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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New evidence shines light on the wellbeing of Scotland’s care experienced children and young people
New research calls for Scotland to take the opportunity to strengthen support for babies and their families during pregnancy and the earliest months of life
Revisioning kinship care for children in Scotland
Resources
Your Life Beyond Care: The views of care leavers on their wellbeing
Your Life, Your Care: The views of children in care on their wellbeing
National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2023
CELCIS’s response to the Scottish Government consultation on ‘Financial transparency and profit limitation in children's residential care’
Blog
Listening at scale, listening with purpose
For over a decade, across the UK, the Bright Spots Programme has been supporting local authorities to listen to what their children in care and young care…
Closing the loop: Listening, responding and learning from Bright Spots
As newly published research from the Bright Spots programme shows what matters to children in care and care leavers’ wellbeing in Scotland, and how best to…
From listening to action: how Bright Spots is shaping our work in the Scottish Borders
As newly published research shows what matters to children in care and care leavers’ wellbeing in Scotland, and how best to support them, Scott Watson, Quality…
Listening to and acting on challenging messages from our care leavers
Newly published research shows what matters to children in care and care leavers’ wellbeing in Scotland, and how best to support them. Alexandra Bergin, Service…
Leading the way: From experience to empowerment
In the National Year of Reading 2026, and as part of Care Experienced Week in Scotland and National Care Leavers' Month in the UK, Georgia Barrow, from the…
There's something fishy here
In this blog post for Care Experienced Week, Adam Bennett, Founder and CEO of ProjectChange, shares the thinking behind his recently published opinion piece…