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'Your right to continuing care' - new information materials published

Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2020-21

Supporting child refugees and their families
Resources
Your Right to Continuing Care
Continuing Care: An exploration of implementation
Virtual School Head Teachers in Scotland: Practice Case Studies
Blog

Using my creativity and experience to help other young people make informed choices
Ciara Waugh is an art and design student who has been working with other young people to co-produce national information materials on the right to continuing…

Grappling with the implications of The Promise for teaching social work in Scotland
Dr Autumn Roesch-Marsh, Professor Ruth Emond and Dr Helen Whincup draw on their experiences in teaching Social Work students to consider how The Promise should…

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…