Just one relationship can make the difference
Staf's response to The Scottish Government's consultation on the proposed Job Grant for young people entering into employment. Read more
As part of our Importance of Relationships project, we were delighted to welcome First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to our offices in Glasgow on Monday 11th March to hear from young people and workers about the vital impact of positive relationships in the lives of young people in and leaving care. Find out what our members said about the visit. Read more
Ruth Kerracher, Youth Justice Participation Worker, gives an overview of Staf and CYCJ's new project to amplify the voice of young people with experience of the care and justice systems. Read more
Liam Furby, Staf Policy and Communications Manager, gives an update on the latest news regarding the Care Experienced Bursary. Read more
This week, Staf and CYCJ's Youth Justice Voices project got underway with the first info session at our office - putting young people in the driving seat in more ways that one! Find out more. Read more
We're excited to announce that our day of learning and development with Dr Karen Treisman is now sold out and that so many of our members are booked on to this event. Find out more about what to expect on the day. Read more
Liam Furby, our Policy and Communications Manager, takes a look at the latest figures around poverty, the risks of budget cuts to our young people and services, and what Staf is doing to tackle poverty. Read more
The Scottish Government has published the 2017-18 Children's Social Work Statistics for Scotland. Read our summary of the figures here. Read more
Our Policy and Communications Manager, Liam Furby, provides an overview of what you need to know regarding The Care Inspectorate's new framework for care homes for children and young people and residential schools. Read more
The Scottish Government are consulting on a proposed Job Grant for young people entering employment. Staf will be submitting an organisational response and we want to hear your views as members. Read more
Staf is embarking on a new project to support the development of relationship-based practice. In this blog, we give you a quick outline of the project. Read more
Read about the key outcomes from our latest Implications of Continuing Care focus group, where we examined what good practice looks like in the provision of Continuing Care. Read more