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Policy briefing: Additional support for learning – School placements (February 2026)

This policy briefing pulls together the range of insights, evidence and experience from those who access our services, staff, and children and young people we work with, to present the key issues in the current school placements process in Scotland. It brings particular attention to the need for further guidance and support for practitioners and families to navigate the complex placing request process.

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The Children in Scotland Manifesto for 2026 elections

Being brave in the face of difficult choices. Thank you to everyone who has helped shape our manifesto – our members; the children and young people we have worked with over the last five years; our brilliant staff; and the wider community of people working with and for babies, children and young people (children) across Scotland. Read more on our calls for the Scottish Government in 2026.

STTS – UNCRC Incorporation and Children’s Services Planning

This resource provides summaries of what the UNCRC Incorporation Scotland Act is, how it fits within the wider policy context, how it impacts the third sector, and its relationship with children’s services planning. A resources section linking to key legislation, guidance, training and further reading.

Supporting the Third Sector – How good is our third sector participation in Children’s Services Planning? Self-evaluation Tool: Proposal planning

This Proposal Template contains key information about the ‘How Good is our Third Sector Participation in Children’s Services Planning?’ Self-evaluation Tool including some background, and the purpose and use of the tool. This can be used to support conversations with partners in the potential use of the tool.

Supporting the Third Sector – How good is our third sector participation in Children’s Services Planning? Self-evaluation Tool: Engagement planning template

A template to assist with the long-term planning of using the ‘How Good is our Third Sector Participation in Children’s Services Planning?’ Self-evaluation Tool and potential engagement. This should be created at the beginning of the planning process by the core group.

Supporting the Third Sector – How good is our third sector participation in Children’s Services Planning? Self-evaluation Tool: Additional Resources (November 2025)

This is a supplementary resource that can be used to support with the use of the ‘How Good is Our Third Sector Participation in Children’s Services Planning?’ Self-evaluation Tool. The document contains two step-by-step guides and links to a full suite of additional resources and templates.

Consultation response: School inspections are changing (November 2025)

We conduct a significant amount of work on education and have been an active contributor to Scotland’s ongoing process of education reform. We have also been an active contributor to Education Scotland’s Stakeholder Engagement Forum on Inspection Frameworks and Models and we have contributed to ongoing discussions about the development of potential inspection frameworks.

Supporting the Third Sector – How good is our third sector participation in Children’s Services Planning? Self-evaluation Tool: Additional Resources (November 2025)

This is a supplementary resource that can be used to support with the use of the ‘How Good is Our Third Sector Participation in Children’s Services Planning?’ Self-evaluation Tool. The document contains two step-by-step guides and links to a full suite of additional resources and templates.

Supporting the Third Sector – How good is our third sector participation in Children’s Services Planning? Self-evaluation Tool: Self-evaluation template

This document contains the Self Evaluation Template which should be used in conjunction with the Self-evaluation Tool: How Good is our Third Sector Participation in Children’s Service Planning?

Supporting the Third Sector – How good is our third sector participation in Children’s Services Planning? Self-evaluation Tool: Proposal planning

This Proposal Template contains key information about the ‘How Good is our Third Sector Participation in Children’s Services Planning?’ Self-evaluation Tool including some background, and the purpose and use of the tool. This can be used to support conversations with partners in the potential use of the tool.

Supporting the Third Sector – How good is our third sector participation in Children’s Services Planning? Self-evaluation Tool: Engagement planning template

A template to assist with the long-term planning of using the ‘How Good is our Third Sector Participation in Children’s Services Planning?’ Self-evaluation Tool and potential engagement. This should be created at the beginning of the planning process by the core group.

Supporting the Third Sector – How good is our third sector participation in Children’s Services Planning? Self-evaluation Tool: Briefing Paper – Template

This Briefing Paper Template contains key information about the ‘How Good is our Third Sector Participation in Children’s Services Planning?’ Self-evaluation Tool and provides an example in how to share information with stakeholders along with guidance and relevant links to inform future participants.

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