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Our news helps everyone working with and for children in need of care and protection, their families and carers, and with care leavers, to keep up to speed with what's going on in the sector, here in Scotland, and further afield.
Public Understanding of Child Sexual Exploitation
18 March 2019
The Scottish Government has joined forces with Barnardo’s Scotland to support the launch of a new report: 'Public Understanding …
Global opportunity to ensure Justice for Children
05 March 2019
The Institute Inspiring Children’s Futures and CELCIS at the University of Strathclyde have combined forces with a number of oth…
What does compassionate care look like?
12 February 2019
We are working with the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate to gather stories about what it feels like to experience compassion and k…
State of the Nation's Foster Care 2019
04 February 2019
The Fostering Network has highlighted a lack of support for foster carers and a failure to recognise the vital role they play at…
The Children’s Services Workforce 2017
31 January 2019
Annual statistical information on the children's services workforce from the Scottish Social Services Council.