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Who Cares? Scotland supports care experienced people to have their voice heard and we make that happen in a number of ways.
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Scottish Government Report: All Learners in Scotland Matter – national discussion on education
This week the Scottish Government held a debate on education, following publication of the report of the National Discussion on Education. While we welcome the report, we would like to see more focus on Care Experienced learners in the recommendations.
Who Cares? Scotland Chair, Ryan McCuaig, is to step down after 4 years
Charity thanks Ryan for his amazing contribution and years of service to the care community.
The Weekly News Roundup – 29/05/2023
Catch up with last week’s care-related news including praise for Channel 4’s documentary, Kids, and the Princess of Wales visits the Foundling Museum during Foster Care Fortnight.
The Weekly News Roundup – 22/05/2023
Catch up with last week’s care-related news including the number of foster care placements falling and a new report by Edinburgh University says 1 in 100 babies born in Scotland are being taken into care.
The Weekly News Roundup – 15/05/2023
Catch up with last week’s care related news including an autistic Care Experienced person who was evicted from their home and a Scottish Parliament committee highlighting the cost involved in Keeping The Promise.
The Weekly News Roundup – 09/05/2023
In this week’s care-related news: stories from I’m A Celeb’s Fatima Whitbread talks about her experience of living in a Children’s Home & a story about the importance of adopted children knowing their origin and more.
EuroPC Sponsors Harvard Summer School Students
For the second year, EuroPC, tech refurbishment experts, have sponsored our Harvard Summer School Scholarship.
The Weekly News Roundup – 02/05/2023
In this week’s top care-related news stories Channel 4 announced they have commissioned a 3-part documentary called, KIDS that will follow the lives of 6 teenagers in care. And attention all aspiring DJ’s, a new Youth Music Initiative is launched to offer a 6-week training programme to young people in Glasgow.
Our 2022 Annual Report is Here!
Our 2022 annual report celebrates the progress made since 2018, looks at our advocacy data from the last year, and includes feedback from the Care Experienced people we support using our new framework.
Suleiman Capsune’s Story, 1873(?) to 1890
Dr Christine Whyte, from The University of Glasgow, shares the story of Suleiman Capsune a Care Experienced person who was brought from Sudan to Wolverhampton as a ‘ward’ before being sent back to North Africa.
A Moment in Care
Written by Emma Norry, a Care Experienced author, she explores the history of her own childhood and how it sparked her love of books. Her new novel, Fablehouse, is based on Holnicote House, a Somerset orphanage for the ‘brown babies’ of white women and Black American GIs in the 1950s. It follows a group of Care Experienced children on a magical adventure.
The Weekly News Roundup – 24/04/2023
In this week’s top care-related news stories STV delves into a new report published by the NSPCC examining how children aged up to three years are treated in the care system. And LGBTQ+ foster carers open up about the impact they can make on the life of a transgender children in care.
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