We are CELCIS
CELCIS is a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland.
We improve children’s lives by supporting people and organisations to drive long-lasting change in the services they need, and the practices used by people responsible for their care.
The home for Protecting Children
Find out more about child protection policy and practice in Scotland.
Visit Protecting ChildrenNews
New information guides to help children, young people and families understand child protection processes
Inadequate experiences of foster caring have sparked recommendations for improvement across all UK governments
Progress report on ministerial Corporate Parenting in Scotland
National framework established to monitor Scotland’s progress on children’s social care
Resources
Response by CELCIS to the Scottish Government’s consultation on developing a universal definition of ‘care experience’
Towards modernising adoption in Scotland: A focused mapping review
New research highlights the need for increased support for Scotland’s kinship families
Non-compulsory care for children and young people in Scotland: Learning from experiences of Section 25
Blog
My port in a storm – the relationship that helped to shape who I am today
In this blog post for Care Day 2025, Beth-Anne McDowall, a CELCIS Consultant with lived experience, discusses the power of long-lasting relationships and the…
Working together to strengthen practice in residential child care: Key learning from our change journey
In the final post in this series, Marc Blyth, Lead Learning Co-ordinator at Aberlour Children's Charity Sycamore Residential Service, which provides residential…
Working together to strengthen practice in residential child care: The power of observation, reflection and feedback
In the second in this series of blogs posts Marc Blyth, Lead Learning Co-Ordinator at children’s charity Aberlour Sycamore, which provides residential child…
Working together to strengthen practice in residential child care: Laying the groundwork for change
Marc Blyth, Lead Learning Co-Ordinator at children’s charity Aberlour Sycamore, which provides residential child care across Scotland, discusses how developing…
Whose experiences are we relying on to explain what the reality of adoption feels like for adoptees?
In this blog post, Dr Polly Cowan, a Practice Manager at Scottish Adoption and Fostering, explains how the organisation’s Young Ambassadors developed a new…
Developing a new resource to help support adoptive families caring for brothers and sisters
In this blog post, Dr Christine Jones, an adoptive parent and researcher who worked to ensure the rights of care experienced brothers and sisters are protected…