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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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Scaffolding Collaborative One: World Café Feedback- Communications
Learning Collaborative resource
Feedback around communications from the first Learning Collaborative on Scaffolding.
Scaffolding Collaborative One: World Café Feedback- Budgets and Resources
Learning Collaborative resource
Feedback around budgets and resources from the first Learning Collaborative on Scaffolding.
Scaffolding Collaborative One: Evaluation
Learning Collaborative resource
Evaluation of the first Learning Collaborative on Scaffolding.
The Promise Scotland's response to the Education, Children and Young People's Committee's call for views.
Report covering event from April 2024 on how to develop earlier and more effective support for children and families by making better use of data.
Promise Scotland Newsletter: July 2025
Newsletter
July 2025's newsletter from The Promise Scotland.
Infant Voice Summary
Learning Collaborative resource
Summary of The Promise Scotland’s Voice of the Infant online session.
Infant Voice Presentations
Learning Collaborative resource | Presentations
Presentations from The Promise Scotland’s Voice of the Infant online session.
The Promise Scotland's response to call for evidence on Daniel Johnson MSP's Members Bill on restraint.
PDF version of July 2025's newsletter from The Promise Scotland.
Promise Scotland Newsletter: May 2025
Newsletter
May 2025's newsletter from The Promise Scotland.
Reviewing The Promise Scotland's work: August 2023 to March 2025
Governance resource | Reports
A summary of The Promise Scotland's work in the period leading up to our current strategic workplan.
PDF version of May 2025's newsletter from The Promise Scotland.
A high-level snapshot of activity to keep the promise, made by Scotland’s 32 local areas and partner organisations who work within them.
People Collaborative One: Renfrewshire's Pinky Promise
Learning Collaborative resource | Reports
Accessible version of Renfrewshire's report on its work to keep the promise, as shared at the first Learning Collaborative on People.
People Collaborative One: Renfrewshire's Promise
Learning Collaborative resource | Reports
Renfrewshire's report on its work to keep the promise, as shared at the first Learning Collaborative on People.
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.