Meet the Board

SallyAnn Kelly (Chair)

CEO, Aberlour Child Care Trust Read more

Carole Dearie (Vice-Chair)

Independent Consultant Read more

Rosie Moore

Policy and Participation, CELCIS Read more

Melissa Hunt

Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration Read more

Dr Gill Robinson

Professional Advisor, Scottish Prison Service Read more

Jennifer McKean

Service Manager for Children Services within East Renfrewshire Read more

Mark Holroyd

Mhairi MacRaild

Senior Manager for Strategy, Moorehouse Care and Education Read more

Paul Orr

Senior Practitioner with West Dunbartonshire Council Read more

Simone Smith

Student Read more

Latest

Staf Summit Sponsorship
Implications of Continuing Care Focus Group

Tuesday 8th February 2022 | 10am - 12pm | Online (Microsoft Teams)
Supported Lodgings, Supported Carers Focus Group

Tuesday 8th February 2022| 2pm - 4pm | Online (Microsoft Teams)
Participation Practitioners' Forum

Thursday 27th January 2022 | 10am - 11.30am | Online (Zoom)

Young Funder's Grant

Thanks to funding from Life Changes Trust young people with care experience can now apply for a grant of up to £750.
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.
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.
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.
Our history

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

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