This recent article for the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care offers a personal, reflective account exploring the benefits of a football group created for people living or working in residential child care: buff.ly/YzvmRkT
CELCIS
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Official account. We are CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection, based at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. www.celcis.org
From children's hearings in Scotland to family justice in England and Wales, organisations are exploring what AI could mean for services, support and decision-making. Join our webinar on 24 August to discuss opportunities, challenges and safeguards: buff.ly/uM3L0FX
NEW WEBINAR: Settling in to School in Scotland Sign up to attend this free session to hear more about what additional support needs are, how to access support and what to do if your child isn't getting the support they need. Find out more and book: events.humanitix.com/settling-in-... #ASN #ASL
Settling in to school in Scotland
Helping parents and carers understand the school system in Scotland, including your child’s right to support for learning if they need it.
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In our feature story, find out how the introduction of a new role in Aberdeenshire, that of a Therapeutic Transition Social Worker, has helped shape a trauma-informed, relational approach to adoption centred on the voice of the child: buff.ly/n8Lnhzh
AI is already raising important questions across children's social care. On 24 August, hear from researchers at SCRA and the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory as they discuss emerging evidence, risks and rights in hearings and family justice. Register now: buff.ly/uM3L0FX
Congratulations to everyone receiving their #QualsScotResults today! Whatever your results, expert careers advisers can help you explore your options. The Skills Development Scotland Results Helpline is available from 8am – 8pm today on 0808 100 8000 or visit myworldofwork.co.uk
"Keep believing in yourself. Your journey is just beginning." Check out this video message from our Chief Executive, Donna McMaster, to learners on #QualsScotResults Day.
Wishing all students in Scotland the very best as exam results are released tomorrow! 🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome 12 incredible Scottish students to our latest scholarship cohort—part of 70 awards across the UK this year. 💙 Find out more: unitefoundation.org.uk/scholarship
For the past two and a half years, we’ve been researching children’s intersectional experiences of protected characteristics, poverty, and justice. This research, supported by the Nuffield Foundation, was co-designed with a Youth Advisory Group of children aged 14–17, who were central to the project
Government reforms have placed renewed emphasis on strengthening support for foster carers. Join an open access webinar on 7 September exploring key messages from the Foster Care Practice Guide developed by Foundations – What Works Centre for Children & Families. https://ow.ly/EvBc50ZuXv3
Local organisations can run Best Start in Life Community Sessions this summer and beyond - 45-min conversations that help parents and carers explore trusted early years advice. DfE provides materials. Scan the QR code on the flyer by Fri 7 Aug.
How can Andy Burnham take back control from big tech? Nesta's @raviguru.bsky.social and Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE discuss how a new government can protect children online, hold tech companies to account and build digital technology that serves the public. 🎧 : https://bit.ly/4hd6ERN
Our webinar recording which explores how practitioners working in children's services in East Lothian and Glasgow use collaborative practice and shared leadership to strengthen whole family support and improve outcomes for children, young people and families is here: buff.ly/ByL9iwa
We all need people to turn to for practical & emotional support. Yet too often the care system breaks important relationships for children. Lifelong Links which seeks to change that - building lasting, loving relationships for children in care and care leavers: https://ow.ly/SN5m50YnVQ9
Writing for the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, Marx Petrus Gertenbach, from the Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland, examines how using diagnostic and care-status labels can have an impact on identity and agency for children and young people: buff.ly/rtPiXWG
What is Quality Improvement and how can it be used to effect real change in public services? Our online resource showcases how the PACE programme supported Scottish local authorities to reduce permanence planning timescales for babies, children and young people: buff.ly/sOj8aLB
We have six free CPD accredited webinar recordings and resources in which researchers and practitioners discuss the role of artificial intelligence in social care and explore whether AI could improve social work and outcomes for children, young people and their families: buff.ly/f6pVNJb
Can artificial intelligence be used safely in the context of children's hearings and family law? Join us on 24 August as we explore with @childrensreporter.bsky.social and @nuffieldfjo.bsky.social, the perceptions, challenges and risks involved in using AI: buff.ly/uM3L0FX
The recording of our webinar Growing Up in Kinship Care, where our speakers shared research and reflections on the experiences and challenges faced by kinship families and the implications of these for policy and practice, is available here: buff.ly/2wyzOKf
Working in or researching residential child care? Stay up-to-date with local and global issues in research and practice with the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care - new issue online now: buff.ly/kcm4wSq #SJRCC
The recording of our webinar discussing the findings from an evaluation of @familyrightsgp.bsky.social trial of Lifelong Links in Scotland, is available here: buff.ly/3YKHtMR
Data is an important resource that can be used to support and drive improvement in children's services. The CELCIS Driving Data Improvement webpage shares good practice to benefit children, young people and their families. Find out more: buff.ly/NAPkNOJ #data
Free professional coaching for any social worker or social work student in Scotland. Get support to tackle workplace issues, your next career move, or anything else with a fully trained social worker coach from our UK-wide panel. See more: buff.ly/UtG4STv Supported by the Scottish Government.
Can artificial intelligence be used safely in the context of children's hearings and family law? Join us on 24 August as we explore with SCRA and Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, the perceptions, challenges and risks involved in using AI: buff.ly/uM3L0FX
July's E-Bulletin is out now! Catch up on all the latest news and updates from CYCJ. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an issue: eepurl.com/dvyBuv Read it here: lnkd.in/eaS9Vued
New FLARE blog out now! Find out more about Jacob’s reflections on being a member of FLARE buff.ly/LhmAwnc @KIDScharity @educationgovuk
NEW: How does being a 25-year-old today compare to previous generations? 📊 Here’s what our new explainer, with analysis produced exclusively for the BBC, finds about earnings, employment and housing for young adults [THREAD 🧵 ]:
📢 Join us for the Children’s Information Project End of Programme Event, where researchers, policymakers, practitioners and sector partners will come together to explore what ethical and effective use of children’s information means in practice. ➡️ Find out more and register: lnkd.in/dkY2YfJJ
In this new article, Ross Buchanan, service manager at Care Visions, a residential child care provider in Scotland, reflects on the process, challenges and positive impact involved in supporting a young person to live with her pet dog: buff.ly/u4dFXn4
