“Don't Judge - We're no different from you”

Date: 7th March 2017
Category: Looked after children
Author: Aberdeenshire Council YPOC Group

The Young People's Organising and Campaigning (YPOC) Group have created and launched an excellent new DVD based on their experiences of care and school bullying.

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Handbook for foster carers who support teenagers

Date: 21st February 2017
Category: Looked after children
Author: The REES Centre

Topics covered include the start of the placement, adolescent development, attachment, boundaries, risk taking and aspirations. Each chapter has top tips and discussion points to help foster carers support the young people in their care.

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Looked After Children and Young People – CYP 2014 Act Guidance

Date: 29th November 2016
Category: Looked after children
Author: Scottish Government

Both pieces of guidance have been published during November 2016 and relate to Part 10 (Aftercare) and Part 11 (Continuing Care) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

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Young people create new resource for teachers

Date: 4th October 2016
Category: Looked after children
Author: The Young People’s Organising and Campaigning Group (YPOC)

The Young People's Organising and Campaigning Group (YPOC) in Aberdeen has launched a new DVD guide for school staff and pupils, on how they can support looked after children.

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National Guidance on Part 13: Support for Kinship Care published

Date: 10th August 2016
Category: Looked after children
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

New guidance to support the implementation of Part 13 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, and on the associated Kinship Care Assistance (Scotland) Order 2016 is now available.

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The attainment gap - a look behind the stats

Date: 10th August 2016
Category: Looked after children
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

The Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children have published a blog analysing the statistics around Scotland's attainment gap.

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What is Permanence all about?

Date: 27th July 2016
Category: Looked after children
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

Watch this new animation from CELCIS which explains how they work to reduce waiting times for young people without a permanent place to live.

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Looked After Children: Knowledge Bank

Date: 27th July 2016
Category: Looked after children
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

CELCIS regularly upload various resources, covering a wide range of topics relating to the welfare of looked after children including research, blogs and evaluations.

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Throughcare and Aftercare flowchart resource

Date: 29th June 2016
Category: Looked after children
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

This resource demonstrates the journey a young person leaving the care system can take. It is aimed at both practitioners and young people moving towards more independent living and young adulthood.

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Looked after and Learning: A new practical resource

Date: 16th March 2016
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Looked after children
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

CELCIS has published a fantastic new resource for teachers, schools, local authorities and all those involved with looked after children in their classrooms and learning environments. Schools have an enormous role to play in raising the attainment of some of Scotland's most vulnerable children.

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