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sam-grace.bsky.social
Highlander in Glasgow| Promise Ambassador @RenCouncil | Vice Chair @ ProjectChange | Trustee @ Unite Foundation | own views
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Thank you to @stafscot.bsky.social and to @thepromisescotland.bsky.social for organising both events at the Scottish Parliament today. #keepthepromise

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We had a brilliant afternoon at the Scottish Parliament today attending the STAF event and the Promise Oversight Board event. It was fantastic to see the amount of enthusiasm in the room

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Renfrewshire’s foster carers got together to talk about the future of foster care as part of the national consultation. Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, @nataliedon-innes.bsky.social, attended the event organised by The Fostering Network. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/1441...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

🧡 Today marks five years since Scotland committed to #KeepThePromise to care-experienced young people. We’re proud to partner with @cycjscotland.bsky.social on our #ThePromise Package – providing bespoke opportunities, discounts & information to support young people 🔗 bit.ly/4gFR0LF

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of The Promise. We remain fully committed to improving our services across Renfrewshire to ensure they are inclusive and sensitive to the needs of our Care Experienced community. #KeepThePromise

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

Pleased to welcome First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social to the UofG campus to meet our widening participation team and some of our care-experienced students. The group discussed The Promise, Scotland’s commitment to care-experienced young people, and the support that UofG provides.

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Our Renfrewshire Language Policy provides clear guidance for acceptable and non-stigmatising language use when speaking about Care Experience. This is an example of how we listened to our Care Experienced community. #KeepThePromise

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

We have over 340 Promise Keepers in Renfrewshire who work every day to enact small changes in their services to improve outcomes for the Care Experienced community. We will continue to grow the numbers and diversity of the network. #KeepThePromise

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

Today marks the fifth anniversary of The Promise. We remain committed to improving our services across Renfrewshire to ensure they are inclusive and sensitive to the needs of our Care Experienced community #KeepThePromise

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

Delighted to join @sam-grace.bsky.social in a catch up with @nataliedon-innes.bsky.social to discuss Renfrewshire’s work around The Promise.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Brilliant to catch up with Natalie Don-Innes MSP on Friday. We spoke about the ongoing work across Renfrewshire and The Promise including our Promise Keeper Network and our efforts around Supporting the Workforce and supporting Care Experienced young people with employment

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

At the start of this year, I set a goal to read 12 books. 16928 pages and 52 books later, armed with my dyslexia tinted reading glasses, I have officially averaged one book a week for 2024. I am so proud of having broken down this barrier and have been able to discover a fantastic new hobby!

submitted 66 days ago • 2 comments

For the second half of the morning, we had a professional speed dating session including nine different services in Renfrewshire. Attendees spent ten mins at each table learning about their work around The Promise

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Richard and Adrian from @bluetriangleHA sharing their work on how they are embedding The Promise and recognising Care Experience in their Renfrewshire and national services.

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Fiona Williams, Depute Educational Psychologist giving out keynote speech this morning focusing on the importance of love and relationships.

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Our Director of Children’s Services, Janie O’Neill, opening the conference for us this morning highlighting some high level achievements over the past year.

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Excited to be welcoming our Renfrewshire Promise Keepers along to our second annual Promise Keeper Conference. We have a packed agenda for where we will be sharing examples of practice around The Promise #KeepThePromise

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Delighted to have received an unconditional offer this morning for my MSc in Policy and Management at Glasgow Uni I am so excited to be in the position to take on a postgrad and balance it alongside my professional role

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