Louise Hunter Looks Back at 2022
Louise Hunter, Chief Executive, reflects on a busy year at Who Cares? Scotland.
The Weekly News Roundup – 12/12/22
Care Experienced news stories from 6th – 12th of December. This week’s highlights include Wigan Council voting to make ‘Care Experience’ a protected characteristic and new findings on how Care Experienced people interact with the criminal justice system.
“One of my first joyful memories is baking when I was in foster care.”
Xavier Rae, a member of the National Representative Body, is currently studying international hospitality in Edinburgh. Find out more about his passion for baking and his career aspirations in this case study.
The Life Lessons I Learned at Harvard
This year Who Cares? Scotland brought back it’s Harvard Summer School programme back. Meg Tulk, 17, tells us about their time at Harvard and what the experience means for their future.
National Discussion on Education – Evidence Submission
Who Cares? Scotland submitted evidence for the National Discussion on Education.
Finding our Place
Our member, Loraine McHendry, has written a powerful piece about growing up in care and being mixed race.
Donate a Gift to a Care Experienced Person this Christmas
Our Care Family Christmas dinner is back and set to take place on Christmas day! It’s going to be a special day filled with love. Our guests will be treated…
UCAS Report – What is the experience of students from a care background in education?
Today, UCAS released its new report, ‘What is the experience of students from a care background in education?’. Read our comment on it.
Highlights from Time To Shine 2022
To mark the end of Care Experienced Week 2022, 300 of our members and their families took off on an out-of-this-world experience at our Time to Shine festival.
The Launch of our New Strategic Plan at our 2022 Members’ Assembly
Find out what happened at our Members’ Assembly this October.