Intergenerational National Network
The Intergenerational National Network (INN) brings together people across Scotland, and further afield, who have an interest in intergenerational and multigenerational working and practices.
INN works to complement other people and organisations’ work to support intergenerational working and share what we are all learning.
The Intergenerational National Network is independent of Outside the Box. We host its web presence so more people can find out about what the Network is doing.
What we're doing
INN hosts regular meet-ups for members of the network.
Membership of the Intergenerational National Network is free. Members come from the community, voluntary, arts, academic, private and statutory sectors; individual members are also welcome.
We usually meet between three and five times a year. We have no funding, so meetings are hosted by member organisations, who offer venues and tea and coffee. The programme is then agreed with the partners for that session and usually includes
- Presentations – local interesting practice, or insights from elsewhere, or both
- An information sharing element, which is an opportunity for everyone present to share information, challenges, thoughts and ideas, and future plans
- A chance to network over coffee or lunch.
Meetings in 2026
On Monday 2nd February we will be hosted by the Middlefield Hub in Aberdeen. The theme will be ‘Coaching and leadership within an intergenerational setting’. Lunch will be provided at 12, and the meeting will run from then until 3 p.m.
On 18th February, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., we will be returning to the Citadel in Leith. The theme will be “Intergenerational Work Through a Youth Work Lens”.
On 1st April, we will be hosted by Keep Scotland Beautiful in Stirling. We are working on the programme and more details will be available soon.
For more information, or to book a place, please contact Pat Scrutton at patscrutton247@gmail.com.
The impact it's having so far
The INN came into being following a meeting at the University of Strathclyde in March 2007. Around the same time, ‘All Our Futures in Scotland’ was published, which included a commitment to establish a Scottish Centre for Intergenerational Practice. INN worked with other organisations on the development of the Scottish Centre for Intergenerational Practice, subsequently renamed Generations Working Together.