COVID-19 information

Meeting the challenge of COVID-19: Examples of frontline practice in caring for children and young people

Across Scotland many people are continuing to support children, young people, and their families during this time, adapting in order to respond with care and protection where this is needed.

Through the use of creativity, compassion, and communication, we have seen alternative and new ways of working, innovative ideas, and people coming together to help to sustain relationships and offer some stability for young lives during these uncertain times.

Through a diverse range of examples of how people are meeting the challenge of responding to the effects of this public health emergency, we hope to record, reflect on, inform, and inspire others about the impact that these are having in the lives of care experienced children and young people, and all those who work and volunteer across public and voluntary services to support them.

We have identified some key themes within each of these examples.

How East Renfrewshire supported young people
Meeting the challenge - Creating ways for adoptive families to connect
Meeting the challenge - Local children's book club
Meeting the Challenge - A residential practioner provides a temporary home
Meeting the challenge - How Edinburgh's QI team is helping teachers
How Tall Trees home strengthened relationships during COVID-19
Meeting the challenge - Increased play at Harmeny Education Trust
Meeting the challenge - Setting up school hubs
Meeting the challenge - Kindness and positivty
Meeting the challenge - How Dundee City Council increased contact with their young care leavers
Meeting the challenge - Technology keeps relationships going
Meeting the challenge - How a creative project connected with families during COVID-19
Meeting the challenge - Supporting children, families and carers going from primary to secondary school
Meeting the challenge - Bringing school counselling online
Meeting the challenge - Creating new ways to support the care experienced community
Meeting the challenge - How local authorities have moved care planning online
Meeting the challenge - Ensuring pupils have the right equipment
Meeting the challenge - How Aberdeen City Champions board has evolved
Meeting the challenge - creating new ways of identifying family suppport needs
Meeting the challenge - Using relationship based practice to help pupils to grow and learn
Meeting the challenge - Digital quiz nights
Meeting the challenge - Involving young people in route mapping