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Kinship Care Week Scotland: A chance to value forgotten families

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19 Mar 2019

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“I am seven and I live with my gran. My mum is sick. She takes things that make her sick [so] she’s gone away to get better. I don’t see mum. My house is different...

Information for parents and carers: unlawful exclusions

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15 Jan 2019

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Ben Thurman

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News, Resources

Enquire – the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning – has made these helpful infographics for parents and carers who want to know how to respond when their child has been excluded from...

Winter 2018 Kinship Care Newsletter from CAS

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03 Jan 2019

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Ben Thurman

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News

You can now read the latest Kinship Care Newsletter from Citizen Advice Scotland here: Winter 2018 Kinship Care newsletter It includes information about upcoming Spring events for Kinship Carers in Scotland and other useful information.

Universal credit and kinship carers factsheet

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11 Dec 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News

Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland have published an updated factsheet for kinship carers about universal credit. You can access it and check it out here: CPAG-scot-factsheet-Kinship-care-UC-Nov-2018

Free October event for Kinship Care families

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27 Sep 2018

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Ben Thurman

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Events

Free event for Kinship Care families Hosted by 9th October 2018 11.00am – 3.00pm Ardler Centre, Turnberry Avenue Dundee DD2 3TP 17th October 2018 11.00am – 3.00pm The Volunteer rooms Parterre Irvine KA12 0BA Workshops,...

Kinship Care Newsletter

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07 Aug 2018

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Heather McVeigh

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Events, News Article

Citizens Advice Scotland releases Kinship Care NewsletterKinshipcare newsletter July 2018

Summer Kinship Care Events

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30 Jun 2018

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admin

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Events

Free event hosted by 7th August 2018 10.00am – 3.00pm Edinburgh College, Sighthill Campus, Bankhead Avenue, EH11 4DE 14th August 10.00am – 3.00pm Glasgow College City Campus. 190 Cathedral Street, G4 0RF Workshops and taster...

Kinship support group receives well-deserved award

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11 Jun 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article

On Thursday 7th June, members of Grandparents Parenting Again attended the Midlothian Volunteer Awards. They had been nominated in the category of Long Service to Volunteering Award, along with four other nominations. Unfortunately for the...

SCRA Pre-Hearing visit film

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07 Jun 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article, Video

SCRA has produced a new short film aimed at young people. The film shows a Pre-Hearing visit in the hope of encouraging more children and young people to request one before their actual Hearing. The...

My Rights, My Say

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05 Jun 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article

My Rights, My Say is a new service that supports children with additional support needs to exercise their rights. The service is delivered in partnership by Enquire, Children in Scotland, Partners in Advocacy and Cairn...

Consultation on Family Law in Scotland

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24 May 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on the Review of Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and related matters including aspects affecting children hearings . The consultation covers a wide range of...

Cathy’s Relaxation Story: A relaxation skills resource for kinship carers

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15 May 2018

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Ben Thurman

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Audio, News Article

The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research & Policy (SCPHRP) has created a free relaxation skills resource for kinship carers. If you, like many other kinship carers, experience high levels of stress, then this is...

SCRA Corporate Parenting Plan 2018-19

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26 Apr 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article, Uncategorised

SCRA has published its Corporate Parenting Plan for 2018-19. The plan is aimed at young people and outlines our Corporate Parenting activities for the year ahead. The plan is broken into six commitments: Commitment 1...

Review of Care Allowances Survey (Scottish Government)

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26 Apr 2018

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Ben Thurman

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News Article

The Scottish Government has brought together a group of experts to review foster, kinship and adoption allowances and in doing so, to consider what the ‘core allowance’ that looked after children and young people in foster and kinship...

Kinship Care Event – Tayside

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29 Mar 2018

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Ben Thurman

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Events

On Tuesday 22nd May, Tayside local authorities are co-hosting a kinship care event at the Ardler Complex in Dundee. The event is open to all kinship carers living in Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross....

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