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Gary Brown

@garydbrown68

National Leadership Network Development Co-ordinator (People with Care Experience). CLD background. All views my own.

 Perth, Scotland
Joined April 2019
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We are always keen to listen to the wider care experience community. At our recent event we asked - what did you hear (or not hear) that you think deserves more attention - people highlighted topics such as power, lived experience led events, flexibility, & the NLN’s legacy.
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Great to spend the day in Stirling with staff and young people from the NLN funded Stirling Champions Board ‘Career Pathways Project’. Nice to chat to Fiona and Claire from @ThePromiseScot about the work and the process behind the funding.
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In planning our recent national event in Glasgow the NLN Steering Group had several reflections on how the event was delivered. Over the next couple of days we will share some feedback from the event participants.
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At our national event when we asked - what did you hear (or not hear) that you think deserves more attention participants highlighted topics such as relationships, adoption, financial education, funding, mental health, the importance of lived experience and more.
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We are delighted to share this opportunity in Dundee which has been organised by Cheyanne who was one of the original Grant Assessors who chose the NLN hosts!
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We are delighted to be launching our new resource 'How we work' at our national event in Glasgow on the 9th of September. There are a few spaces left - info and free tickets available via this link: eventbrite.com/e/the-nln-eve…
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Winning the 'Participation & Youth Voice' category at the 2026 @youthlink awards was an incredible moment for the NLN Steering Group, but for us it was about much more than the award. Today we're sharing a reflection from one of the team about what it meant to them. 💜
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NLN's Gemma sits on a panel exploring the testimony of Scotland’s care experienced community at 'Caring Scotland' (in partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland), Mon, 17 Aug 2026, 5:30pm-6:30pm, Scottish Parliament Building. Link for tickets below: festivalofpolitics.citizenti…
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We believe it's important to be open about where our funding goes. Our grants support people in the care experience community to access leadership opportunities that matter to them. Keep an eye out for our next round of individual grants opening later in the year!
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Aimee has been leading on a great piece of work focusing on care experienced parents.
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Today's leadership blog comes from NLN Steering Group member @AimeeThorpe9, who talks about her involvement in the newly launched Care Experienced Parenting Charter. nationalleadershipnetwork.co…
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Today we share a leadership blog from Gary Brown who talks about culture, hierarchy and ceding power. He also talks about how "Nothing changes if nothing changes". nationalleadershipnetwork.co…
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All the ❤️ for this blog…
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Today we are sharing a blog from Susanne Richards on what the NLN has taught her about leadership. Discussing people, hierarchy, power, her practice and more, this is a must read. nationalleadershipnetwork.co…
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❤️ This Saturday coming ❤️ #falkirkchamps #projectchange #keepthepromise
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Come along and take part in Gemma's presentation and Q&A session. We would love to see you there, everyone is welcome!
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Yesterday we delivered an online workshop on 'Participation, Voice, Power and Decision Making' to our friends at the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) who said "there was so much learning to take away". For more info on this workshop please get in touch.
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We are delighted to be finalists in the @YouthLinkScot Awards this year. Wishing the other projects in our category - @aym_aberdeen and Young Sea Changers Scotland all the best!
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Last week 8 of Team NLN attended the Falkirk Champs 'Care Revolution' event. We had a stall & made new contacts, gave out merch, ran an energiser, took part in workshops & delivered a presentation on 'Voice'. It is a possibility that 2 of the team rapped publicly too! 😜
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'Beyond the Pieces', written by Dr Barry Black, aims to discuss how the NLN is experienced, understood, and perceived by those outside the project - who have worked alongside it or observed its work from within the wider community. It can be found here: nationalleadershipnetwork.sq…
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Please check out our 4th annual report. This is a short and easy to read update on what we have achieved over the last 12 months. The link is below: nationalleadershipnetwork.sq…
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We finish off the week with a quote considering the future of the NLN. Please check out: nationalleadershipnetwork.sq… for more info.
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