BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Who Cares? Scotland - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.whocaresscotland.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Who Cares? Scotland REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005 DTSTAMP:20260211T144053Z CREATED:20260210T103123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T144053Z UID:10001333-1791072000-1791158399@www.whocaresscotland.org SUMMARY:Great Scottish Run 2026 DESCRIPTION:With a city centre start and finish\, the AJ Bell Great Scottish Run is a celebration of everything that is great about Glasgow: inspiring urban architecture\, green spaces\, history\, music\, strength\, spirit and\, of course\, great people\, personality and humour. \nThe city always delivers on the support front too\, with crowds of locals turning out each year to cheer and high-five from beginning to end. Plus\, there are medals\, finisher t-shirts and bragging rights for all! \nTake part either by competing in the 10K or the Half Marathon.  \nThank you for choosing to fundraise for Who Cares? Scotland – we are incredibly grateful for your support. \nTo help ensure that funds raised go directly to our work supporting Care Experienced people\, we kindly ask that fundraisers cover the cost of the event entry fee in the first instance. This avoids the organisation being out of pocket if the funds raised do not cover the cost of the entry fee. \nIf you raise more than the cost of your entry fee\, we’ll be happy to look at reimbursing this\, subject to approval and available funds. \nIf you have any questions about this policy or would like to discuss your fundraising plans\, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at fundraising@whocaresscotland.org.uk. We’re here to support you every step of the way. \n \n Sign Up for the 10K\n \n \n Sign Up for the Half Marathon URL:https://www.whocaresscotland.org/event/great-scottish-run/ CATEGORIES:Fundraising ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.whocaresscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AJ-Bell-Great-Scottish-Run-25.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102 DTSTAMP:20261006T150336Z CREATED:20261006T150153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T150336Z UID:10001355-1791244800-1793577599@www.whocaresscotland.org SUMMARY:Advocacy & Participation Manager DESCRIPTION:Advocacy and Participation Manager – South East \n35 hours per week \nPermanent \nSalary £35\,175 – £41\,383 per annum \nWho Cares? Scotland is Scotland’s only national independent membership organisation for Care Experienced people. Our mission is to secure a lifetime of equality\, respect\, and love for Care Experienced people in Scotland and we currently have over 3000 Care Experienced members.    \nAt the heart of Who Cares? Scotland’s work are the rights of Care Experienced children and young people\, and the power of their voices to bring about positive change. We provide individual relationship-based independent advocacy and a broad range of imaginative participatory opportunity for Care Experienced young people across Scotland; we work alongside corporate parents and communities of all sorts to broaden understanding; we work with policy makers\, leaders and elected representatives locally and nationally to shape law\, policy and practice on the basis of all that can be learnt from the voices of those with experience of care – working together to build on the aspirations of The Promise and secure positive change. \nThe Advocacy and Participation Manager will oversee the development of our independent advocacy services\, including our lifelong advocacy offering\, and the engagement and empowerment of Care Experienced people through participation opportunities.    \nContributing to Who Cares? Scotland’s leadership team and sharing the learning of this work positively and proactively across the organization\, this APM role will provide a robust evidence base to support the evolvement of this work nationally.    \nThe right candidate will therefore be capable of forming positive relationships with people of all ages and backgrounds\, will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills\, both written and verbal\, and be adaptable to a wide range of contexts. With experience managing budgets and performance targets\, as well as reporting internally and to key stakeholders\, you will also be skilled at supervising and supporting the work of staff and volunteers.  Some travel\, as well as some evening and weekend work\, is required due to the remit of the post.  \nYou will have a proven record of working collaboratively with partners successfully and will be committed to children’s rights\, inclusive working\, and equal opportunities. You believe that all people can make transformative change happen in their lives if given the opportunity.   \nFor an informal conversation about this opportunity please contact Caroline Richardson\, Director of Advocacy and Participation at crichardson@whocaresscotland.org.  \nThe closing date for applications is Sunday 1 November 2026. \n \n Application Form\n \n \n Job Spec\n \n \n Equality Monitoring Form URL:https://www.whocaresscotland.org/event/advocacy-participation-manager/ CATEGORIES:Vacancy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.whocaresscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/DO-Officer-7.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261118T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261118T120000 DTSTAMP:20260929T154420Z CREATED:20260929T153648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T154420Z UID:10001351-1794996000-1795003200@www.whocaresscotland.org SUMMARY:Collaborative Themed Learning session - Health and Wellbeing - 1 DESCRIPTION:This year\, our collaborative learning events will focus on health\, exploring the key advocacy issues affecting the Care Experienced community in relation to their health and wellbeing. This session will help you to better understand the challenges Care Experienced individuals may face\, as well as the barriers they can encounter when accessing support and services and inspire you on your journey as a supportive Corporate Parent. \nWe will utilise breakout rooms in this session to provide space for discussion\, and allow you to collaborate with your fellow Corporate Parents. \n—————————— \nThe Education & Engagement Team are funded by Scottish Government to provide support and learning sessions to Corporate Parents. Therefore this event if free for anyone working for one of the 26 Corporate Parents named in legislation. If you do not work for a named Corporate Parent but work in a sector that is closely connected to caring for and supporting people with care experience\, you are still more than welcome to attend this event. We just ask that you select the ‘non Corporate Parent organisation’ option to pay the small fee of £10 to help support the work that we do and to help us achieve our vision for: A lifetime of equality\, respect and love for Care Experienced people. \n \n Register Here!\n \nTo find out more: \nContact the Education & Engagement Team at corporateparenting@whocaresscotland.org URL:https://www.whocaresscotland.org/event/collaborative-themed-learning-session-health-and-wellbeing/ CATEGORIES:Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.whocaresscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Collaborative-Themed-Learning-Event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261124T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261124T120000 DTSTAMP:20260929T154329Z CREATED:20260929T154159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T154329Z UID:10001352-1795514400-1795521600@www.whocaresscotland.org SUMMARY:Collaborative Themed Learning session - Health and Wellbeing - 2 DESCRIPTION:This year\, our collaborative learning events will focus on health\, exploring the key advocacy issues affecting the Care Experienced community in relation to their health and wellbeing. This session will help you to better understand the challenges Care Experienced individuals may face\, as well as the barriers they can encounter when accessing support and services and inspire you on your journey as a supportive Corporate Parent. \nWe will utilise breakout rooms in this session to provide space for discussion\, and allow you to collaborate with your fellow Corporate Parents. \n—————————— \nThe Education & Engagement Team are funded by Scottish Government to provide support and learning sessions to Corporate Parents. Therefore this event if free for anyone working for one of the 26 Corporate Parents named in legislation. If you do not work for a named Corporate Parent but work in a sector that is closely connected to caring for and supporting people with care experience\, you are still more than welcome to attend this event. We just ask that you select the ‘non Corporate Parent organisation’ option to pay the small fee of £10 to help support the work that we do and to help us achieve our vision for: A lifetime of equality\, respect and love for Care Experienced people. \n \n Register Here!\n \nTo find out more: \nContact the Education & Engagement Team at corporateparenting@whocaresscotland.org URL:https://www.whocaresscotland.org/event/collaborative-themed-learning-session-health-and-wellbeing-2/ CATEGORIES:Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.whocaresscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Collaborative-Themed-Learning-Event.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR