Events | Staf (Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum)

Local Authority Member's Forum

Wednesday 9th June 2021 10.30am - 12.30pm| Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more
Supported Lodgings, Supported Carers Focus Group

Tuesday 29th June 2021 | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more
Implications of Continuing Care Focus Group

Tuesday 22nd June 2021 | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more
Participation Practitioners' Forum

Thursday 27th May | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Zoom) Read more

Participation Practitioners' Forum

Thursday 27th May | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Zoom) Read more

Brew and a Blether: for Carers

Brew and a Blether: Carers Catch Up | Tuesday 8th June 2021 |10.30am- 12.30pm |Online via Zoom Read more

Local Authority Member's Forum

Wednesday 9th June 2021 10.30am - 12.30pm| Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more

Implications of Continuing Care Focus Group

Tuesday 22nd June 2021 | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more

Supported Lodgings, Supported Carers Focus Group

Tuesday 29th June 2021 | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Microsoft Teams) Read more

More Than My Trauma

Staf is delighted to be one of the six partnership organisations taking part in a More Than My Trauma webinar series. The conference is being delivered by a partnership of organisations with direct experience of strengthening workforce understanding of adversity and supporting children, young people and families to recover from trauma. Read more

Latest

Staf Reacts to the Scottish Election 2021 Results

Staf's reaction to the recent Scottish Election results.
Jo Derrick

Chief Executive Officer
Pamela Graham

Head of Learning & Development
Sandra Veitch

Operations Manager

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
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.
Current Members

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