Tag: Barnardo’s Scotland

Barnardo’s Scotland Reveals 50% Rise In Number Of Children Requiring Foster Care

Stuart Mitchell

Scotland’s leading children’s charity has warned of a 50 per cent upsurge in the number of children and young people requiring foster care. As part of Fostering Focus Fortnight, which began on January 9th and runs to January 22nd, Barnardo’s Scotland has revealed that there are now nearly 700 children and young people who are on waiting lists for foster care – up from 461 in just a year. Martin Crewe, Director of Barnardo’s Scotland, said: “At Barnardo’s Scotland, we are committed to keeping The Promise to care-experienced young people…

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Barnardo’s Scotland utilising £700,000 of funding to create hundreds of construction industry jobs

Stuart Mitchell

Leading Scottish charity Barnardo’s has received £700,000 in funding to support hundreds of young people to make the move into construction industry jobs across the country. The funding, which has come from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), will allow Barnardo’s Scotland to support people into work, within the construction industry, along with access to relevant industry-recognised training. The initiative, which is part of the CITB’s Scottish Academy for Construction Opportunities commission (SACO), covers Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee, the Highlands, Perth & Kinross and Moray, and will run over the…

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#KeepingKidsSafe digital child protection campaign launched

Stuart Mitchell

As pandemic restrictions continue to affect all children and families across the country, a new Scotland-wide multi-agency digital child protection campaign launches.  This digital campaign has been developed by Child Protection Committees Scotland in conjunction with Barnardo’s Scotland, NSPPC Scotland and Police Scotland.    As Scotland’s children settle back into the school routine and slowly begin to return to clubs and out-of-school activities, the month-long campaign aims to raise awareness that while lockdown and the pandemic has been hard going for many families and children, it’s been a lot more…

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Fearless.org and Barnardo’s Scotland urge young people to speak up about harm and neglect

Stuart Mitchell

Fearless – the youth programme of independent charity Crimestoppers – and Barnardo’s Scotland have this week joined forces to raise awareness of the signs of child harm and neglect, and encourage young people to pass on what they know or their suspicions 100% anonymously. During the Coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of children and young people across Scotland are without the safety net and care of schools and youth groups and the charities want to ensure that child protection concerns don’t go unreported. The campaign delivered through Fearless.org aims to equip…

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