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You can use the search function below to look for particular resources published by The Promise Scotland.
You can use the search function below to find a variety of resources to help you in keeping the promise, or finding specific work from The Promise Scotland.
We also have a range of composite stories— which show what life was like for children and young people before the promise was made, and what their lives would be like when the promise was kept.
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People Collaborative One: Evaluation
Learning Collaborative resource
Evaluation from the first Learning Collaborative on People.
People Collaborative One: Overview
Learning Collaborative resource
Overview report from the first Learning Collaborative on People.
People Collaborative One: World Café Conversations
Learning Collaborative resource
Feedback from the World Café at the first Learning Collaborative on People.
People Collaborative One: Presentations
Learning Collaborative resource | Presentations
Presentations from the first Learning Collaborative on People.
Family Collaborative One: World Café discussions
Learning Collaborative resource
Issues raised at the World Café of the first Learning Collaborative on Family.
Family Collaborative One: Overview
Learning Collaborative resource
Overview of learning from the first Learning Collaborative on Family.
Family Collaborative One: Presentations
Learning Collaborative resource | Presentations
Presentations from the first Learning Collaborative on Family.
Family Collaborative One: Evaluation
Learning Collaborative resource
Evaluation of the first Learning Collaborative on Family.
Care Collaborative One: World Café Feedback
Learning Collaborative resource
Event report from the first Learning Collaborative on Care.
Care Collaborative One: Evaluation
Learning Collaborative resource
Presentations from the first Learning Collaborative on Care.
Care Collaborative One: Event Report
Learning Collaborative resource
Event report from the first Learning Collaborative on Care.
Care Collaborative One: Presentations
Learning Collaborative resource | Presentations
Presentations from the first Learning Collaborative on Care.
Privacy notice: Job applicants
Governance resource
Privacy notice for applicants to The Promise Scotland.
Privacy notice: Staff
Governance resource
Privacy notice for staff of The Promise Scotland.
Minutes for the seventeenth meeting of The Promise Scotland's Directors.
Report on understanding the current laws around the 'care system,' and what changes would make things easier for children, families, care-experienced adults and the workforce to understand.
Briefing: Promise Bill
Briefings | Policy
A briefing document on all the areas we believe need to be considered and discussed by the Scottish Government when creating the Promise Bill.
Understanding the legal landscape for the 'care system'
Reports | Policy
A high-level summary of the specific areas identified by The Promise Scotland as potentially requiring legislative change and which therefore should be considered for the Promise Bill.
Promise Bill: Table of legislation
Policy | Other
Table setting out legislation relevant to the 'care system.'
Minutes for the April 2025 meeting of the Audit Risk Committee.
Promise Scotland Newsletter: March 2025
Newsletter
March 2025's newsletter from The Promise Scotland.
Focus on Change: Strategic Workplan 2025-26
Governance resource
The Promise Scotland's strategic workplan for the period between April 2025 and September 2026.
The Promise Scotland: 2023/24 Accounts
Governance resource
Financial statements for the 2023/24 financial year.
Spotlight Session: Share Foundation (Slides)
Presentations | Learning Collaborative resource
Slides from this Spotlight Session.
Freedom of Information request response: 5 March 2025
Freedom of Information response
Freedom of Information request response from The Promise Scotland.
Minutes for the sixteenth meeting of The Promise Scotland's Directors.
Joint letter: Statutory framework on restraint
Correspondence | Policy
Letter from SHRC, CYPCS, EHRC Scotland and The Promise Scotland to Scottish Ministers, calling for a coherent statutory framework on restraint and seclusion.
Consultation response: Foster care
Policy | Consultation Response
The Promise Scotland's response to the Scottish Government's consultation on foster care.
Minutes of 2025's Finance Committee meeting of The Promise Scotland's Board of Directors.
Consultation response: Definition of 'care experience'
Policy | Consultation Response
The Promise Scotland's response to the Scottish Government's consultation on a legal definition of "care experience."
Promise Scotland Newsletter: January 2025
Newsletter
January 2025's newsletter from The Promise Scotland.
Voice Online Session: Creative Engagement in Practice
Learning Collaborative resource
Slides from this online session with ARTiculate Cultural Trust.
A contribution to wider debate. Recommendations for change to inform the Scottish Government's commitment to scope a new holistic framework for governance and accountability.
Facilitator Pack used for the 100 Days of Listening, as part of the Moving On Change Programme.
Voice Online Session: Transitions
Learning Collaborative resource
Slides from this online session with Scottish Government and the Hub for Success.
Voice Collaborative One: World Café— Other Challenges
Learning Collaborative resource
Issues raised around meaningful and creative engagement at the First Learning Collaborative on Voice.
Voice Collaborative One: World Café— Meaningful and creative engagement
Learning Collaborative resource
Issues raised around meaningful and creative engagement at the First Learning Collaborative on Voice.
Voice Collaborative One: World Café— Impacting change and having influence
Learning Collaborative resource
Issues raised around impacting change and having influence during discussions at the first Learning Collaborative on Voice.
Voice Collaborative One: World Café— Ensuring representation
Learning Collaborative resource
Issues raised around ensuring representation during discussions at the first Learning Collaborative on Voice.
Voice Collaborative One: Presentations
Learning Collaborative resource | Presentations
Presentations from the first Learning Collaborative on Voice.
Voice Collaborative One: Report
Learning Collaborative resource
Summary report of learning from the first Learning Collaborative on Voice.
Minutes for the fifteenth meeting of The Promise Scotland's Directors.
Report from this November 2024 event, which focused on analysing data to understand how to tip the balance towards prevention— prioritising the needs and interests of children and families.
Promise Scotland Newsletter: November 2024
Newsletter
November 2024's newsletter from The Promise Scotland.
Briefing: "Keeping the promise" debate
Policy | Briefings
The Promise Scotland's briefing ahead of the Scottish Government's debate on keeping the promise.
Minutes for the November 2024 meeting of the Audit Risk Committee.
Consultation response: Children's Hearings Redesign
Policy | Consultation response
The Promise Scotland's response to the Scottish Government's consultation on redesigning the Children's Hearings System.
A guide to printing the Promise Design Tools, and to preparing them for using online.