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Whole family support improvement Learning Here, you’ll find a range of information and resources offering insight into how CELCIS and CYPIC as members of the National Support Team for the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding programme have supported local leaders and practitioners to strengthen whole family support across Scotland. Resources are available to anyone involved in improving how public services support children, young people and families, including those contributing to children's social care reform and to Scotland's collective commitment to keeping The Promise of the Independent Care Review. Learning What it has taken to strengthen whole family support in East Lothian In this video CELCIS’s Whole Family Wellbeing Lead Lorraine Sillars and CYPIC’s title, Steph Beringer reflect on what it has taken from a CELCIS and CYPIC and National Support Team perspective to strengthen whole family support in East Lothian. East Lothian’s Children’s Strategic Partnership case study The Children and Young People Improvement Collaborative (CYPIC) has written a case study outlining what the East Lothian Collaborative Partnership has put in place, what they have achieved, and how using a structured approach to improvement and implementation has made this possible. The learning shared is helpful to anyone interested in enabling the system change required to ensure every family gets the right support at the right time, for as long as they need. Button: Read the case study https://cypic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WFWF-Collaborative-Partnership-East-Lothian-Case-Study-2025.pdf Turning national whole family support principle into practice in East Lothian At the Scottish Government Whole Family Support event at the SEC Glasgow on 24 September 2025, delegates heard how system change is happening to improve whole family support through a live example of inspiring work. East Lothian showcased their approach to whole family support in action, what it takes to get there and the impact this has had, to help inspire others to act. Button: Watch the video [insert link to full video] https://speakeasy.eventsair.com/whole-family-support/plenary-sessions Leading with kindness feature story CELCIS has written a feature story about how Families Together East Lothian is focused on leading with kindness and voluntary family engagement around early intervention and prevention. Button: Read CELCIS’s feature story https://stories.celcis.org/families-together-programme/ The Learning into Action Network Developed through the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding programme, the Learning into Action Network provides a space for sharing experiences and learning about reshaping whole family support. It promotes effective joined up working across Children’s Services Planning Partnerships as they shift toward preventative, early intervention approaches designed around what matters to families. The Learning into Action Knowledge Hub provides learning materials, policy updates, briefings and other useful information and resources to support the ongoing development and implementation holistic whole family support. Read about the Learning into Action Network Join the Learning into Action Knowledge Hub Webinar series: Sharing the learning from whole family support work The role of collaboration in supporting change In May 2026, CELCIS brought together colleagues working in East Lothian and Glasgow to hear about: • Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership's (HSCP) use of a Leadership for Systems Change approach • Partnership working in East Lothian to improve support for children and families • Leadership experiences and collaborative decision-making in both areas • New insights into the practical steps, techniques and tools that support effective collaborative working Button: Watch the webinar Using insights from data and learning to respond to what matters for children, families and communities In March 2026, CELCIS brought together colleagues working in collaborative partnerships in Glasgow to: • Hear what data colleagues have been using to understand the systems they have been working with, how they accessed this information, and how they have used it to learn and inform practice; • Learn how the local area has collaborated with communities and partners to create a learning system to support action; • Find out about the insights from data that has shaped how Glasgow is responding to the needs of children and families. Button: Watch the webinar These webinars are part of the Whole Family Wellbeing Funding programme’s Learning into Action Network, a long-standing series of events that supports shared learning and practical action across Scotland.