Organisations
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Aberlour works in Scotland with and for children, young people and families who need additional support, to promote their development and well being.
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ASNTS was established as a result of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 and considers appeals (references) made by parents and young people against decisions of Education Authorities regarding the provision of educational support.
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ADES promotes public awareness of, and makes national representation on, issues affecting education services. It safeguards and promotes the professional interests of members by giving advice, and by providing opportunities for professional development.
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Barnardo’s is one of the leading children's charities, supporting 13,000 children and young people in their own communities through more than 60 community-based services throughout Scotland.
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Advice, information, training opportunities and resources for members of the public and professionals involved in adoption and fostering in Scotland.
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The Care Commission regulates all adult, child and independent healthcare services in Scotland to make sure that care service providers meet the Scottish Government's National Care Standards and work to improve the quality of care.
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Careers Scotland is part of Skills Development Scotland, and offers careers guidance and career planning support to people of all ages, with a focus on employability and enterprise skills. Information is provided for people considering a career, employers and the learning and guidance community.
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The national agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children, young people and their families in Scotland. Children in Scotland is the unique forum for sharing and exchanging skills and expertise, combining knowledge and experience to make Scotland a better place for all children and young people.
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CEOP is part of UK police and is dedicated to protecting children from sexual abuse wherever they may be. The website has advice for young people, parents, educationalists and child care professionals as well as producing a podcast and having a You Tube channel to disseminate its message.
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Information on the unique system of care and justice for Scotland's children and young people, background information on Children's Panels and details of what actually happens in a Hearing.
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Citizens Advice Scotland is a national umbrella body that provides essential services to Scottish citizens advice bureaux - independent, local charities that provide advice and information to people in need in over 200 locations.
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COSLA is the representative voice of Scottish local government. The website contains details about COSLA, news, events, publications and links.
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Disclosure Scotland is part of the Scottish Criminal Record Office (SCRO). On this website you will find details of the services they provide, advice on how to make applications, both for registration and disclosures; an online facility for applying for Basic Disclosures; information relating to appropriate legislation and regulations: a frequently asked questions section and useful links to other organisations working within the disclosure environment
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Govan Law Centre’s Education Law Unit is Scotland's expert legal resource in the field of school education, with a particular focus on the rights of pupils with disabilities and with additional support needs. The Unit works in partnership with schools, education authorities, parents' groups and charities to make pupils' rights and parents' rights in education a reality.
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Enquire - the national advice service for special educational needs in Scotland. It provides independent advice and information to families of children who need extra help at school, to children and young people themselves and to the professionals who work on their behalf.
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This Forum is a partnership of universities, colleges, local authorities and Careers Scotland working in Fife and Tayside to raise awareness of, widen access to and increase participation in post-compulsory education through collaborative working. It is one of four regional forums funded by the Scottish Funding Council.
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The Frank Buttle Trust is the largest UK charity providing grant aid solely to individual children and young people in desperate need.
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The Health Scotland website provides information and resources to support health improvement practitioners and organisations working to improve Scotland's health and reduce inequalities.
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Provides information on the work of HM Inspectorate of Education and gives access to downloadable HMIE publications including inspection reports.
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Scottish charity aimed at redressing the social exclusion of the most vulnerable young offenders. It concentrates on particularly vulnerable young people in most danger of falling down the gap between child care and criminal justice services.
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CYC-Net is a network for people working in the child and youth care field world-wide. It has an online discussion forum, training support provided by the Kibble Education and Care Centre in Paisley and access to articles from an international journal.
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Learndirect's website provides a searchable database of thousands of learning opportunities throughout Scotland. It also offers advice and funding information.
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The website of the North of Scotland Wider Access Forum, a partnership of universities, colleges, local authorities and Careers Scotland working to raise awareness of, widen access to and increase participation in post-compulsory education through collaborative working.
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Online access to UK legislation and advice on using Crown Copyright material.
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Offers part-time higher education, including supported open learning materials for undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in many subjects.
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PINS is for practitioners and managers in the voluntary sector who work with young people who are excluded, disaffected or disengaged from school. PINS aims to explore key issues and debates in work with disaffected pupils, create opportunities for the sharing of good practice across providers and across sectors, link members to useful information, articles, publications and resources, create opportunities to meet and discuss approaches to pupil inclusion work and increase voluntary sector influence on policy relating to excluded, disaffected and disengaged young people.
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The Scottish website provides parents and enquirers with quality information about childcare in their area as well as information on childcare issues on both a national and local basis. It holds information on childminders, pre-school education, nurseries, playgroups, out-of-school childcare, crèches and other support organisations.
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SCRA is at the centre of the Children’s Hearings System - the child protection and youth justice system for children in Scotland. Its main responsibilities are to facilitate the work of Children's Reporters, to deploy and manage staff to carry out that work and to provide suitable accommodation for Children's Hearings.
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Scottish Council for Single Homeless is the national membership body for organisations and individuals working to tackle homelessness for all groups, not only single people.
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SCVO is the umbrella body for voluntary organisations in Scotland. It provides voluntary organisations with access to practical information, guidance and support.
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The Scottish Funding Council distributes funding for teaching and learning, research and other activities in Scotland’s 43 colleges and 19 universities. It replaced the former Scottish Further Education Funding Council and the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council in October 2005.
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The Scottish Government website gives information on the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern of the people of Scotland. This includes health, education, justice, rural affairs and transport.
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SERA promotes educational research and debate about the contribution research can make to enhanced practice. SERA membership brings the opportunity to join an active community of teachers, policy makers, teacher-researchers, professional researchers, research funders and other educational professionals.
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Scottish economic development agency working to create jobs and prosperity. Offers a wide range of help and advice for those whose businesses are based in Scotland and provides guidance and support for those interested in inward investment and trade.
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The Network builds upon and contributes to ongoing improvements in health standards and services for looked after children and young people in and leaving care in Scotland and the UK.
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A partnership of educational institutions - Robert Gordon University, University of Strathclyde, Langside College - and the young people’s advocacy organisation Who Cares? Scotland. SIRCC offers services to the residential child care sector in Scotland, including specialised, professional development training; certificate and degree courses; consultancy services; and a wide range of research projects.
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The Commission's task is law reform: to recommend ways of simplifying, updating and improving the law of Scotland.
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The Scottish Out of School Care Network (SOSCN) supports school-aged play, care and learning. It promotes good quality, sustainable out-of-school care and support the child's right to play, equal opportunities and partnership working. Includes information and resources on publications, quality assurance, research, events and links to relevant websites.
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The SQA is the national body in Scotland responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment and certification of qualifications other than degrees.
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Set up in October 2001 under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act, the SSSC is responsible for regulating education and training of people working in the social services (including early education and childcare workers).
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Unites a variety of practitioners and organisations to work together to improve the life chances for young people leaving care settings in Scotland. Formed in 1998, the organisation has created a vehicle for young people themselves to have their views heard and take an equal place beside practitioners and decision makers in discussions and throughcare and aftercare developments.
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The Commissioner has a legal obligation to ensure Scotland adheres to its responsibilities under the 1991 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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The ScotXed programme supports the effective and secure exchange of data to provide access to high quality information in Scottish school education. It is a partnership programme, involving all parties in the Scottish school education system.
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Website with up-to-date information regarding placements in secure accommodation in Scotland, set up on a trial basis, by some of the organisations which provide secure accommodation in Scotland.
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UK campaigning charity for homelessness and badly housed people. Downloadable factsheets on housing and homelessness in the UK and information on housing campaigns and policy in Scotland and the UK.
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Independent government agency formed to improve the quality of social work services across Scotland with information about their inspection process and schedule.
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Website set up by the Scottish Government to provide a wide range of information about Changing Lives. This is a five-year change programme for social work services in Scotland, building on the evidence of what works and delivery of practice that is effective and sustainable. It will build capacity for change and places social work services at the forefront of the public service reform agenda.
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The South East Scotland Wider Access Forum is a partnership of universities, colleges, local authorities and Careers Scotland working to raise awareness of, widen access to and increase participation in post-compulsory education through collaborative working.
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The SAAS online service provides information and guidance on application procedures for financial support and funding for students in Scotland.
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This site provides easy access to key information about student loans and the Student Loans Company UK.
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SurvivorScotland is an information and education resource, developed by the Scottish Government. It has sections on what sexual abuse is, latest research and provides a networking resource and gives access to a wide range of material about abuse, all in one place.
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Information about projects, advice and services provided by the Fostering Network in Scotland, a charity for those involved professionally or personally with fostering.
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The SCRE Centre is based at the University of Glasgow and carries out research into a wide range of issues in Scottish education.
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The leading UK national youth work charity supporting over 750,000 young people, helping them to raise their aspirations, realise their potential and have their achievements recognised via non-formal, accredited education programmes and activities.
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UCAS is the central organisation in the UK through which applications are processed for entry to full-time undergraduate courses, HNDs and university diplomas. See the database of thousands of courses.
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Who Cares? Scotland is a voluntary organisation working with and for children and young people who are experiencing being looked after, providing advocacy, advice, information and support.
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The website of the West Scotland Wider Access Forum, a partnership of universities, colleges, local authorities and Careers Scotland working to raise awareness of, widen access to and increase participation in post-compulsory education through collaborative working.
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Resource for Scottish young people aged 12-26, with a wide range of information including articles on bullying, transitions to high school, money management, and making and keeping friends. Details of a free helpline are provided.
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Aimed at young carers, this website, run by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, has a useful section for professionals, as well as interactive help, advice and supervised chat rooms.
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Section of the Scottish Government website with information about the aims and work of the Youth Justice team work and links to publications and contacts.
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A website from a national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people. The site provides detailed information and resources on a range of topics related to mental and emotional wellbeing.
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Youth Scotland is the network of youth clubs and groups in Scotland, which works in partnership with a network of area associations across Scotland. It is the largest non-uniformed voluntary youth organisation in Scotland and offers those involved in youth work a range of information, training and support.
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National youth agency for Scotland that supports and promotes the collective aspirations of voluntary youth organisations in Scotland in the interests of young people.
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A link to the latest news, resources, case studies and more to support the delivery of high quality physical education and sport.