Delivering Change - Year 2 Report - Integration & Early Impact

Sep 16, 2026

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Year 2 of the Delivering Change (DC) programme reports on integration and early impact across Museums Galleries Scotland. Supported by major heritage funders, the programme moves from building systems toward embedding lasting, anti-oppression and human rights-based practice. The report highlights internal consolidation, training, de-escalation, land-based integration days, and coproduction efforts. It also documents gaps caused by capacity constraints, uneven engagement, limited post-training pathways, resource disparities, burnout, and insufficient organization-wide conflict resolution structures.

LanguageEnglish

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Pages81

Reading Time28 min

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Intro:

About this Report

Summary of Year 2

Year 2 Budget Overview

How we’re Measuring Success

Part 1: Who Is Currently Part of Delivering Change & How?

Part 2: How are Diverse Communities Feeling About the Work so far?

Part 3: Summary of Year 2 Feedback

Part 4: Evaluating the Year 2 Goals & Preparing for Year 3

Part 5: Conclusions & Recommendations

Part 6: Supporting Materials

About this Report

DELIVERING CHANGE Year 2 Report | February 2026 Integration & Early Impact 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Intro: About this Report Summary of Year 2 Year 2 Budget Overview How we’re Measuring Success Part 1: Who Is Currently Part of Delivering Change & How? Part 2: How are Diverse Communities Feeling About the Work so far? Part 3: Summary of Year 2 Feedback Part 4: Evaluating the Year 2 Goals & Preparing for Year 3 Part 5: Conclusions & Recommendations Part 6: Supporting Materials About this Report Delivering Change(DC)isa Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) programme that recognises that museums have played a part in excluding the experiences and histories of many of Scotland’s people and communities. This three-and-a-half-year programme, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The People’s Postcode Lottery, and the Scottish Government supports museums and galleries across Scotland to make changes to help all people to access culture. Year 2: Integration & Early Impact In Year 2, DC has grown from a project into a young movement—communities leading, museums shifting, and the first signs of real transformation taking root: early, imperfect, but powerful change that is alive and already beginning to reshape the sector. Year 2 is a “bridge year”, from launching and building systems to beginning the work and starting towards embedding lasting change. This report is meant as a reflection of how this bridging is going: catching what is working well and what is proving to be challenging; as well as how best those involved in DC can prepare for Year 3. As Ikake Rising, we’ve been walking alongside the DC team for three years now; listening, evaluating, and supporting critical reflection. Year 1 of DC was about building the foundations: recruiting participants, forming the team, and starting the journey. Year 2 has been about embedding the work: beginning to see how anti-oppression principles are moving from ideas into daily practice. Many of the barriers identified in Year 1 remain present in Year 2. This does not mean the project isn’t moving; rather, it reflects the deep, systemic nature of the impact Delivering Change is attempting to make that will take time as any systemic change does. Our role as evaluators is to track both continuity and emergence: what has shifted, what has not, and what new insights are surfacing as the work matures. For more about Ikake Rising, contact: [ikakerising@gmail.com](ikakerising@gmail.com). 3 cit&oI YpacetYaw significant consolidation of the DC programme’s internal foundations within MGS, with clearer team roles, stronger communication, and increased trust and collaboration across the DC team. Confidence and skill in navigating conflict grew through the introduction of de-escalation practices and reflective spaces, while intersectional and anti-oppression training strengthened shared understanding and practice. Land-based integration days proved particularly impactfu l in building trust, relationships, and collective purpose. The establishment of implementation groups and action planning signalled early movement beyond tokenistic approaches, alongside growing leadership engagement in shared learning. Pilot peer support models were also tested, and awareness of potential harm to marginalised participants deepened, strengthening commitments to care, transparency, and safer engagement. Across the sector, Delivering Change delivered meaningful impact through expanded antioppressive and human rights-based training, supporting museum staff, community partners, leadership participants, and stakeholders to develop confidence, shared language, and practical tools for embedding equity and anti-racist practice. Sustainable coproduction partnerships strengthened relationships between museums and systemically excluded communities, enabling collaborative exhibitions, policy development, and community-led de

FAQs

What is the Delivering Change (DC) programme and what does it aim to change?

Delivering Change (DC) is a Museums Galleries Scotland programme focused on helping museums and galleries across Scotland make changes so all people can access culture. It addresses how museums have excluded experiences and histories of many Scottish people and communities.

What does the report say about Year 2’s stage and progress?

Year 2 is described as a “bridge year” moving from launching and building systems to beginning the work and toward embedding lasting change. Early signs of real transformation are noted, while barriers identified in Year 1 remain due to the systemic nature of the impact.

How is success measured in Year 2?

Evaluation uses a mixed-methods approach combining quantitative data such as surveys, training evaluations, and mental health check-ins with qualitative insight. Evidence is gathered through focus groups, rolling training feedback, self-evaluations, and facilitated reflections with the DC team and MGS Senior Management Team.

Sep 16, 2026

Uploaded by Jake