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Participation Practitioner's Forum

Thursday 28th September 2023 | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Zoom) Read more

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Development opportunity for care experienced people

We are currently looking for care experienced people to help shape and inform the 'Learning Channel' which will host the legacy work of the Life Changes Trust
Lived experienced wanted for new OU Course

We're looking for those with care/lived experience to help develop a new trauma informed and relationship based practice Open University Course.
Participation Practitioner's Forum

Thursday 28th September 2023 | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Zoom)
Local Authority Manager's Forum

Wednesday 27th September 10am - 12pm| Online (Microsoft Teams)

Young Funder's Grant

Applications for the Young Funder's Grant are now closed. Alternative sources of funding are included here.
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.
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.
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.
Local Elections 2022: Manifesto Round-Up

A look at the five main parties and their manifestos heading into the local elections 2022
Our history

Find out more about Staf's history, and the exciting work we are undertaking today.
GIRFEC: A Guide to Getting it Right for Every Child

GIRFEC (or Getting it Right for Every Child) is the national approach in Scotland to improving outcomes and supporting the wellbeing of our children and young people by offering the right help at the right time for the right people. Find out more about the GIRFEC approach.
Financial Support for Care Leavers
Shannon's Box

Created by Shannon when in role as our Youth Facilitator, Shannon's Box is designed to make entering care a little easier for children and young people. Find out more about this project.
Get Involved

Here at Staf we have many ways for people with care experience to get involved.