Care Inspectorate support for Scottish Care Leavers Covenant

The Care Inspectorate has signed up to support the Scottish Care Leavers Covenant. The Covenant calls on all corporate parents and others with an interest in Scotland’s care leavers

• to endorse the principles of the Covenant.
• to commit to working for real change in the lives of care experienced young people.
• to improve their support, opportunities and outcomes.


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Ready to Read

Encouraging children to develop language skills, read, and enjoy books at an early age is vital – and the earlier the better.

That’s the message from Scotland’s nursery inspectors as they back a campaign to improve children’s early language skills .


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Youth Development Worker vacancy

Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum (Staf) are recruiting a Youth Development Worker to work on a new project across East Ayrshire (Kilmarnock base) and at their offices in Glasgow.


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The Soil Association Care Catering Mark:

Improving care through food – get your catering certified by the Soil Association

Good food is vitally important to people in care. It can enrich their experience of care as well as supporting their health and wellbeing.  The Soil Association’s Catering Mark lets your residents, staff and relatives know that the food you serve is fresh, healthy, sustainable and nutritious. It’s a recognised mark of quality that gives an independent seal of approval to the hard work you do. 


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Care News - Winter 2016/17

The Winter 2016/17 issue of Care News is out now.


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