We listen. We care. We love.
The Real Toolkit is a collection of guides for young people in care and the workforce that support them. REAL stands for Relationships, Empathy and Love which is both our vision for young people as well as the guiding principles throughout this resource. While the focus is on the transition out of care and the time comes after that, this resource can be used by anyone at any time. To visit the Real Toolkit go to www.therealtoolkit.scot
It's been another busy year here at Staf with the abiding theme being the importance of being back together again. In person. Here we share some of the highlights of the year. Read more
We are proud to announce that The REAL Toolkit, an online resource created for and by care leavers and the workforce is now LIVE. Read more
Get to know the graphic designers for the REAL Toolkit - Shona and Scott from Swandco. design. Read more
Meet Liam, a care leaver and member of the Real Toolkit Advisory Group. Here he shares his advocacy work for young people with care experience and his thoughts on his involvement in the Real Toolkit. Read more
Advisory Group member Nikki shares her thoughts on The Real Toolkit, the joys of working with young people with care experience, and what she hopes the Toolkit can achieve. Read more
In this first 'getting to know you' blog, Allison tells us a bit about her background and why she's part of The Real Toolkit Advisory Group. Read more
Newly appointed Project worker Katrina updates us on The Real Toolkit and an exciting new Care Experienced Community steering group. Read more
At Staf’s National Conference we launched the next phase of the Building Relationships project and revealed the name of the resource: The REAL Toolkit – Relationships, Empathy and Love Read more
The Building Relationships Advisory Group will be launching their final phase of their workshop at Staf's National Conference on Tuesday 17th November. Here Papoula shares the journey so far. Read more
In 2019 we conducted our Mapping Relationships survey, to hear your thoughts about how we can improve and evaluate relationship-based practice across Scotland. Read more
In this blog, Papoula outlines 6 top tips from the Building Relationship Advisory Group to ensure relationships can remain at the centre of support to young people in care and leaving care during this time. Read more
This blog considers the experience of care for children and young people who are Black, Asian or part of other ethnic minorities, and the need for an actively anti-racist Scottish children's care sector. Read more
Staf's Learning and Development Project Worker Papoula Petri Romão updates on the work of the Building Relationships Advisory Group. Find out more about the work being undertaken and how you can get involved. Read more
Staf's 'Building Relationships' Advisory Group is creating a comprehensive tool that will support organisations to prioritise relationship-based practice. Read more
The Building Relationships Advisory Group has moved online! In its fourth meeting on the 23rd of April, the group discussed how to create environments that enable relationships during the lockdown. Find out more about the meeting in this blog. Read more
The Building Relationships Advisory Group has moved online! In its third meeting on the 19th of March, the group discussed how to continue the work during the lockdown. Find out more about the meeting in this blog. Read more
In this blog Staf Learning and Development Project Worker, Papoula Petri Romão provides an update on the second meeting of the Building Relationship Advisory Group. Read more
Find out more about the inaugral meeting of the Building Relationships Advisory Group and the next steps for the project in this blog from Staf's Learning and Development Project Worker, Papoula Petri Romão Read more
The Project Leads at Staf give us a quick round up of all the things they've been up to in 2019, and what to expect in 2020! Read more
What would the world look like if young people in and leaving care had the relationships they require to thrive? That was the question I posed at our three Mapping Relationships workshops – in Aberdeen, Glasgow and online – which were buzzing with discussion and positive ideas for change. Read more
Papoula and Norma recently took a trip down to Brighton to hear all about relationship-based practice in Brighton and Hove Council's Children's Services department. Find out what we learned in this blog. Read more
Staf has launched a new project called Mapping Relationships to support you to develop relationship-based practice. Find out more about how you can get involved in this exciting new project. Read more
Papoula, our Learning and Development Project Worker, has travelled the length of Scotland (and even to Brighton in England!) to learn more about relationship-based practice. Follow her journey here. Read more
Staf is embarking on a new project to support the development of relationship-based practice. In this blog, we give you a quick outline of the project. Read more