Education, Children and Young People Committee: You Said, They Did.
Since a meeting in March 2023 the members of the Education, Children and Young People Committee have been using it to influence decisions and discuss The Promise.
Who Cares? Scotland Publishes Finance Issue Paper
The second in our series of issue papers. This paper focuses on the most commonly raised issues for 16+ Care Experienced people contacting us for advocacy.
Magdalene Asylums, Rescue Homes, and Lock Hospitals in Scotland
Andrew Kendrick, Emeritus Professor at University of Strathclyde, explores the use Magdalene asylums, rescue homes and Lock hospitals as part of Scotland’s care history.
Scottish Government Report: All Learners in Scotland Matter – national discussion on education
This week the Scottish Government held a debate on education, following publication of the report of the National Discussion on Education. While we welcome the report, we would like to see more focus on Care Experienced learners in the recommendations.
The Weekly News Roundup – 15/05/2023
Catch up with last week’s care related news including an autistic Care Experienced person who was evicted from their home and a Scottish Parliament committee highlighting the cost involved in Keeping The Promise.
EuroPC Sponsors Harvard Summer School Students
For the second year, EuroPC, tech refurbishment experts, have sponsored our Harvard Summer School Scholarship.
Suleiman Capsune’s Story, 1873(?) to 1890
Dr Christine Whyte, from The University of Glasgow, shares the story of Suleiman Capsune a Care Experienced person who was brought from Sudan to Wolverhampton as a ‘ward’ before being sent back to North Africa.
A Moment in Care
Written by Emma Norry, a Care Experienced author, she explores the history of her own childhood and how it sparked her love of books. Her new novel, Fablehouse, is based on Holnicote House, a Somerset orphanage for the ‘brown babies’ of white women and Black American GIs in the 1950s. It follows a group of Care Experienced children on a magical adventure.
The Weekly News Roundup – 17/04/2023
Take a look at the care related news highlights from the past week, including a councillor from Cardiff who has highlighted the rising number of children in residential care and a piece from The Guardian which looks at how the US is criminalising Black parenting.
An Exploration of Corporal Punishment in Residential and Foster Care in Scotland
As part of the Care Experienced History Month blog series, Andrew Kendrick, Emeritus Professor at the University of Strathclyde, explores the history of Corporal Punishmentfor Care Experienced people in Scotland. CW: physical abuse.