The Promise Scotland

Yesterday Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor for the promise visited Angus, where she heard about the work that has gone into creating the right environments for children. Find out more about Fiona's work, including her most report into her local area visits, https://ow.ly/ZT485101Ggf

Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor for the promise has reached the halfway point in her visits around Scotland. Read her second report covering what she has heard, including joined up working, the importance of relationships, investment and more. https://ow.ly/oY095101pu6

This week we are celebrating all of Scotland's care experienced community! Care Experienced Week is the world's biggest celebration of children, young people and adults with experience of care.

View full thread

The promise only exists because of the courage of the care experienced community, calling for change, and sharing what needed to happen in the future, to ensure all Scotland’s children grow up loved, safe and respected.

The work to keep the promise must ensure that the future for all care experienced people is fulfilled in every way they want it to be.

This week we are celebrating all of Scotland's care experienced community! Care Experienced Week is the world's biggest celebration of children, young people and adults with experience of care.

This year's theme is #ForwardToTheFuture, celebrating the hopes and ambitions of Care Experienced people and looking ahead to the future.

Read the latest advice from Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor for the promise, on Intensive Family Support https://thepromise.scot/independent-strategic-advisor/

Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor visited South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership, to hear about how their approach to planning has enabled services to get on and make changes.

Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor visited South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership yesterday, to hear about how their approach to planning has enabled services to get on and make changes.

Yesterday Fiona Duncan, Independent Strategic Advisor to the promise visited North Ayrshire Council where she heard about their determination to work collaboratively to keep the promise.

The Community of Practice for Siblings is the national network of connection and collaboration for all those who are passionate about nurturing lifelong, loving relationships between sisters and brothers, and those with similar sibling-like relationships.

ow.lyCommunity of Practice for Siblings- ONLINEThe Community of Practice for Siblings is a welcoming network, working to nurture lifelong loving sibling and sibling-like relationships.

The next online Community session will focus on decision-making at all stages, and how it works to enable and support sibling, sibling-like and other relationships of loving connection. Sign up to join on 26 November here: ow.ly/ZjrE50ZWoyx

Fiona Duncan the Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise, visited Clackmannanshire Council on Friday, where she heard about how their collaborative work and willingness to try something new is having an impact on how they are keeping the promise.

The Oversight Board recently published their fourth report which found that too much of the promise remains on paper with not enough seen in practice or in people’s lives. Read their calls to action in this summary 👉 https://ow.ly/OMp250ZVwFi Or the full report here ➡️ https://ow.ly/s8A150ZVwFj

The Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise has published her advice on how Scotland can move from long-standing ambition for prevention to a practical system for making different decisions about policy, money, data, & delivery in pursuit of shared outcomes. Read more: https://ow.ly/PtU050ZWkNk

Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise, visited West Dunbartonshire on Friday to speak about kinship care, forward planning and funding. Find out more about Fiona's work here https://thepromise.scot/independent-strategic-advisor/

Plan 24-30 has two key & linked parts, the route maps and the Promise Story of Progress. New updates made to the website make these easier to find & navigate between. You can now also search by topic & organisation to help you find the information you need. Check it out ➡️ https://ow.ly/CuAj50ZWllC

Fiona Duncan, Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, is visiting West Dunbartonshire Council today to hear from children, young people, families, and care experienced adults, alongside those working to support them, about progress to keep the promise. Find out more: https://ow.ly/tEXT50ZWa4O

The Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise, Fiona Duncan, has published her advice note setting out how Scotland's wider programme of Public Service Reform can help keep the promise by 2030. Read more here: https://ow.ly/YZb050ZVuWe

The Oversight Board for the promise reports that progress has been made towards keeping the promise, with improved structures, clearer plans and changes in delivery but that this now needs to be felt much more in real life. Find out more here: https://ow.ly/r5Jp50ZVx4y

The Oversight Board for the promise have published their fourth report. They report that Scotland must move with greater urgency & a determined focus on what changes experiences to deliver the promise in people’s lives not just on paper. Find out more in Report FOUR here: https://ow.ly/NCXB50ZUPPK

Fiona Duncan, Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise, had a slightly different catch up with Orkney Islands Council, after her flight was unable to land. She will rearrange her visit, so she can meet people with the people the promise was made to.

The Oversight Board have published their fourth report. They report that children experiencing care at home cannot yet rely consistently on support identified as necessary being available when it's needed & sustained for as long as required. Learn what must change in Report FOUR: ow.ly/Ssph50ZTzx5

The Oversight Board report in their newly published Report FOUR that progress to keep the promise has been made, with improved structures, clearer plans and changes in delivery but that this now needs to be felt much more in real life. Find out more in Report FOUR here: https://ow.ly/G0YG50ZTA2h

A new section on our website will bring together published Advice Notes, reports & other outputs from the Independent Strategic Advisor, Fiona Duncan, to help make the evidence & issues she is identifying & progress and barriers to keeping the promise more visible. 👉 https://ow.ly/A9Zr50ZTplB

The Oversight Board’s Report FOUR found that there are individuals, teams, & organisations showing every day that progress to keep the promise is possible. But they also report more must be done to ensure Scotland has enough skilled people with the time and support required to do their jobs well.⬇️

ow.lyOversight Board for the promise publishes Report FOURScotland’s promise to care experienced children, young people and families can still be achieved by 2030, says an Oversight Board report published today.

Find out more in Report FOUR here: ow.ly/6lES50ZSFVu

The Oversight Board for the promise’s fourth report shows that progress has been made to keep the promise, with improved structures, clearer plans and changes in delivery but that this now needs to be felt much more in people’s lives. Read more in Report FOUR here: https://ow.ly/YUge50ZSlNa

The Oversight Board for the promise have published their fourth report. They found that for too many, change to keep the promise has already come too slowly. But they also report that the promise remains Scotland’s clearest opportunity to turn commitment into real change in people’s life.⬇️

See what now needs to be delivered, by whom and when in the Oversight Board’s Report FOUR here: ow.ly/aU1950ZSl99

The Oversight Board for the promise have published their fourth report. They found that progress has been made to keep the promise, with improved structures, clearer plans and changes in delivery but this now needs to be felt much more in real life. Read Report FOUR here: https://ow.ly/ZLCT50ZSkLz

Today The Oversight Board for the promise have published their fourth report. Fraser McKinlay, Chief Executive of The Promise Scotland welcomes the publication. Read the full statement here: https://ow.ly/GwFC50ZSlUS

The Oversight Board has published their fourth report. They report that the promise remains Scotland’s clearest opportunity to turn commitment into change and this is the time to move faster, with greater urgency and a determined focus on what improves people’s lives. ➡️ ow.ly/vP1g50ZSiXK

The Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, Fiona Duncan, is visiting West Lothian Council and Orkney Islands Council this week as a part of her series of catch ups with all 32 local authorities to learn about progress to keep the promise. Find out more here: https://ow.ly/BfgX50ZOb1j

Fiona Duncan, Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise, recently visited Dumfries and Galloway Council where she learned more about their approach to designing and delivering services through listening with intent to the experiences of children, young people, families and care experienced adults.

ow.lyLearn from othersThese examples and stories of change show how people across Scotland have been working to keep the promise— and of what they've learned along the way.

Find more examples of local insights that you can take into your own work through our learning stories here💡 ow.ly/mZVm50ZQTgv Or find out more about this series of visits here👉 ow.ly/n9jI50ZQTii

The Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise, Fiona Duncan, visited @eastrencouncil.bsky.social to hear more about their commitment to keeping the promise and learn about the different initiatives designed by children and young people to ensure the promise becomes a reality in their community.

plan2430.scotLocal Area Catch Ups: Visiting Local Areas Across ScotlandOver the course of the year, Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor –the promise, will visit all local authorities across Scotland, to hear from people about progress to keep the promise. In ...

Find out more about this series of local area catch ups here👉 www.plan2430.scot/news/local-a... Or find more examples of local insights that you can take into your own work through our learning stories here💡 thepromise.scot/whats-been-d...

23 Sept

Fiona Duncan, Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise, recently visited @moraycouncil.bsky.social to learn more about their approach to keeping the promise and to hear from children, young people, care experienced adults, families, and carers about how this approach shows up in their lives.

ow.lyMoray Council’s new framework on a rights-based approach around relationshipsA learning story focusing on Moray Council's framework, created through co-design as part of the Maintaining Relationships project.

23 Sept

Learn more about Fiona's series of local area catch ups here➡️ ow.ly/sM5q50ZNOIM Or find out more about the work happening in Moray to keep the promise in our learning story on their co-designed framework to embed a rights-based approach around relationships here👇 ow.ly/CxuW50ZPMAr

The Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise, Fiona Duncan recently visited Aberdeen City Council as a part of her series of visits across Scotland to hear from children, young people, families, care experienced adults and those that support them about progress to keep the promise.

Our latest newsletter is available now📨 Don't miss out on the stories of change happening across Scotland and opportunities to get involved in work to keep the promise: https://ow.ly/UhiZ50ZQ3eh Want to sign up to receive updates straight to your inbox? Click here 📬 👉 https://ow.ly/WhWM50Zu9U8

The Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, Fiona Duncan, is visiting @eastrencouncil.bsky.social, Dumfries and Galloway Council, and Scottish Borders Council this week as a part of her series of local area catch ups to hear about progress to keep the promise across Scotland.

ow.lyLocal Area Catch Ups: Visiting Local Areas Across ScotlandOver the course of the year, Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor –the promise, will visit all local authorities across Scotland, to hear from people about progress to keep the promise. In ...

Find out more about this series of visits to all 32 local authorities here: ow.ly/BfgX50ZOb1j

17 Sept

Since the promise was made, people and organisations across Scotland have been working to bring about the transformative change the Independent Care Review demands. Their learning stories can help you as part of your journey.

17 Sept

This story highlights the Family Compass test of change which explored whether children, young people, parents, & carers could be more meaningfully involved in certain meetings through chairing or co-chairing. Find out some of the key learning to take into your own work here 👉 ow.ly/b4O250ZOi9s

16 Sept

The Independent Strategic Advisor, Fiona Duncan, is visiting @aberdeencc.bsky.social and @moraycouncil.bsky.social this week as a part of her series of catch ups to meet with children, young people, families, care experienced adults and professionals to hear about local progress to keep the promise.

thepromise.scotLearn from othersThese examples and stories of change show how people across Scotland have been working to keep the promise— and of what they've learned along the way.

16 Sept

Find more examples of local insights that you can take into your own work through our learning stories here💡 thepromise.scot/whats-been-d... Or find out more about this series of visits to all 32 local authorities here👉 www.plan2430.scot/news/local-a...

11 Sept

Last week, Fiona Duncan, Independent Strategic Advisor, visited South Lanarkshire Council and learned more about their work to keep the promise and how their Champs Board helps to ensure what is most important to children, young people, families and care experienced adults stays at the heart.