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The Promise Scotland drives change across the 'care system' to transform the experiences & outcomes of children, young people & families [email protected]

The Promise Scotland supports those working in and around the 'care system' to create meaningful change, helping to ensure Scotland can by 2030.

03/11/2026

“One thing we’ve learned is the kinship team can't do it alone, social work can't do it alone, it's about a community supporting a family, it isn't just about one worker or one team.” - Emma, Fife Kinship Care team manager.

Read this learning story from Fife Council on how they worked to improve support for kinship care.

https://thepromise.scot/learning-stories/building-community-in-kinship-care-in-fife

02/11/2026

Last week the Independent Strategic Advisor for the promise, Fiona Duncan visited Glasgow City Council for her latest visit, where she heard about the impact of partnership working, creating the right environment and being adaptable.

Read Fiona's reflections on her visits so far here https://thepromise.scot/independent-strategic-advisor/

30/10/2026

"The future Scotland promised depends on the decisions we make now". - Read Independent Strategic Advisor Fiona Duncan's blog on Care Experienced Week, and what she is hearing on her visits around the country.

https://thepromise.scot/news/forward-to-the-future-what-scotland-must-do-to-sustain-the-relationships-that-matter

30/10/2026

This week Fiona Duncan visited The City of Edinburgh Council, where she heard about how they are working differently across teams to keep the promise, and are considering the impact of public service reform.

To find out more about the visits, you can read Fiona's first two reports here https://thepromise.scot/independent-strategic-advisor/

29/10/2026

Mairi McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Education, Culture and Gaelic and
Siobhian Brown, Minister for Children, Young People and the Promise have shared their commitment to keep listening, keep learning and keep working alongside people with care experience to keep the promise. https://www.gov.scot/publications/keeping-the-promise-open-letter-for-care-experienced-week/

28/10/2026

Yesterday Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor for the promise visited Angus Council, where she heard about the work that has gone into creating the right environments for children.

Find out more about Fiona's work, including her most recent report into her local area visits, here https://thepromise.scot/independent-strategic-advisor/

28/10/2026

This Care Experienced Week, and every week, The Oversight Board wants to share their love with the care experienced community, their family, friends and supporters. Read their full message here https://oversightboard.scot/news/statement-from-the-oversight-board-for-care-experienced-week

28/10/2026

Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor for the promise has now reached the halfway point in her visits around all 32 local areas in Scotland. To mark this she has published her second report covering what she has heard so far, including joined up working, the importance of relationships, investment and more.

You can read the report here. https://thepromise.scot/independent-strategic-advisor/

27/10/2026

This week Fiona Duncan is continuing her visits to all 32 local areas in Scotland. Today she is in Angus, with Edinburgh and Glasgow to follow.

In each area she will spend time hearing from people with care experience, and the workforce about what is helping to keep the promise, and what is getting in the way.

You can read the reports on her visits so far here. https://thepromise.scot/independent-strategic-advisor/

26/10/2026

This week we are celebrating all of Scotland's care experienced community!

Care Experienced Week is the world's biggest celebration of children, young people and adults with experience of care. This year's theme is , celebrating the hopes and ambitions of Care Experienced people and looking ahead to the future.

The promise only exists because of the courage of the care experienced community, calling for change, and sharing what needed to happen in the future, to ensure all Scotland’s children grow up loved, safe and respected.

The work to keep the promise must ensure that the future for all care experienced people is fulfilled in every way they want it to be.

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South Lanarkshire

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https://www.thepromise.scot/

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