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Securing Children’s Futures (SCF12)

Bookings are now being accepted for our SCF12 course which will start in June 2026. This post qualifying course is aimed at social workers and managers in children and families’ teams, family placement teams as well as other specialist settings across the statutory, voluntary and independent sector. Applicants will require the support of their employer to attend as well as validate their work. It is imperative that sponsoring agencies ensure their nominated student(s) have the motivation, capacity and commitment to complete the course.  Please note this course will be delivered virtually using Microsoft Teams.

Adoption Week Scotland 2025

The theme for this years AWS is ‘Growing our family through adoption’. AFKA Scotland have planned two online events for social work practitioners and will be releasing a ‘research spotlight’ on supporting young adult adoptees. Tuesday 4 November – 12.30pm – 1.30pm:  Considering life story work within the context of contact/family time using the Safe …

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Study into looked after children named Research Project of the Year

A University of Stirling-led study into Scotland’s most vulnerable children has been named Research Project of the Year. The social scientists behind the study won a Herald Higher Education Award last night at a ceremony in Glasgow, beating off stiff competition from five other finalists from higher education institutions across Scotland. Permanently Progressing? Building secure …

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