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  • Youth Just Us & NKBL designing ‘Nae Danger’ game.

    Youth Just Us & NKBL designing ‘Nae Danger’ game.

    Youth Just Us worker Kevin Lafferty shares a fascinating insight into the groups' involvement in the 'Nae Danger' game created in collaboration with No Lives Better Lives. Read more

  • Stepping up our influencing work to meet the challenges of 2020

    Stepping up our influencing work to meet the challenges of 2020

    Over the past year we have stepped up our efforts to influence policy to improve the lives of care leavers. Here is a quick summary of what we have done in 2020 to represent our members and how we have laid the groundwork for future years. Read more

  • Watch, Listen, Act - Youth Justice Voices Launches #Artivism Project

    Watch, Listen, Act - Youth Justice Voices Launches #Artivism Project

    YJV launches their latest project about care-experienced people expressing themselves in new and creative ways. Will those in power listen? Read more

  • Revealed: The REAL Toolkit

    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

  • Youth Just Us & NKBL designing ‘Nae Danger’ game.
  • Stepping up our influencing work to meet the challenges of 2020
  • Watch, Listen, Act - Youth Justice Voices Launches #Artivism Project
  • Revealed: The REAL Toolkit
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Youth Just Us & NKBL designing ‘Nae Danger’ game.

Youth Just Us & NKBL designing ‘Nae Danger’ game.

Youth Just Us worker Kevin Lafferty shares a fascinating insight into the groups' involvement in the 'Nae Danger' game created in collaboration with No Lives Better Lives. Read more

Posted to: Blogs

Published: 5th March, 2021

Author: Kevin Lafferty

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Staf Projects: Year in Review

Staf Projects: Year in Review

To celebrate #CareDay we are highlighting the amazing work achieved by the care experienced young people we work with on our three project strands; Project Return, Youth Justice Voices and The Real Toolkit. Watch our latest video to see just what they have managed to do! Read more

Posted to: Blogs

Published: 18th February, 2021

Author: Marion Willshaw

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  • Care Leavers Covenant
The Promise - 1 Year On

The Promise - 1 Year On

Staf CEO Jo reflects on the past year since The Promise, celebrates the formation of the Oversight Board and outlines Staf's intention to #KeepThePromise. Read more

Posted to: Blogs

Published: 15th February, 2021

Updated: 16th February, 2021

Author: Jo Derrick

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  • The Care Review
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Stepping up our influencing work to meet the challenges of 2020

Stepping up our influencing work to meet the challenges of 2020

Over the past year we have stepped up our efforts to influence policy to improve the lives of care leavers. Here is a quick summary of what we have done in 2020 to represent our members and how we have laid the groundwork for future years. Read more

Posted to: Blogs

Published: 20th January, 2021

Author: Jo Derrick

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Shining a Light on Our Members

Shining a Light on Our Members

Christmas 2020 was a difficult one for many, but especially for care experienced young people. We discovered how our members went above and beyond for them. Read more

Posted to: Blogs

Published: 18th January, 2021

Updated: 19th January, 2021

Author: Marion Willshaw

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Exploring Care Leaver Universal Basic Income

Exploring Care Leaver Universal Basic Income

Staf wants to speak to young people about the potential for Universal Basic Income to make sure all care leavers have enough money to have a good life. Read on to find out more. Read more

Posted to: Blogs

Published: 16th December, 2020

Author: Liam Furby

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Watch, Listen, Act - Youth Justice Voices Launches #Artivism Project

Watch, Listen, Act - Youth Justice Voices Launches #Artivism Project

YJV launches their latest project about care-experienced people expressing themselves in new and creative ways. Will those in power listen? Read more

Posted to: Blogs

Published: 14th December, 2020

Author: Jack Dudgeon

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  • Youth Justice Voices
Revealed: The REAL Toolkit

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

Posted to: Blogs

Published: 20th November, 2020

Author: Papoula Petri Romão

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  • Relationship-Based Practice Benchmarking Toolkit
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Exciting news from the Building Relationships Advisory Group

Exciting news from the Building Relationships Advisory Group

The Building Relationships Advisory Group will be launching their final phase of their workshop at Staf's National Conference on Tuesday 17th November. Here Papoula shares the journey so far. Read more

Posted to: Blogs

Published: 6th November, 2020

Author: Papoula Petri Romão

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  • Relationship-Based Practice Benchmarking Toolkit
Youth Justice Voices Newsletter: Issue 3

Youth Justice Voices Newsletter: Issue 3

The third issue of the Youth Justice Voices newsletter has been released Read more

Posted to: Blogs

Published: 4th November, 2020

Updated: 6th November, 2020

Author: Jack Dudgeon

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Pets in Care: Project Return's survey findings

Pets in Care: Project Return's survey findings

The Catalysts, the steering group behind Project Return, have published the findings of their Pets in Care survey. Read more

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Published: 30th October, 2020

Author: Jenny Ferguson

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Staf’s Mapping Relationships survey – what have we learned about relational practice?

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

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Published: 30th October, 2020

Author: Jack Dudgeon

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  • Is Universal Basic Income the key to tackling care leaver poverty?

    Is Universal Basic Income the key to tackling care leaver poverty?

    Staf CEO Jo Derrick discusses the idea of a Universal Basic Income as a way out of poverty for care leavers. As seen in The Herald, 04.03.21

  • Project Worker (Care Experienced Community)

    We have spent many years listening the voice of care experienced young people and one of the messages we hear over and over is that healthy relationships are the key in leading healthy, successful lives. This post holder will engage with managers, practitioners and care experienced young people across our membership to support the roll-out of the REAL Toolkit, a resource which supports the prioritisation and benchmarking of relationship-based practice.

  • Project Development Worker (Project Return)

    Project Return has been developed to provide a voice to care experienced young people, including those who have been involved in the justice system, to help create an in-depth understanding of the effects of trauma and how healthy, long-term relationships can help a young person move on.

  • Staf Projects: Year in Review

    Staf Projects: Year in Review

    To celebrate #CareDay we are highlighting the amazing work achieved by the care experienced young people we work with on our three project strands; Project Return, Youth Justice Voices and The Real Toolkit. Watch our latest video to see just what they have managed to do!

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  • Implications of Continuing Care Report

    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

    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

    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

    Vision and Values

    Staf's Vision, and Values

  • Announcing Our New and Improved Website

    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

    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

    Our history

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

  • Support us

    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?

    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.

  • Current Members

    Current Members

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

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