The Promise Scotland

13/08/2026

Fiona Duncan, the Independent Strategic Advisor – the promise, is visiting all 32 local authorities across Scotland, to hear from children, young people, families, and care experienced adults, alongside those working to support them, about progress to keep the promise.

Today, Fiona is visiting Aberdeenshire Council to learn more about the change happening in their local area and the challenges still getting in the way of further progress.

Find out more about this series of catch ups here: https://ow.ly/RZFh50ZwGhb

13/08/2026

We are hiring a Finance and Administrative officer to join our team!

Think this could be the right fit for you? Apply here by 3 September 👉https://thepromise.scot/about/vacancies/vacancy-finance-administrative-officer

12/08/2026

We're thrilled to be partnering with The Scottish Parliament for a free panel discussion on 17 August as part of the Festival of Politics 2026, to explore the testimony of Scotland's care experienced community.

Taking part in the panel will be:

Nicola McCartney, playwright and lead artist on the Caring Scotland project

Gemma Smith, a trans-racial adoptee and subject of the Ten Portraits exhibition who works with the National Leadership Network and the care sector

Fiona Duncan, Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise and Chair of The Promise Scotland

Scott Kyle, award-winning actor, narrator of One Hundred Voices

The event will be chaired by Katherine Sangster MSP, Deputy Convener of the Education and Gaelic Committee.

Get your free ticket here: https://festivalofpolitics.citizenticket.co.uk/events/the-festival-of-politics-2026/caring-scotland/

11/08/2026

📢There's still time to apply to join the Lived Experience Advisory Group for the Caring Communities research project.

If you're a Care Experienced adult and want to help shape how the history of care is researched and understood, then this opportunity is for you.

Your role is to bring your expertise and insight to the project, you won't be asked to share your personal story.

Interested? Find out more and apply here - https://www.whocaresscotland.org/event/lived-experience-advisory-group/

11/08/2026

Unheard Voices, Unbroken Spirits is a powerful musical written, produced, and performed by a group of care experienced young people from the 'Voices of the Promise' project in West Dunbartonshire. It follows a group of friends grappling with love, loss, and identity

The show is now in full swing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival but it's not too late to get your tickets.

Please be aware that the show deals with difficult topics such as mental health and su***de.

You can find out more information on the event page here: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/unheard-voices-unbroken-spirits

10/08/2026

Fiona Duncan, Independent Strategic Advisor - the promise, is joining the panel of the Caring Scotland? event at this year's The Scottish Parliament Festival of Politics on 17 August.

Alongside the One Hundred Voices installation by National Theatre of Scotland, the event will explore how far Scotland has come in keeping the promise and the barriers to change that are still getting in the way of ensuring every child, young person, and care experienced adult have what they need to thrive.

Learn more and sign up below:

In partnership with the National Theatre of Scotland

06/08/2026

The Holding Differently, Containing Distress research project is seeking to understand and address the use of physical restraint in residential children's care in Scotland.

The Scottish Physical Restrain Action Group (SPRAG) are collaborating on the project and are currently looking for residential care workers across Scotland to be Project Champions to raise awareness about the research so that it reaches as many members of the workforce as possible. If you are interested, please reach out to [email protected].

You can find out more about the research on their new website here: https://holding-differently-project.hass.strath.ac.uk

Learn more about ongoing work to uphold children’s right to safety, dignity and relational support in all settings in the Rights and Restraint route map in Plan 24-30: https://ow.ly/F4Bk50Zrhei

University of Strathclyde CELCIS

30/07/2026

Our latest newsletter is available now📨

Don't miss out on the stories of change happening across Scotland, the murals making a statement and celebrating young people's right to access arts and culture, and opportunities to get involved in work to keep the promise: https://mailchi.mp/thepromise.scot/the-promise-scotland-newsletter-july2026

Want to sign up to receive updates straight to your inbox? Click here 📬 👉 thepromise.scot/newsletter/

28/07/2026

The Promise Design School helps you find solutions to challenges around keeping the promise.

Through September and October, The Promise Scotland are running a four-part Design School Lite course, to introduce you to service design and co-design principles.

It has co-design at its heart, which allows a wide range of people to contribute meaningfully to solving problems and make sure that solutions to problems meet the needs of those involved.

For more information and to sign up, click here: https://ow.ly/nVwE50ZsnNu