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An opportunity to submit your proposal for a workshop or presentation for the SIRCC National Conference June 2010.

This is an online consultation which consists of all proposed changes to the 'Supporting Children's Learning' code of practice. There is a questionnaire available for each section to provide your thoughts on the changes.

The Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum wanted to learn how the Pathways planning process has evolved across Scotland since the leaving care regulations 2003 introduced it, and get some measure of what difference it has made for young people leaving care. Here are the results.

The implementation of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 creates a unique opportunity to consider the place of adoption in Scotland. The agenda set for local authorities as corporate parents is aspirational and challenging but is adoption given its place as one of the options for achieving positive outcomes for looked after children?

In the autumn of 2008 the Scottish Government, Care and Justice Division’s Improving Outcomes for Looked After Children team in partnership with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA) hosted four regional events.

This October and November, 25 young people aged 15-22, together with adult supporters, are taking part in a trek in the Annapurna region of Nepal. In the lead-up to the trek, young people have been experiencing the challenges of fundraising and getting fit.

Three publications have recently been published covering a wide-range of guidance on child protection practices across Scotland - helping to ensure stringent safeguards are maintained.

The Social Work Inspection Agency has produced a new publication for councils who are commissioning care and wider support for adults, children and young people.