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Major investment will expand Intandem mentoring to support Scotland’s kinship care community
The Intandem mentoring programme is set to expand over the next five years with a major investment from The National Lottery Community Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, Inspiring Scotland has received almost £4.5 million over five years from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK. The funding will be…
Read MoreJoin Intandem’s Call for More Volunteer Mentors
In 2024, over 11,800 young people in Scotland were experiencing the care system, with more on the edge of care or informal care arrangements. All young people need support to navigate life’s ups and downs and reach their full potential – but right now, the number of volunteer mentors available to support young people experiencing the…
Read MoreMentoring Matters: Why It’s Vital for Young People Experiencing the ‘Care System’
Mentoring is increasingly being recognised as a powerful form of early intervention, offering vital support to young people. Christine Roxburgh, Fund Manager for intandem — a mentoring programme for young people experiencing Scotland’s care system and proudly delivered by Inspiring Scotland — shares her recent reflections and highlights why mentoring really matters. Recent high-profile programmes…
Read Moreintandem launches in Dundee: Volunteers needed for new one-of-a-kind mentoring programme for kinship families
Dundee charity TCA are on the lookout for volunteer mentors for a brand new intandem mentoring programme to support children and young people living with close family or friends in kinship care in Dundee. The one-of-a kind intandem family mentoring programme pairs volunteer mentors with children and young people aged 7-15 living in kinship arrangements, who meet…
Read MoreDeveloping a Universal Definition of ‘Care Experience’: An Opportunity to Address the Imbalance of Support
The Scottish Government’s recent public consultation on Developing a Universal Definition of ‘Care Experience’ presents a critical opportunity to address the imbalance of support available to those experiencing the ‘care system.’ intandem, Scotland’s mentoring programme for young people in, or at risk of experiencing the ‘care system’, is well positioned to gather valuable insights from…
Read MoreChildren’s Hearings Redesign consultation: the importance of trusted relationships
The children’s hearings system is familiar to the young people mentored by intandem and their families. When the Scottish Government invited views on the proposed redesign of Scotland’s children’s hearings system, we felt it was essential to share their voices. Like mentoring, we found that redesigning the system to prioritise trusted relationships was essential to…
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