Vision and Values

Who are Staf?

Staf, formerly the Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum, was formed in 1998 and is Scotland’s national membership organisation for all of those involved in the lives of young people leaving care.

Staf is the only membership organisation for frontline workers and managers focused on throughcare and aftercare of young people from a care-experienced background, with over 70 members.

Our vision

The wellbeing and success of young people leaving care across Scotland is indistinguishable from that of theirs peers in the general population.

Our values

We listen. We care. We love.

What do Staf do?

Influence policy and practice
Create platforms for care leaver and practitioners voice
Encourage networking and collaboration to increase good practice
Deliver learning and development opportunities

Latest

The REAL Toolkit: Meet the Designers

Get to know the graphic designers for the REAL Toolkit - Shona and Scott from Swandco. design.
A testament or four to Youth Just Us

We are incredibly proud of what Youth Just Us has achieved over the last two years and we were delighted to hear that our partner organisations and the Youth Just Us members agree. Read on to find out exactly what they had to say.
Care-Experienced Bursary data 2018-19

The Scottish Funding Council's report on the uptake of the Care Experienced Bursary has been released. We take a look at the key findings.
Care-Experienced Voice

Staf has always had the voice of care-experienced young people at its heart. From the Debate Project to Project Return, The Real Toolkit and Youth Justice Voices our young people's voices have always influenced our work. Find out more about the voice of care-experienced young people.

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
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.
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.
Our history

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

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