Our Team

Jo Derrick

Chief Executive Officer Read more

Pamela Graham

Head of Learning & Development 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

Maria Truesdale

Events Coordinator Read more

Marion Willshaw

Senior Digital Communications Officer Read more

Papoula Petri Romão

Learning and Development Project Worker Read more

Ruth Kerracher

Youth Justice Participation Lead Read more

Tommy Dey

Project Development Worker - Project Return Read more

Latest

Staf National Conference 2021: Relationships, Rights and Keeping the Promise

Staf National Conference | 24th November 2021 | Online
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...
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
Our history

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

Staf currently has over 70 members, including local authorities, third sector organisations and private sector care providers.
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.
Interview with Gerald Neil on his life, his work and reducing stress in our lives

Gerald Neil is a successful accountant and qualified stress and relaxation therapist. Here, we talk to Gerald about his background, how to improve the lives of care experienced young people and how we can all do more to reduce stress in our lives.