Blogs

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

#WeLove - How Includem has engaged and supported young people during the pandemic

Find out how Includem have demonstrated #WeLove throughout the covid-19 pandemic. Read more

For care leavers, we need to reach for better

Staf CEO Jo Derrick sets out our priorities for ensuring Scotland's economic renewal is built with care leavers in mind. 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

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 Read more

Building Relationships during a heatwave

Staf's Learning and Development Project Worker Papoula Petri Romão updates on the work of the Building Relationships Advisory Group. Find out more about the work being undertaken and how you can get involved. Read more

Staf's Building Relationships Advisory Group: What are they up to?

Staf's 'Building Relationships' Advisory Group is creating a comprehensive tool that will support organisations to prioritise relationship-based practice. Read more

A voice and a purpose

Kevin Lafferty reflects on how Youth Justice Voices has continued to give care and justice experienced young people a space to be heard during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Foster carers: weathering the COVID-19 storm

Jo Derrick, CEO of care leaver charity Staf, reflects on foster care fortnight. Read more

Are you ready to Rock the Lockdown?

Relationship-based practice during lockdown

The Building Relationships Advisory Group has moved online! In its fourth meeting on the 23rd of April, the group discussed how to create environments that enable relationships during the lockdown. Find out more about the meeting in this blog. Read more

The Promise explained: privileging relationships and tackling unresolved trauma

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. In this blog, we take a look at what The Promise says regarding privileging relationships and tackling unresolved trauma. Read more

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Relational Practice during the Pandemic - Advice from the Building Relationships Advisory Group

Events Co-ordinator

We are looking for a technology capable and organised person to join our committed team as our Events Co-ordinator. You will support us to run regular events using a variety of online platforms and be involved in all aspects of our events offering from forward planning to ensuring that they run smoothly on the day.

Digital Communications Officer

We are looking for a passionate and creative person to join our committed team as our Digital Communications Officer. You will support us to fully utilise our website and social media to help us amplify the voice of young people and our members, promote our work and ensure our stakeholders understand our impact.

Supported Lodgings, Supported Carers Focus Group

Tuesday 15th December | 10am - 11.30pm | Online (Microsoft Teams)

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.

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.

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.

Vision and Values

Staf's Vision, and Values

Our Team

Announcing Our New and Improved Website

Following almost a year of research, consultation and hard work, we are proud to say that our new website is live. Find out more about how we transformed our website.

Policy and Practice: Care Experienced Bursary

The Care Experienced bursary was introduced to support care experienced young people in further and higher education. Find out more about the bursary, and how this relates to practice, here:

Our history

Find out more about Staf's history, and the exciting work we are undertaking today.

Support us

At Staf we are grateful to all those who support us. Find out how you can support us today.

Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill – Standing Up for Scotland’s Children or Simply Standing Still?

Currently at Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament, this Bill aims to change the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) to 12 years of age from the current level of 8 – the lowest in Europe. Our article questions whether the Bill goes far enough, and whether it truly works to support Scotland’s children and young people.