Newsletter archive

We produce monthly newsletters a year for our members. They contain our latest updates, news from the sector, examples of good practice from around Scotland and a variety of useful resources and research.

You can sign up to our newsletter at the bottom of this page, or you can email us to let us know at: [email protected].

Latest

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.
Proudly presenting The REAL Toolkit

We are proud to announce that The REAL Toolkit, an online resource created for and by care leavers and the workforce is now LIVE.
Response to Programme for Government 21-22

Read our response to the Scottish Government's 21 - 22 Programme for Government.

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.
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.
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: