News
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.
Looked after at home and kinship care special in REACH magazine
13 June 2016
In this new issue of REACH you can read articles and stories about children looked after at home or in kinship care
SASW roadshows supports social workers
03 June 2016
SASW is touring Scotland to hear the views of social workers
Tune in live to SIRCC keynote speakers
02 June 2016
Can't make the SIRCC 2016 conference? Then tune in to to hear from our fantastic keynote speakers.
David Cameron plans to overhaul the care system with 'zero tolerance' approach
16 May 2016
The Prime Minister will introduce new laws in England that will encourage the permanent adoption of children.
Ofsted publishes looked after children stats for England
16 May 2016
The statistics showing the number of children looked after by local authorities in England at March 2015 has just been published…
The Mockingbird model of foster care
10 May 2016
Could this style of care -which has seen some success in the USA- fly in the UK?
New GIRFEC information and communications toolkit
05 April 2016
Check out this new toolkit produced by Scottish Government
Express your views in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 guidance consultation
05 April 2016
Take part in this consultation around the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014