We are CELCIS
CELCIS is a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland.
We improve children’s lives by supporting people and organisations to drive long-lasting change in the services they need, and the practices used by people responsible for their care.
The home for Protecting Children
Find out more about child protection policy and practice in Scotland.
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Supporting child refugees and their families
Implementation Plan outlines commitments and actions to realising The Promise by 2030
Children's Social Work Statistics for Scotland published
Resources
Continuing Care: An exploration of implementation
Money Matters Access to Child Trust Funds and Financial Support
Joining the dots: Virtual School Head Teachers’ and Care Experience Teams’ Network - 2020-2021 Evaluation Report
Blog
The power of participation: understanding the lives of young refugees through creativity
As part of Refugee Week 2022, Paul Sullivan, Sector Engagement Lead at CELCIS, and Professor Ravi Kohli, a researcher at the University of Bedfordshire, reflect…
Connections are key: the importance of relationship-based practice in supporting refugees and asylum seekers
During Refugee Week, Lorraine Ward writes about why connections are key in helping young asylum seekers and refugees to build happy, fulfilling lives in their…
Everyone’s story is their own: learning from the personal narratives of young refugees
During Refugee Week, Christine and Hamid reflect together on their involvement in the Drawing Together project and NYPS, the experiences of refugees in…
Knowing about continuing care allows for early conversations
Hazel Rogers is new to fostering and here she discusses her journey to find out more about continuing care to give her the confidence to support the young…
The life of a foster carer
Anne-Marie Coyle has been a foster carer for over 15 years with the Kibble Intensive Fostering Service, which provides fostering for children and young people…
‘I am a foster carer’ - why do foster carers find it hard to say?
Why do I hesitate when people ask what I do to say I am a foster carer? What makes me wait and judge the person before saying I am a foster carer, yet it is a…