Alex Comrie

Alex worked with Glasgow City Council for 27 years in administration. Since leaving the council, Alex has been involved in a variety of voluntary positions, including volunteering with Staf. Staf was awarded funding through Shaw Trust to host Alex's employment for 6 months as Office Administrator, which has resulted in a permanent position with Staf.

In his spare time, Alex enjoys visiting museums and art galleries, as well as reading history and detective novels.

Contact Details

Tel: 0141 465 7511

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Latest

Inside Out Needs You

We caught up with the boys and young men of Inside Out to let them know they had been shortlisted for the Pioneering Project Award at the Scottish Charity Awards 2022.
2022

Keeping the Promise Implementation Plan
2021

UNCRC Incorporation Into Scots Law (yet to be ratified); National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland; National guidance for child protection committees undertaking learning reviews
2019

The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill ; Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill

Jo Derrick

Chief Executive Officer
Jack Dudgeon

Policy & Communications Assistant
Katrina Gallacher

Project Development Worker - Care Experienced Community
Ruth Kerracher

Youth Justice Participation Lead
Kevin Lafferty

Participation Consultant
Louise Mitchell

Finance Officer
Sandra Veitch

Operations Manager
Chris Walsh

Throughcare & Aftercare Workforce Lead
Marion Willshaw

Senior Digital Communications Officer

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.
Local Elections 2022: Manifesto Round-Up

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

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

Staf's Vision, and Values
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.