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- The Weekly News Roundup – 20/03/2023
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- The Weekly News Roundup – 06/03/2023
- The Weekly News Roundup – 27/02/2023
- A Care Day Poem by Charles McFarlane
- Campaigners Celebrated at the Carelidh
- The Weekly News Roundup – 20/02/2023
- Youth Volunteering Case Study
- Response to the First Minister’s Resignation
- Care Day 2023
- The Weekly News Roundup – 13/02/2023
- The Weekly News Roundup – 06/02/2023
- The Weekly News Roundup – 30/01/2023
- Why We’re Prioritising Education
- The Weekly News Roundup – 23/1/23
- Investing in Volunteers Blog
- What Volunteering Means to Me – Jim’s Volunteer Blog
- The Weekly News Roundup – 16/1/23
- The Weekly News Roundup – 9/1/23
- Live on Set with The Beaker Girls
- Louise Hunter Looks Back at 2022
- The Weekly News Roundup – 19/12/22
- Sexual Health & Healthy Relationships Resources
- The Weekly News Roundup – 12/12/22
- “One of my first joyful memories is baking when I was in foster care.”
- The Life Lessons I Learned at Harvard
- Finding our Place
- The Weekly News Roundup – 5/12/22
- Donate a Gift to a Care Experienced Person this Christmas
- UCAS Report – What is the experience of students from a care background in education?
- The Weekly News Roundup – 28/11/22
- Digital Wellbeing Resources
- The Weekly News Roundup
- The John Lewis Christmas advert is a powerful challenge to foster care stereotypes
- The Weekly News Roundup
- Highlights from Time To Shine 2022
- The Launch of our New Strategic Plan at our 2022 Members’ Assembly
- The Love Rally Returns
- Who Cares? Scotland Announces New Partnership with John Lewis and Waitrose
- Jasmin Calls for Consistency in Care Support
- Who Cares? Scotland Achieves Volunteer Accreditation
- Edinburgh Fringe Review: Cassie and the Lights
- My Name is Leon TV Review
- Have you Heard of the Foundling Museum?
- Finding Family After Care
- EuroPC Sponsors our Harvard Summer School Scholarship
- Fundraiser Goes to Great Lengths to Support Care Experienced People
- Lockdown Runner Conquers Edinburgh Marathon for Who Cares? Scotland
- Children’s Experiences of State Removal from their Families in the Late Nineteenth Century
- Sharing the Untold Stories of Care
- First Minister Steps up for Care Experienced People
- The Edinburgh Orphan Hospital
- What Tracy Beaker Means to Us
- Help Design New Sexual Health Guidance for the NHS
- Disclosure Scotland’s Top Tips for Care Experienced People
- Catch up with Louise
- My Journey With Autism
- Shaping the Future at the Members’ Assembly and AGM
- Highlights from the February 2022 Annual General Meeting
- David Anderson and Red Thistle Farm
- 10 Questions with Jacqueline Wilson
- Adoption, Power and Storytelling
- Book Review: The April Dead
- Media Review: I Am Belmaya
- Media Review: Life is Strange – True Colors
- My Time at the Conference of Youth 16
- I’m Not in Survival Mode. I’m Looking to Thrive.
- Angus Group: Speak Up on Mental Health
- Get Into Summer – Jacqui’s Volunteer Blog
- Who Cares? Scotland Welcomes The Change Programme
- Update on our work with the SQA
- Supporting Care Experienced People with Certification and Appeals 2021
- Re-Writing Wrongs: Parallel Lines
- LOVE, not judgement!
- Global Perspectives of the History of Care before 1800: Part 2
- Global Perspectives of the History of Care before 1800: Part 1
- Global Perspectives of the History of Care before 1800: Part 3
- Re-writing Wrongs: Remembering a True Friend
- In Conversation With: Maree Giles
- ‘Unrelated, including foster child’: Finding the History of Care in the Census
- Re-writing wrongs: She will be remembered.
- The ‘Child Migration’ Scheme from the UK – what was it and why remember it?
- Who Cares? Scotland Shows Support for The Promise Plan 21-24
- Meet Our Board- David Middleton
- Connecting Scotland
- Influencing the Incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots Law
- Meet Our 4 New Board Members
- Objects – A Podcast About What Shapes Us
- Read our Members’ Assembly 2021 Impact report!
- Claudia Macdonald Leaves Who Cares? Scotland After 9 Years
- Care Day 2021
- ‘Being the Light’ Festival of Care 2021
- New Podcast Launched (Press release)
- Meet Our Board – Lee Davidson
- Care Family Christmas 2020 – Thank You!
- Jamie Kinlochan awarded British Empire Medal in New Year Honours List
- Meet our Board – Carmel Jacob
- Meet our Board – Trevor Hillman
- Aberdeen Members Produce Report on the Impact of Lockdown
- Privacy & Confidentiality in Children’s Hearings System
- The Most Important Decision of Our Lives
- Statement from The Promise and Who Cares? Scotland
- Influencing the Children (Scotland) Bill
- Who Cares? Scotland appoints Louise Hunter as new CEO
- Charity that called for review of care system welcomes its findings
- #ShareOurLife
- Helping In Any Way That I Can
- Who Cares? Scotland Welcomes Young Person’s Guarantee
- Comment on Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill
- A Letter To Our Members
- Who Care? Scotland Coronavirus update – 17 March 2020
- Our Response To Coronavirus Delay Phase
- My First Summer Camp
- Call for the UN to recognise Care Day every year
- Our Who Cares? Scotland democracy
- Comment on Care Inspectorate Report on Deaths of Children in Care
- Twelve Years Separated
- Comment on BBC Scotland’s ‘Only An Excuse’ Hogmanay Special
- Comment on investigation launched today
- Lifelong Opportunities – Internship with Disclosure Scotland
- Comment on Jeremy Corbyn wearing Who Cares? Scotland’s tartan scarf
- So. Christmas. What does it mean to you?
- Christmas cards and prints, designed to celebrate Care Experienced people
- Unbelievable: A Case Study on News Reporting
- Who Cares? Scotland Wins UK Charity of the Year
- Join us at our first ever Care Experience & Employment Summit
- We don’t have to wait to protect the rights of Care Experienced people, for life
- Children in Care: Missing People
- Happy World Voice Day
- Who Cares? Scotland project wins national campaign award
- Improving the Law for Brothers and Sisters
- First Minister backs Care Experienced call for a public information campaign on care
- Who We Are: A New Narrative for Care Experienced People
- Buildings across Scotland will be lighting up with love on Care Day 2019
- We announce our first corporate partnership to benefit Care Experienced people
- Corporate Parents progress reviewed in Scotland
- A big step has been taken to help our members achieve their educational ambitions
- Care Experience & The Poverty Trap: My Story
- Who Cares? Scotland Shortlisted for U.K. wide National Charity Award
- “Our biggest asset is our people” – a blog by our Terrific Trustee winner
- 40 Acts of Love for 40 Years of Us
- #IWD2018 with Carmel
- Josh: A Lifetime of Equality
- Who Cares? Scotland becomes official partner of Scottish Women’s Football
- Care Day 2018 date is announced
- CEO announces Director of Care Experienced Membership vacancy
- Equality: My Vision
- Respect: My Vision
- Love: My Vision
- Care Experienced People Are More Than Statistics
- Rights to Care; A Guide to Continuing Care and Aftercare
- Who Cares? Scotland, Scottish Charity Awards Nominations
- Placing voices at the heart of the review
- Alumni Member Diane Shares Her Story
- Funding My Future By Owning My Care Identity
- Care Experienced People Just Made History
- Who Cares? Scotland responds to the First Minister’s appointment of Chair
- First Minister’s Review Is A Critical Moment
- “Improving the Care Experience of Looked After Children” Brief
- A Letter To Santa
- I’m A Foster Parent And I Love My Boys
- I’m going to talk about my life on national TV
- This Review Could Save Lives
- The Alumni of Care Leavers Is About Hope
- Duncan Dunlop, Who Cares? Scotland CEO Comments On Named Person Debate
- Positive Role Models
- It’s A Sanctuary And A Place To Call Home
- A national campaign that aims to end the discrimination that young people in care face
- Children’s Charity Launches Election Manifesto
- Nicole is taking our campaign on the road!
- From Belfast to Bathgate; Care Experienced young people are the change.
- “The current reality does not need to be tomorrow’s”
- One year on
- How to Improve Access to Higher Education
- My Voice is Powerful Enough to Change my Future.
- Blog: Commission on Widening Access
- Blog: I’m influencing change where it matters.
- The Last Scottish Parliament of 2016
- #CareDay is marked in Scotland with City Chamber light up
- Aileen Campbell supports #CareDay
Portfolio projects
- Care and Justice (Scotland) Bill – Response to Stage 1
- Volunteer Impact Report 2022
- Care Day 2023 – Corporate Parents Briefing Pack
- Staying Together and Connected: Brothers and Sisters Participation Project Easy Read Report
- Collaborative Training Events 2023
- Response to the National Care Service Consultation – October 2022
- Corporate Parenting Newsletter & Promising Practice December 2022
- Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships: How do you know? Interactive Poster
- Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships: What advice would you give? Video
- Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships: Body Confidence Video
- Red Flag, Green Flag Video
- Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships Teaser Video
- Rec’s From a Friend Poster
- Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships: Reflective Vlog
- Podcast series with the Scottish Guardianship Service 1/3
- Podcast with the Scottish Guardianship Service 2/3
- Podcast with the Scottish Guardianship Service 3/3
- Important Topics List
- Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships: How an Adult Should Be Interactive Poster
- Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships: Important Topics Video
- Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships: Advice Video
- Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships Report
- Financial Impact – Covid Response
- Information And Digital Access – Covid Response
- National Discussion on Education – Evidence Submission
- Digital Wellbeing Poem
- Digital Wellbeing Helpful Links Flyer
- Dave the Digisaur Storybook
- Digital Wellbeing Reflective blog by Megan
- Relationship Mapping Tool – Child friendly
- Relationship Mapping Tool
- What is Digital Wellbeing? Video
- Megan’s Reflection
- Bob’s Reflection
- Digital Wellbeing Reflective blog by Bob
- Digital Wellbeing Podcast with Susan
- Introduction to Care Experience Lesson Plan
- Our Voice, Our Community, Our Future – Strategic Plan 2023-2027
- Corporate Parenting October 2022 Newsletter and Promising Practice Roundup
- AGM Minutes – October 2022
- Corporate Parenting Duties – An Overview
- Realising the UNCRC as Corporate Parents: Post Training Resource Pack
- Digital Wellbeing Report – July 2022
- Police Scotland – Care Experienced Group: A Case Study
- Keeping the Promise and Corporate Parents
- Response to the Scottish Government Children’s Care and Justice Bill Consultation on Policy Proposals, June 2022
- Paving the Way – Care Experienced People’s Views on the Scottish Government’s Plan to Keep The Promise
- ‘Believe in Us’ Care Experienced Parents Report – June 2022
- Training Offer Pack 2022-23
- Corporate Parenting May 2022 Newsletter
- Police Scotland – Care Experienced Officers Group – Case Study
- March 2022 Accounts
- Festival of Care 2022 Impact Report
- AGM Minutes – February 2022
- Who Cares? Scotland Constitution February 2022
- Corporate Parenting February 2022 Newsletter
- 5N1V Care Day Podcast – Conversations With The Care Community
- ‘Tend Our Light’ Mental Health Report – February 2022
- Bairns Supper Report on the National Care Service, February 2022
- UNCRC and Corporate Parenting
- Response to the Cross-border Placements of Children and Young people into Residential Care in Scotland Policy Paper – January 2022
- Response to the Education reform consultation – November 2021
- Communities that Care – Influencing
- Communities that Care – Belonging
- Communities that Care – Education
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Full Report – September 2021
- Leanne – Care Experienced Learner Journey
- August 2021 Corporate Parenting Newsletter
- Guide to Disclosure Scotland for Care Experienced People
- Submission to the United Nations 2021 Day of General Discussion on Children’s Rights and Alternative Care
- Supporting Care Experienced People with Certification and Appeals 2021, SQA – June 2021
- Barriers to Graduation for Care Experienced Students
- Scotland’s Universities’ Guaranteed Offer – a guide for Care Experienced students
- Corporate Parenting Duties – An Overview
- Josh – Care Experienced Learner Journey
- Jeanette – Care Experienced Learner Journey
- Rebecca – Care Experienced Learner Journey
- Care Experienced History Month Lesson Plan Teacher Support Pack
- Care Experienced History Month Scottish Lesson Plan
- Guide to Articulation for Care Experienced Students
- March 2021 Accounts
- Chloe School
- Chloe – What we need from Corporate Parents
- Gary – Education
- Discretionary Housing Payment and Care Experienced People
- March 2021 Corporate Parenting Promising Practice
- Covid-19 Recovery Planning, Full Report – February 2021
- UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill, Stage 2 Briefing for MSPs – February 2021
- Communities that Care Stakeholder Survey Report
- Communities that Care Stakeholder Report – Executive Summary
- January 2021 Corporate Parenting Newsletter
- Education Impact Report
- Communities that Care Stakeholder Interview Focus Group Report
- Navigating The World of Rights Full Report – December 2020
- Navigating The World of Rights Summary Report – December 2020
- Young People and Parents Views on Privacy and how this Affects their Partcipation in the Children’s Hearing System
- Response to Education and Skills Committee Call for Evidence on Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill – October 2020
- Response to the Equality and Human Rights Committee Call for Views on the UNCRC Incorporation Bill – October 2020
- Raising the Age of Referral to the Reporter Consultation – October 2020
- Impact of LOCKDOWN on Care Experienced young people in Aberdeen – August 2020
- June 2020 Corporate Parenting Newsletter
- The Impact of Covid on the Care Experienced Community: A summary paper for Corporate Parents
- Impact of Covid-19 on Scotland’s Care Experienced Community – May 2020
- Response to Education and Skills Committee Call for Evidence on the Impact of Covid-19 – May 2020
- Impact of Covid-19 on Scotland’s Care Experienced Community – April 2020
- Covid-19 Statement by WC?S
- February 2020 Corporate Parenting Newsletter
- Winter 2019/20 Corporate Parenting Promising Practice
- Response to Justice Committee Call for Evidence for the Children (Scotland) Bill – November 2019
- Legal Aid Reform Consultation – September 2019
- Care Records Campaign Report – August 2019
- ‘Somewhere to Call Home’ by Megan Sutherland – August 2019
- Response to Education and Skills Committee Call for Evidence for the Disclosure (Scotland) Bill – August 2019
- UNCRC Incorporation Consultation – August 2019
- NHS Health Scotland – Corporate Parents as employers
- Lynda – My Learner Journey
- May 2019 Corporate Parenting Promising Practice
- Job Grant Consultation – March 2019
- Supplementary Evidence on Restraint for the Equalities and Human Rights Committee Inquiry on the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill – February 2019
- Response to Equalities and Human Rights Committee Call for Evidence for the Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill, Stage 2 – January 2019
- Response to Equalities and Human Rights Committee Call for Evidence for the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill – January 2019
- Response to Public Petitions Committee Inquiry into mental health support for young people in Scotland – December 2018
- Continuing Care (Scotland) Amendment Order 2019 – December 2018
- August Care Council Workshop on Care Experience and Criminalisation – October 2018
- Progressing Children’s Rights Consultation – September 2018
- Review of Part 1 Children (Scotland) Act 1995 – September 2018
- Children’s Rights: Online Training
- Response to Equalities and Human Rights Committee Inquiry into the Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill – July 2018
- Protection of Vulnerable Groups and Disclosure of Criminal Information – July 2018
- Equalities and Human Rights Committee Inquiry on Human Rights, Who Cares Scotland Oral Evidence, Follow-Up – May 2018
- Report on the Criminalisation of Care Experience – April 2018
- Consultation on the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility – April 2018
- Response to Call for Evidence by Engender on the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – April 2018
- David – Discrimination
- Response to Equalities and Human Rights Committee Inquiry into Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament – March 2018
- Care Experience and Protected Characteristics
- The Seven Elements of a Good Corporate Parenting Plan
- Empowering Schools, Education (Scotland) Bill – January 2018
- Report on Continuing Care – December 2017
- Frameworks Reframing Consultation – December 2017
- PVG Draft Remedial Order 2018 – November 2017
- Continuing Care Amendment Order – November 2017
- November 2017 Corporate Parenting Promising Practice
- The Young Radicals Homelessness Report
- Sibling Separation and Contact Report
- Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill – July 2017
- Care as a Protected Characteristic – The Scottish Funding Council
- Additional Information to Education and Skills Committee, Children’s Hearings – April 2017
- Susanne Millar – The Importance of Corporate Parenting
- Chloe – Health
- What is Corporate Parenting?
- Corporate Parenting Duties – The Basics
- Evidence to Education and Skills Committee, Children’s Hearings – March 2017
- Evidence to Education and Skills Committee, Advocacy Matters – March 2017
- Chloe – What We Need From Corporate Parents
- Continuing Care Amendment Order – January 2017
- National Health and Social Care Standards – January 2017
- Who Cares? Scotland
Empowering teachers, parents and
communities to achieve excellence and
equity in education: A Governance Review - Mental Health 10 Year Vision – September 2016
- Draft Statutory Guidance Standards in Scotland’s School etc. Act 2000 – November 2016
- Missing People Strategy – November 2016
- Briefing for Education and Skills Committee, 1000 Voices and Care Review – November 2016
- Chloe – The Care Journey
- Briefing of Investing in Children in New Zealand Review – October 2016
- Evidence to Education and Skills Committee, 1000 Voices and Advocacy – September 2016
- Joint CELCIS and WCS response to consultation on Scottish Social Housing Charter – August 2016
- Child Poverty Bill – September 2016
- Draft Strategic Police Priorities – August 2016
- Police Powers to Search Children and Young People for Alcohol – July 2016
- The Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility – June 2016
- Creating a Healthier Scotland – January 2016
- Aftercare Draft Guidance – September 2015
- Student Support Consultation – September 2015
- Continuing Care Draft Guidance – September 2015
- Challenges of Mental Health Services in Scotland – July 2015
- The Use of Stop and Search – May 2015
- Education (Scotland) Bill – May 2015
- WCS Position Paper on Independent Advocacy
- Health Promoting Care Placements – January 2015
- Report on Issues Relating to Contact – November 2014
- Report on Experiences of Permanence Planning – November 2014
- Summary Report – Interpreting the Children and Young People Act – November 2014
- Full Report on Interpreting the Children and Young People Act – November 2014
- Advocacy Matters: an analysis of young people’s views – October 2016
- Together – Children’s Rights Response – September 2014
- Covid-19 Recovery Planning, Summary Report – February 2021
- Renfrewshire Council’s Consultation on Tackling Child Poverty – August 2014
- Response to Equal Opportunities Committee Having and Keeping a Home Inquiry – May 2014
- Care to Vote Report – WCS and Strathclyde University – April 2014
- “This isn’t the road I want to go down.” Report on young people’s perceptions and experiences of Secure Care. – December 2008
- “Nothing has convinced me to stop” Report on young people’s perceptions and experiences of persistent offending. – December 2008
- “I wish I could turn back time” Report on Secure Care – January 2006
- Children and Young People Bill, Young Person’s Views – 2012
- Caring About Success Report – 2008
- Off The Wall Report – 2005
- BOSS Project, Secure Services Consultation – 2004
- Let’s Face It Report – 2003
- Who Cares? Scotland Annual Report – 1998
- Moving On Report – 1990s
- Mental Health Report – 1998
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