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| Dear Friend,
Hope all is well. We are planning some exciting new digital events here at Staf and we want you, our members, to play a role in shaping them! Below you will find a link to Staf's Events Survey and we would really appreciate your feedback. This survey will close on Friday 21st August.
In this email you will also find information on a range of our upcoming focus groups and forums - as well as a save the date for our National Conference.
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Implications of Continuing Care Focus Group - 18th August (Microsoft Teams)
Meeting since 2014, the Implications of Continuing Care focus group offers a safe place to discuss issues and practice arising from Part 11 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014. The recent work of this group has discussed commissioning placements, fostering fees and payments and shared good practice from across Scotland.
The next meeting of the Implications of Continuing Care focus group, and the fourth meeting of the group in 2020, will take place on Tuesday 18th August online via Microsoft Teams from 10.00am - 11.30am.
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Participation Practitioners' Forum - 20th August (Zoom)
The participation practitioners' forum is a free monthly event for participation workers supporting young people with care and justice experience to connect with, and learn from, each other: sharing successes, reflecting on challenges, and championing examples of best practice in an informal setting.
The next meeting of the forum will take place on Thursday 20th August online via Zoom from 11.00am - 12.30pm.
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Supported Lodgings, Supported Carers Focus Group - 25th August (Microsoft Teams)
The Supported Lodgings, Supported Carers focus group provides a supportive forum to share good practice, local and national developments, and discuss issues around Care Inspectorate inspections. This group is aimed at members and corporate parents who provide supported lodgings or supported carer services for care-experienced young people.
Our fifth meeting of 2020 will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 25th August from 10.00am - 11.30am
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Care Leavers into Employment Focus Group - 2nd September (Microsoft Teams)
Our Care Leavers into Employment focus group tackles the issues faced by young people in both accessing and sustaining employment. This group brings together workers from across the public and third sector to discuss and dissect current practice issues. At every meeting there is an opportunity for attendees to network with peers and discuss best practice.
The next meeting of the group will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 2nd September from 10.30am - 12.30pm
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Staf National Conference, Save the Date - 17th November
On the 17th November 2020 Staf will be hosting a national conference. Following the success of previous Staf conferences on trauma and relationships, we are excited to be developing a new opportunity for practitioners, managers and young people to share, learn, and connect.
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| If you have any questions regarding Staf's upcoming events - please don't hesitate to get in contact on bookings@staf.scot |
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