News
Our news helps everyone working with and for children in need of care and protection, their families and carers, and with care leavers, to keep up to speed with what's going on in the sector, here in Scotland, and further afield.
Shine a light on care
18 July 2018
The National Confidential Forum has launched a campaign aimed at encouraging people to share their experiences of growing up in …
Improving Children’s Lives: nominations sought for new award
18 July 2018
CELCIS is backing the 2018 Herald Society Awards by supporting the creation of a new category - Improving Children’s Lives Award…
Recommendations made on supporting the attainment and achievement of children experiencing poverty
12 July 2018
The Education and Skills Committee have published a new report that examines how poverty impacts school-age children and young p…
Children's social circumstances and educational outcomes
11 July 2018
The circumstances in which children and young people are born, grow up and learn contribute to inequalities in educational outco…
First report on Corporate Parenting in Scotland published
28 June 2018
The Scottish Government share Corporate Parent progress in supporting care experienced Children and Young People, and care leave…
Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry extended
27 June 2018
More voices of survivors to be heard after timescale change to the independent inquiry.
Care experienced children attainment funding announced by Scottish Government
27 June 2018
The Scottish Government has announced it will invest £32 million specifically to support the educational needs of care experienc…
Scotland encouraged to keep ‘Eyes Open’ for children at risk
20 June 2018
Everyone in Scotland should be keeping their ‘Eyes Open’ for children at risk during the schools holidays.