About us

We are CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland, based at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

We're dedicated to making positive and lasting improvements in the wellbeing of children and young people living in and on the edges of care, and their families, across the whole country, and the globe - children who, through no fault of their own, are not able to enjoy the same positive experiences and outcomes as many of their peers.

In our partnership work with carers, social workers, teachers, nurses, charities, the police, local authorities, the Scottish Government, we work to understand the issues, introduce the best possible practice and develop solutions. What's more, to achieve effective, enduring and positive change across the board, we take an innovative, evidence-based implementation approach.

And we do this by providing a unique package of services and working alongside our partners across the children's sector: 

• Consultancy
• Learning and development
• Policy
• Qualifications
• Research

We take great pride in the fact that we're blazing a trail as the only dedicated centre for looked after children in the world.

Find out more

• Who's who? Find folk at CELCIS
• How we make a difference
• How we're governed