Revealed: The REAL Toolkit

At Staf’s National Conference we launched the next phase of the Building Relationships project and revealed the name of the resource: The REAL Toolkit – Relationships, Empathy and Love Read more
Staf’s Mapping Relationships survey – what have we learned about relational practice?

In 2019 we conducted our Mapping Relationships survey, to hear your thoughts about how we can improve and evaluate relationship-based practice across Scotland. Read more
Relational Practice during the Pandemic - Advice from the Building Relationships Advisory Group

In this blog, Papoula outlines 6 top tips from the Building Relationship Advisory Group to ensure relationships can remain at the centre of support to young people in care and leaving care during this time. Read more
The experience of care for children and young people who are Black, Asian or part of other ethnic minorities

This blog considers the experience of care for children and young people who are Black, Asian or part of other ethnic minorities, and the need for an actively anti-racist Scottish children's care sector. Read more

Blogs

Thank You Life Changes Trust

As the funding for Youth Justice Voices comes to an end we would like to say a huge thank you to Life Changes Trust. Read more

#Changemaker Wanted

We're looking for a #changemaker to join the Staf team and support the Throughcare and Aftercare workforce to #KeepThePromise. Read more

Police Scotland On Working With Youth Just Us

Police Scotland share their experience of working with Youth Just Us Read more

What it means to be a Staf Board Member

Staf Board Member Dr Gill Robinson shares her experience of being one of our valued trustees. Read more

Keeping Connected

Staf have been busy keeping connected over the past wee while - check out how we've achieved that Read more

Project Return Timeline

This Care Experienced Week we take a look at Project Return's Journey and how it kept young people connected. Read more

Minimum Income Guarantee Roundtable Round Up

Our work into a minimum income guarantee pilot for care leavers continues and our recent roundtable event provided plenty of food for thought. Read more

Youth Justice Voices Respond to National Care Service Consultation

Youth Justice Voices' response to the National Care Service Consultation makes for interesting and important reading Read more

Trusting the polis? That’ll be right!

Participation Consultant Kev shares his views on the Police and Youth Justice Voice's sessions with Police Scotland Read more

Focus Group Feedback

Our regular focus groups are a great way for members of the workforce to come together and learn from each other. Don't believe us? Find out what some regular attenders had to say... Read more

New sentencing guidelines for Under 25s

Kevin Lafferty, Participation Consultant at Youth Justice Voices shares his reflections on the new sentencing guidelines for under 25s in this short blog. Read more

The REAL Toolkit is now live - here's how to use it!

After more than two years of development The REAL Toolkit is now LIVE and ready to use. Here's how. Read more

Latest

Thank You Life Changes Trust

As the funding for Youth Justice Voices comes to an end we would like to say a huge thank you to Life Changes Trust.
Care Leavers into Employment Focus Group

Thursday 24 March 2022 | 10am - 12pm | Online (Microsoft Teams)
Local Authority Manager's Forum

Wednesday 23 March 10am - 12pm| Online (Microsoft Teams)
Staf Summit Sponsorship

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.
Implications of Continuing Care Report

Staf has been working as part of a consortium of colleagues from across the sector which has been meeting about the implementation of Continuing Care. Following our Implications of Continuing Care focus group in February 2018, we produced a report looking at the issues and the good practice taking place across Scotland.
Our history

Find out more about Staf's history, and the exciting work we are undertaking today.
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.
Scotland to host an International Child Trauma Conference in 2020

On 17-18 September 2020 we will be hosting an International Child Trauma conference with Dr Bruce Perry alongside partners Aberlour, Clackmannanshire Education and Psychology Services, Seamab, Kibble, and Children in Scotland. Find out more in this blog.
Vision and Values

Staf's Vision, and Values
The Importance of Relationships

We are working on a project to highlight the importance of relationships in the lives of care-experienced young people. Find out more about the project.
Current Members

Staf currently has over 70 members, including local authorities, third sector organisations and private sector care providers.