A graphic to promote a series of free webinars from CELCIS which aims to explain some aspects of AI (Artificial Intelligence) that may impact people who work in social care, and also to discuss some of the themes around AI. The next webinar in this series will be on 23 April and is entitled ‘Companion, advisor or misguided friend? What do we need to know about the relationships children and young people have with AI and chatbots?’

Is a chatbot your child’s reliable friend? Do you know how the children you care for are using AI companions? Find out more about this area of children’s wellbeing in our free webinar on 23 April: buff.ly/9WUfaWS

Imagine what’s possible when every student has a safe place to call home.

The Unite Foundation Scholarship gives care experienced and estranged students up to 3 years of free accommodation, so they can dream big and achieve more.

Find out more at: unitefoundation.org.uk/scholarship

A graphic of a young person, to highlight that a care leaver in Scotland who is under 26 years of age does not have to pay Council Tax.

If you are a young care leaver under the age of 26 in Scotland, you should not be charged Council Tax. Receive a bill? Contact your local council and ask for an exemption: buff.ly/EUTYyUg #CouncilTax

A graphic of two children blowing a dandelion to illustrate the revised webpage on Minimum Dataset for Child Protection Committees in Scotland. Version 2 is now available on the CELCIS website.

Data is integral to the drive to improve care for our children, young people and families. Version 2 of the Minimum Dataset resources is available on our webpage for Scotland's Child Protection Committees. Take a look: buff.ly/4fVNjRF

CPD-accredited training for professionals supporting families affected by imprisonment.

🗓️ 27 May | 🕒 9:30–1:30
📍 Online (Teams) | 💷 £95

Open to all sectors & local authorities. Build confidence in your role.

Register 👇
https://buytickets.at/familiesoutside/2154961

Students who are care experienced or estranged and applying to, or already studying at the University of the West of England could be eligible for up to three years of free accommodation through the Unite Foundation Scholarship.

Find out more at: unitefoundation.org.uk/scholarship

ICYMI our latest eLearning module, Rights Respecting in Residential Care has dropped - created in collaboration with Care Visions Residential.

Please like and share to spread the word about this module far and wide.

Thanks to @thepromise.scot this course is free of charge.
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Youth Justice Voices Project Manager Be part of our work with young people moving on from the care and justice system.

📢 We’re recruiting a *Youth Justice Voices Project Manager*

Join Staf to lead our national participation project, supporting young people with lived experience to shape policy & practice.

💻Full-time, permanent
📍Hybrid with travel
💸Up to £40k pa DoE
📅Closes Tue 28 Apr

www.staf.scot/youth-justic...

Text: Do you work with families who need the help of children's services? Online briefing How Family Rights Group can support the families you work with. Wednesday 29th April 2026 10-11am | Online

Knowing when & how to signpost families can make a real difference.
Find out what our Advice and Advocacy Service does, what support families can expect and how to signpost. Book your place: frg.org.uk/events/family-rights-gro...

Text at the left hand side - "Our new State of Children's Rights Report is out - a practical resource to help Scotland's workforce implement a children's human rights approach." with a circle at the bottom right. 5 connecting icons - a hand, branch, two people sitting on a bench, a lightening bolt and a person raising their hand. Together logo. Graphic.

🎉News just dropped for anyone passionate about children's human rights!

New State of Children’s Rights Report is out - a practical resource to help Scotland’s workforce packed with case studies to inspire action #SOCRR2026

Read more here: buff.ly/72ljRzu

Text at the left hand side - "Our new State of Children's Rights Report is out - a practical resource to help Scotland's workforce implement a children's human rights approach." with a circle at the bottom right. 5 connecting icons - a hand, branch, two people sitting on a bench, a lightening bolt and a person raising their hand and the word "non-discrimination and equality". Together logo. Graphic.

What does it mean to promote equality and non-discrimination as part of a children’s human rights approach?

Read more about taking a children’s human rights approach here ➡️ www.togetherscotland.org.uk/resources-an...

A graphic promoting three free webinars on the CELCIS website about artificial Intelligence in children's social care.

We have three free CPD accredited webinar recordings and resources in which researchers and practitioners discuss the role of artificial intelligence in social care and explore whether AI could improve social work and outcomes for children, young people and their families: buff.ly/f6pVNJb

A graphic to promote a series of free webinars from CELCIS which aims to explain some aspects of AI (Artificial Intelligence) that may impact people who work in social care, and also to discuss some of the themes around AI. The next webinar in this series will be on 23 April and is entitled ‘Companion, advisor or misguided friend? What do we need to know about the relationships children and young people have with AI and chatbots?’

How are children and young people navigating an AI-assisted world? Are chatbots and AI companions helping or hindering their health and wellbeing? Join us to explore these questions and more: buff.ly/pup7X43

A graphic for the recorded webinar Growing Up in Kinship Care, which appears on the CELCIS website.

The recording of our webinar Growing Up in Kinship Care, where our speakers shared research and reflections on the experiences and challenges faced by kinship families and the implications of these for policy and practice, is available here: buff.ly/bTGPOng

A graphic of a young person, to highlight that a care leaver in Scotland who is under 26 years of age does not have to pay Council Tax.

Corporate Parents play a key role in ensuring eligible young care leavers in Scotland do not pay Council Tax. Our Inform Briefing and Practice Note explain key steps needed to implement legislation and protect care leavers' rights: buff.ly/EUTYyUg

A graphic promoting a CELCIS webinar recording from their Emerging Insights series on Artificial Intelligence entitled "What are the impacts of using AI transcription tools in social care?"

New recording now available. Take a look at the recording of our recent webinar which looked at experiences of using AI transcription tools in social care and public services: buff.ly/MNcHQHh

Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice Buy tickets – Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice

Check out the upcoming webinars in our Spring series!

Our webinars provide a great opportunity to learn from speakers across a wide range of disciplines relating to children and young people in conflict with law.

Get your FREE tickets here:

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Webinar for parents and carers: Autism and support at school—your child's rights YouTube video by Enquire

Did you know? Our YouTube channel hosts a range of free webinars - incl. this session on autism and support in school.

Delivered w/ @scottishautism.bsky.social it discusses how #autism might impact on school and planning support.

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5Ko...

#autismawarenessmonth

"Members are recruiting" with megaphone at the side and Together logo. Graphic.

Our member @stafscot.bsky.social are recruiting for a variety of different roles:

✨Policy & Communications Officer
✨Youth Justice Voices (North East) Development Worker
✨Youth Justice Voices Project Manager

‼️Deadline: 28 April 2026

Further info here ➡️ www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...

A graphic promoting a recording of an Education Forum which is hosted on the CELCIS website. It features Professor Rose Griffiths and is entitled 'Supporting numeracy and educational outcomes for children and young people with care experience'.

Recording available: Our Education Forum online event, in which Professor Rose Griffiths, University of Leicester, explores why some children with care experience may find challenges in learning mathematics and what helps improve numeracy, confidence and educational outcomes: buff.ly/jI3AMzH

Students who are care experienced or estranged and applying to, or already studying at the University of Strathclyde could be eligible for up to three years of free accommodation through the Unite Foundation Scholarship.

Find out more at: unitefoundation.org.uk/scholarship

Every student deserves a secure and welcoming place to live while at university.

Our Scholarship offers up to 3 years of FREE accommodation for care experienced and estranged students, so they can concentrate on their studies and future.

Find Out More: unitefoundation.org.uk/scholarship

A graphic to promote the Artificial Intelligence explainer videos which are available on the CELCIS website, and which support the Emerging Insights of webinars about AI and the potential opportunities and challenges of how AI could be and is being used in children's social care and how it is impacting young lives.

AI is here to stay. We're looking at what this could mean for children's social care. Take a look at our short explainer videos to learn about the basic concepts behind AI systems before signing up for our free webinars: buff.ly/15ByF5X

New Vacancies ✨

We are looking for a Programmes Officer (Social Change Movements) and an Influencing Officer (Fixed Term - 1 year), to join our new Programmes team.

The closing date for applications is 27th April.

Find out more 🔽

www.therobertsontrust.org.uk/job-vacancies

ELC ASN Spotlight by Education Scotland emphasizing Autism and Inclusive Practice with a minimalist trio of figures in a circle.

📢 ELC Leaders

Explore the Autism & Inclusive Practice resource. Group learning materials from the 2022–2023 leadership programme are still available to support inclusive practice in your setting.

🔗 https://ow.ly/uyip50YBQiY

Scenic view of a loch and distant hills under a cloudy sky promoting the Community of Practice for Siblings in-person event on 13 May 2026.

Join the Community of Practice for Siblings in May!

We will start the day with an input from Clan Childlaw and then we will focus on identifying where we can have the biggest impact for sisters, brothers, siblings, and sibling-like relationships across Scotland.

Sign up: https://ow.ly/97Qz50YEnHN

A graphic image to illustrate a new article by CELCIS called Talking Hope, which investigates how the power of hope is helping the people of Scotland's residential child care community to change lives.

Our feature story on the power of hope includes an online 'hope reservoir', where the people working in Scotland's residential child care community share their thoughts and insight on having a positive impact for children and young people: buff.ly/lStxOpt

A graphic to promote a series of free webinars from CELCIS which aims to explain some aspects of AI (Artificial Intelligence) that may impact people who work in social care, and also to discuss some of the themes around AI. The next webinar in this series will be on 23 April and is entitled ‘Companion, advisor or misguided friend? What do we need to know about the relationships children and young people have with AI and chatbots?’

chatbots a help or a hindrance to their health and wellbeing? Tune in on 23 April when our free webinar will look at this critical question for parents, carers and society:
buff.ly/ZGQTlyF

A graphic explaining that CELCIS office will be closed over Easter.

If you're taking one too, we wish you all an eggstra special Easter break! We’ll be back on Tuesday 7 April.

A graphic of a young person, to highlight that a care leaver in Scotland who is under 26 years of age does not have to pay Council Tax.

If you are a young care leaver under the age of 26 in Scotland, you should not be charged Council Tax. Receive a bill? Contact your local council and ask for an exemption: buff.ly/EUTYyUg #CouncilTax