It is with deep regret that we mark the passing of Angela Jackson, the Co-founder of EthCo, and Researcher and Programmes Director of Enterprising Careers at the University of Strathclyde. Angela died, at the age of 59, following a late diagnosis of lung cancer.
Until a few days before her death she continued to work on three projects: as part of a Scottish Government- funded research team on Recognising the Achievement of young people; as the leader and driving force of the new UNESCO UNITWIN project linking Scotland with Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania; and as the Project Manager of the DFID- funded EthCo project, now being developed across Scotland.
Angela’s experience of teaching convinced her of the energy and enthusiasm that could be released in children and young people when they were allowed to be enterprising and creative and encouraged to take responsibility and make decisions. She co-authored three of the Good Practice books in the Enterprising Ideas series used extensively across the whole of Scotland and beyond: Primary Schools; Early Years; and, most recently, Working with Vulnerable Children and Young People.
Angela was able to link her international work back into Enterprise Education in Scotland through the EthCo project, to raise awareness of the Millennium Development Goals. This project brings together the different drivers of Angela’s working life: making a difference for the better, particularly for the poorest and most disadvantaged, and releasing the energies in children and young people to help them take charge of their lives. Her colleagues and friends in EthCo have pledged to take her work forward and we would encourage all users of EthCo to share their experiences in the spirit of enterprise shown by Angela.