Find out more about our new CEO, upcoming events, and a new vacancy here at Staf.
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| Dear Friend,
In our previous newsletter, I announced that I will be moving on from Staf. Today I am delighted to be sharing with you the appointment of my successor, Jo Derrick, who was selected through a recruitment process involving frontline workers, care-experienced young people, and Staf Board members.
Jo will be taking up the post on 1st October 2019 and will be responsible for providing senior leadership, direction and oversight of the organisation in accordance with our core values: We Listen, We Care, We Love.
I have great confidence that the organisation will continue to flourish with Jo at the helm, and look forward to seeing Jo drive Staf forwards as we transition to a new chapter. You can read more about the appointment in our e-news below, including thoughts from Jo and I.
As promised, I am certainly not slowing down before I pass on the baton: we have a wide range of events planned over the Autumn, a podcast with the Deputy First Minister John Swinney scheduled for later this month, and a new job opportunity here at Staf – all of which you can find further details on below.
I look forward to catching up with many of you before my departure from Staf in late September, and hope you will join me in welcoming Jo to the organisation.
Thank you for your continued support.
All the best,
Norma
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| | Jo Derrick announced as new Staf CEO
Jo Derrick has recently been appointed as the new Staf CEO, and will commence her role on 1st October 2019. Find out more about the appointment, including reflections from Jo and outgoing CEO, Norma Corlette, on our website article below. |
| | | We are delighted that Tony Bloemendaal, a fellow of the ChildTrauma Academy founded by world-renowned trauma expert Dr Bruce Perry, will join us for this exciting one-day trauma training event. Tony will also be joined by his colleague Dr Roland Verdouw, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Robin Fancourt Memorial Scholar with the ChildTrauma Academy.
This learning will be invaluable to frontline workers, or those who support them, who want to learn more about neglect and trauma, as well as practical skills to improve their professional quality of life. This will, in turn, allow them to bring their ‘whole self’ to work and deliver the relationship-based practice we know is key to healing from trauma for young people.
Early-bird rates for this event will be closing soon – make sure you don’t miss out!
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| | Youth Justice Voices (Youth Just Us)
Monday 5th August | 5pm to 7pm | Glasgow |
| | In partnership with the Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ), our exciting project to amplify the voices of those with care and justice experience is well underway.
The project’s steering group ‘Youth Just Us’ is open to young people aged 16-25 with care and justice experience, and continues to meet regularly. In addition to taking part in a range of fun and creative activities the group have decided to focus on 3 key areas: the Children's Hearing System, The Police and access to services. The group are also looking forward to participating in the Independent Care Review.
The next session will take place on Monday 5th August, where we will be joined by Nicola Coleman from Middlesex University, who is researching the meaning of family in relation to young people with experience of the justice system. We will also be going out for a group meal!
For further info and to get involved contact ruth@staf.scot – travel costs will be covered. |
| | Mapping Relationships Workshops
'Mapping Relationships' is the first stage of a new three-year project to support you, our members, to develop relationship-based practice.
We are now embarking on an extensive consultation to hear your thoughts about how we can improve and evaluate relationship-based practice across Scotland and are delighted to announce a series of upcoming workshops!
The key question we will consider is: How do we evaluate relationships and relational practice in the care environment?
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| Mapping Relationships Workshop 1 (Aberdeen)
Date: Tuesday 24th September
Location: Aberdeen Foyer, Aberdeen
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Mapping Relationships Workshop 2 (Glasgow)
Date: Tuesday 1st October
Location: Staf Offices, Glasgow
Time: 2pm - 4pm
Mapping Relationships Workshop 3 (Online)
Date: Tuesday 8th October
Location: Online
Time: 2pm - 4pm
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| This event has been created exclusively for local authority managers to give you space to discuss the issues that matter to you, given your unique statutory responsibility in delivering service for care leavers.
We held our inaugural local authority forum in February, where we discussed issues such as Continuing Care, the Care Experienced Bursary and out-of-local authority placements.
Our second local authority members’ forum will focus on the issues that are live for you – and we want to hear from you, our members, in shaping the day’s content. Get in touch with pamela@staf.scot if you have something you wish to add to the agenda.
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| | | Following our previous Care Inspectorate Roundtable in February, where we discussed the rollout of new inspections based on the Health and Social Care Standards, we are delighted to announce a new roundtable event where we will be joined by Care Inspectorate CEO Peter Macleod.
Peter will talk about his vision for the Care Inspectorate and involve us in a conversation about compassionate care and cultural safety.
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| | | 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. Good practice from colleges across Scotland has been shared and we have enjoyed input from CELCIS, Clan ChildLaw and Fife Council.
This meeting will see us engage with colleagues from across Scotland and the Scottish Government.
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| | | 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.
Our most recent focus groups meetings have discussed the Scottish Government’s proposed Job Grant; engaged with DWP representatives on issues surrounding care leavers and the benefits system; and shared best practice from around the country. |
| | New Job Opportunity - Marketing and Communications Officer
Are you a shrinking violet? If the answer is ‘No!’, then this might be the role for you!
We are looking for a gregarious individual to join our Policy and Communications team, someone who will bring an enthusiastic and outward facing approach to engaging our members as well as other organisations who should be part of the Staf family!
Our Marketing and Communications Officer will have an excellent skillset in all areas of marketing and will love people, love what Staf does and love a challenge.
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| | | Do you have any questions for the Deputy First Minister?
For the upcoming episode of our podcast series, 'The Forum', Staf will be interviewing John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.
We will be discussing the Care Experienced Bursary and wider education topics relating to the care-experienced community and the workforce that support them.
If you have any questions you would like to contribute to the discussion, please email enquiries@staf.scot with the subject heading 'The Forum Episode 3 Questions' |
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