Our Team

Jo Derrick

Chief Executive Officer Read more

Sandra Veitch

Operations Manager Read more

Alex Comrie

Administration Officer Read more

Dale Hibbard

Youth Justice Project Support Worker Read more

Jack Dudgeon

Policy & Communications Assistant Read more

Katrina Gallacher

Project Development Worker - Care Experienced Community Read more

Kevin Lafferty

Participation Consultant Read more

Marion Willshaw

Senior Digital Communications Officer Read more

Ruth Kerracher

Youth Justice Participation Lead Read more

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Staf Summit Sponsorship
Implications of Continuing Care Focus Group

Tuesday 8th February 2022 | 10am - 12pm | Online (Microsoft Teams)
Supported Lodgings, Supported Carers Focus Group

Tuesday 8th February 2022| 2pm - 4pm | Online (Microsoft Teams)
Participation Practitioners' Forum

Thursday 27th January 2022 | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Zoom)

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Young Funder's Grant

Thanks to funding from Life Changes Trust young people with care experience can now apply for a grant of up to £750.
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.

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