Festive cheer brightening up my inbox! Thank you to Gordon Main for sharing this adorable GIF (created by 9 year old ‘K’ for the @OHOV_Scotland Christmas Card competition)! Brought a massive smile to my face! #KeepThePromise

Please share with any care experienced people (aged 18-30) who may be interested: Deadline 8th January! Care leavers internship scheme for 12 month paid appointment in civil service UK Government departments and agencies civil-service-careers.gov.uk/civil-service-…

🆕 We've put together an updated information & resource page for care leavers & care experiences young people Please share this & help young people find the support they need 👇 young.scot/get-informed/s… Who Cares? Scotland Staf

All my favourite subjects! Hope all CHS trainee Panel Members have a great start to their pre-service training Linda Quinn 🦋Jeanette M Bsc🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦

We're looking for your poems about care to read at the Carelidh. If you enjoy writing and would like to be in with the chance of winning a £50 voucher send your poem to [email protected] by the 10th of February. For more information visit: whocaresscotland.org/event/poetry-c…

Language matters and words have power. Looking forward to this event next week! Amy Miskimmin-Logan Gordon Main

A flying start to the year with our CHS Participation Group #stronglyinfluencing Children's Hearings Scotland

To celebrate #CareDay2023, we will be sharing daily posts about the CHS Participation Standards. These were created by a group of people with lived experience. 👇

#careday2023 CHS Participation Standards 1. Children's Hearings Scotland will be guided by of lived experience providing a welcoming, person-centered participation package. Our Children's Rights & Inclusion Coordinator, Jen Smith, explains more:

#careday2023 Elina, our HR/OD coordinator adds to this:

#CareDay2023 CHS Participation Standard 4: "The role of lived experience and influencing will be fully understood across the Children's Hearings Scotland Community" Thoughts from our Practice and Policy Advisor, Mairi McWilliams

🎉Exciting news! 🎙️Listen in to our podcast series – focussing on the voices of people with lived experience of care in using the framing recommendations, the impact of sharing & how workers can fully support people when sharing stories. 👂Tune in: tinyurl.com/4d43eeuc

A really exciting role for someone with lived experience of care who is passionate about developing the work in Voices of Experience with an amazing organisation! Please share!!

Never forgotten 💔 Never again 🙏

Looking forward to the Learn About UNCRC training event starting soon with input from Dana cisweb to raise awareness on recognising and promoting children’s rights! Children's Hearings Scotland #UpholdingChildren’sRights@CHS

“Children are citizens of our country…the youngest…the littlest…but citizens nonetheless! And they have the same right to have agency and a view on what happens in their lives” -Dana Vreeswijk from cisweb Children's Hearings Scotland #upholdingchildrensrights@CHS #Activateyourrights

2022 was a busy year and without a doubt, my favourite part has been getting to know all the children and young people with lived experience whose passion, creativity and determination to improve the experiences for future children and families is always inspirational. 💕

If you've attended a children's hearing, we want to hear from you. Lived Experienced Recruiters will take part in the recruitment of our Panel Members. Email [email protected] or watch the video to learn more 🎥

Longniddry PS - cog-tastic emotions! Emotion Works

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