Herald Hosts Its First Ever YGT Talent Taster

Mentor Glasgow

Not many people are afforded the opportunity to go behind the scenes to see the workings of one of Scotland’s biggest newspapers! So YGT’s young people were delighted to be invited to a recent Talent Taster at The Herald and Evening Times offices. The YGT students had all selected journalism as a career pathway they […]