About Membership

'From campaigning to make children’s voices heard in the rooms where decisions happen, to making sure the needs of young people are remembered in Scotland’s policy landscape, working together for the benefit of Scotland’s children is a privilege. We know that there are children who are freer and happier because of the work of Children in Scotland over the last 30 years, and we look forward to continuing to work together going forwards”

Dr Marsha Scott, Scottish Women’s Aid

'OPFS has been a longstanding member of Children in Scotland. We have benefitted greatly from the training and support provided and value the opportunities membership brings us to be part of a wider network of organisations working to make Scotland the best place in the world for children to grow up. Our involvement in the Children’s Sector Strategic Forum provides us with the space to discuss the challenges facing single parent families and raise these issues collectively with decision makers.'

Satwat Rehman, One Parent Families Scotland

"We really value the many services Children in Scotland offers its members and the wider children and family’s sector in Scotland. The online training courses are shared with all our staff at Circle who benefit from these opportunities when and where they can. We greatly appreciate the opportunity to amplify the voices of the families we work with via Children in Scotland’s blogs, and to attend training, events, conferences, and forums where we can connect, network and build partnerships, as well as growing our skills, knowledge and impact so our families are better served and supported. Families in Scotland are all healthier because of this support."

Douglas Guest, The Circle

‘Our work is focused on ensuring that every child can engage with and participate in arts and cultural experiences from birth. The arts have such an important role to play in children’s development and wellbeing so it’s absolutely crucial that we work across sectors. Membership of Children in Scotland helps ensure we’re up to date with key policy developments from the children's sector, enables our staff and the artists we work with to access relevant training, and provides valuable opportunities for networking and cross-sectoral collaboration’

Rhona Matheson, Chief Executive, Starcatchers

‘Membership is so valuable to us as an organisation. We know we are part of a wider community of people working to make a difference to children across Scotland and we benefit enormously from the expertise of the training team’

Joanna McCreadie, Seamab

‘Children and young people are at the heart of everything we do. So it’s really important we work with other organisations, helping us to connect to the rest of Scotland, so we’re not isolated in Highland. It gives everyone a voice’

Karen Macknight, Thriving Families

‘Our membership is valuable to our people as it opens up opportunities for engagement in learning and development with people from across the children's sector’

SallyAnn Kelly, Chief Executive, Aberlour