Stirling Council search Emergency Closure Home February 2021 Stirling Council pledges to #KeepThePromise Stirling Council pledges to #KeepThePromise Friday 05 February 2021 Stirling Council has reaffirmed its commitment to The Promise on the anniversary of its publication. The Promise was the outcome of a nation-wide, independent root and branch review of child care services. It took in the views of 5,500 people from across the care system, including 2,500 children and young people with lived experience in care. Six reports were published in the wake of the review, setting out plans to transform how Scotland cares for children and supports families. Underpinning it all is the universal commitment that every child in Scotland should grow up loved, safe, and respected so they can realise their full potential. In the 12 months since its publication, Stirling Council has held true to its commitment to The Promise by: Ensuring that as many children as possible are cared for in their own local communities Further developing the Champions Board to involve care experienced young people directly in decision making Ensuring that as many children as possible are looked after by their own extended families, through increasing the number of kinship care arrangements Opening two new supported accommodation flats for care leavers Moving to recruit additional enhanced foster carers to further improve supports for local children Achieving “very good” grades for fostering and adoption team for providing loving and stable family homes for children Achieving “good” Grades for inspections of supported accommodation. Delivering for the future Now, as the nation reassesses how to deliver on The Promise amidst the Coronavirus Pandemic, Stirling Council has pledged even further support to make the outcomes of the Care Review a reality for all children and young people in the Council area. Cllr Susan McGill, convener of the Children and Young People Committee, said: “Stirling’s commitment to The Promise remains steadfast and we have continued to work every day to ensure that every child is looked after in a loving, nurturing environment. “Our Children and Families team has recently held workshops with staff and colleagues from 15 local partner agencies, focusing on the key chapters of The Promise. Care experienced young people were placed at the core of these discussions and told us they felt treated as equals, which is a sign we’re taking the right approach. “Work is ongoing to set out a detailed, multi-agency implementation plan on The Promise report’s findings. This approach has been backed by Stirling’s ‘corporate parents’, which includes staff, elected members and representatives from local agencies like health care, police, Skills Development Scotland and the Third Sector.” Upholding Children's Rights Councillor Christine Simpson, vice convener, said: “The Promise is a blueprint for making wide-ranging changes to the whole care system and when it was published we found ourselves in the positive position where many of its core principles were already imbedded into the daily work of our children and families team. “The care we deliver to the children and young people in Stirling always aims to uphold children’s rights and be loving, nurturing and led by the child, rather than a top-down approach from adults to young people. “We will continue to follow the guiding principles of The Promise and today firmly underline our own pledge to ensure every child grows up feeling loved, safe, and respected.” Latest National Wallace Monument and Stirling Castle light up in support of campaign against gender based violence Stirling Food Partnership to be Reinstated to Bring Good Food for All Council completes new affordable homes in Bannockburn New five year plan to deliver more affordable housing across Stirling Public transport options put to consultation Search News Filter by category Business and Trade Community Life and Leisure Council and government Education and Learning Housing Jobs and Careers Law and Licencing Planning and the Environment Social care and health Tourism and Visitor Attractions Transport and Streets Libraries Waste A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z keyboard_arrow_up Back to Top Privacy Policy Cookies Data Protection Accessibility Statement Contact Us facebook twitter youtube flickr Stirling Council External Link Icon About this tool External Link Icon Cookie Control