Propel

Propel is a comprehensive online resource designed to help young people with a care-experienced background to get into further and higher education. Designedby Become (formerly the Who Cares? Trust), Propel provides useful information and advice to Care leavers, teachers, parents and carers, and universities and colleges.

You can access Propel by clicking on the link below.

Resources

Propel (external website)

Latest

Jo Derrick

Chief Executive Officer
Pamela Graham

Head of Operations
Jennifer Galt

Operational Support Officer
Nick Harleigh-Bell

Policy and Partnerships Manager

Widening Access Figures Revealed

The latest SFC Widening Access Report has revealed promising results for care experienced students.
Increase to care experienced bursary

Response to the Scottish Government's increase to the care experienced bursary
UCAS resources for Care Experienced Students

Following UCAS' report on the experiences of care experienced students we are sharing resources for care experienced students and those who support them
UCAS Next Steps Report on Care Experience reveals more needs to be done to support care leavers in Scotland

UCAS have launched their report on the experiences of care experienced students who have applied to college or university, including information on levels of support, aspirations and the application process.
Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2020/2021

The Scottish Government report on Educational Attainment for Looked After children reveals that, once again, despite some improvements, there's still a long way to go before their outcomes are indistinguishable from their peers.
Care-Experienced Bursary data 2018-19

The Scottish Funding Council's report on the uptake of the Care Experienced Bursary has been released. We take a look at the key findings.
Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2019/20

We take a look at the Scottish Government report on Educational Attainment for Looked After children and find that, despite some improvements, there's still a long way to go before their outcomes are indistinguishable from their peers.
Care Experienced Student Bursary Factsheets

The Hub for Success has launched two Bursary factsheets for care-experienced students; one for Higher Education and one for Further Education.
Informing Choices, Funding Futures, Supporting Success

In this guest blog, CEO of The Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS), David Robb, reflects on the work the organisation has undertaken to support care-experienced students. #WeLove
Staf leads call for Care Experienced Bursary extension

Scotland’s leading care-experience organisations have written to the Scottish Government, calling on the Care Experienced Students Bursary to be increased so that it is paid year-round – a change that would benefit over 2,500 students in Scotland.

Young Funder's Grant

Applications for the Young Funder's Grant are now closed. Alternative sources of funding are included here.
The Promise explained: what the Care Review means for the workforce

Scotland’s Independent Care Review has published its final conclusions. Five reports have been published and the main report ‘The Promise’ runs to 124 pages. To keep our members informed, we will set out the conclusions in a series of brief summaries.
Grants of up to £750 available to care experienced young people

We are delighted to announce our Young Funder's Grant is now open for applications.
Relationship Based Practice: What does it really look like?

Mary Glasgow facilitated one of our workshops at our Annual Conference 2017, setting out the principles of a restorative, child-centred and family-minded approach that aims to mitigate the effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences. Find out more and download Mary's presentation.
Get Involved

Here at Staf we have many ways for people with care experience to get involved.
Financial Support for Care Leavers
Our history

Find out more about Staf's history, and the exciting work we are undertaking today.
Local Elections 2022: Manifesto Round-Up

A look at the five main parties and their manifestos heading into the local elections 2022
GIRFEC: A Guide to Getting it Right for Every Child

GIRFEC (or Getting it Right for Every Child) is the national approach in Scotland to improving outcomes and supporting the wellbeing of our children and young people by offering the right help at the right time for the right people. Find out more about the GIRFEC approach.
Shannon's Box

Created by Shannon when in role as our Youth Facilitator, Shannon's Box is designed to make entering care a little easier for children and young people. Find out more about this project.