Publications

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…

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…

The Scottish Government recently invited views on the support needed by young people leaving care and entering adulthood as part of the ’Moving On’ From Care Into Adulthood public consultation.  As Scotland’s mentoring programme for children and young people with experience of care, we are in a unique position to gather insights from those with lived experience.   We…

The Scottish Government has recently asked for views on their proposed Care Leavers Payment. As Scotland’s national mentoring programme for children and young people with care experience, our Fund Manager Christine was in a unique position to gather valuable insights from the young people this will affect. Here’s what she found out…    In my…