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Scotland’s national membership organisation for all those involved in the lives of young people leaving care.

Scotland
Joined April 2013
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Please check out our 4th annual report. This is a short and easy to read update on what we have achieved over the last 12 months. The link is below: nationalleadershipnetwork.sq…
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We finish off the week with a quote considering the future of the NLN. Please check out: nationalleadershipnetwork.sq… for more info.
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Pamela Graham, Head of Operations @StafScot will discuss preventing cliff-edges – aftercare, continuing care & adult transitions. Conference: The New Scottish Children's Care Bill 🗓️ 3 March 2026 🎫 £169: book 2 get 3rd 1/2 price ℹ️ ow.ly/utjr50Xczkq #Childcare #Children
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We have produced a report to support discussion about the future of the National Leadership Network (NLN) beyond the end of its current funding in 2026. Those who took part included NLN Steering Group/Consultants, Hosts and full time staff. 👇 nationalleadershipnetwork.sq…
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Pamela Graham, Head of Operations @StafScot will discuss preventing cliff-edges – aftercare, continuing care & adult transitions. Conference: The New Scottish Children's Care Bill 🗓️ 3 March 2026 🎫 £169: book 2 get 3rd 1/2 price ℹ️ ow.ly/utjr50Xczkq #Childcare #Children
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Today's blog is by Susanne from the NLN. She talks passionately about creating spaces for leadership, paying people for their time, the concept of co-production and so much more. The link is below: nationalleadershipnetwork.co…
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Today we share a blog by Gary from the NLN. He talks about the road the NLN has been on as well as his own leadership journey. He discusses lived experience led work, participation, engagement, the concept of power and much more. The link is below: nationalleadershipnetwork.co…
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Care experienced and applying to university? 🎓 The UCAS deadline is coming up on 14 January – don’t forget to tick the box on your application! ✅ This will make sure you get all of the support you’re entitled to! Check out our blog for tips, resources: bit.ly/4rcrinB
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Youth Just Us and Youth Justice Voices North east signed off the year with a trip to the Irnbru carnival. We will be back in Jan 2026. We wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy new year! 💜
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This week Steering Group member Paige led a well received reflective session with the Steering Group, NLN Consultants, full time staff & hosts @Columba1400 & @StafScot. She shared milestones from the year & encouraged discussion around achievements from '25 and hopes for '26.
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Youth Justice Voices are exploring stigma through the "Not just us" project. We would be very greatful if you could take 5 mins to complete our survey - form.typeform.com/to/H3anBnA… Thank you.
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Youth Justice Voices North East were delighted to be invited to input at the safer horizons event in Aberdeen yesterday. It was a great day, thanks to Denisha from Police Scotland for inviting us!
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The Harmeny team were happy to attend the @StafScot Conference, exploring the theme “Thriving together in complexity.” Inspiring discussions on how we can better support young people through life’s transitions. #STAFConference #ThrivingTogether #Harmeny
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This week 7 of Team NLN took part in delivering a workshop @StafScot's annual conference. This interactive session focused on relationships, connection, trust and so much more. For more info please get in touch.
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Big thanks to everyone who came along to our workshop at the Staf conference. Was great to see lots of familiar faces. Huge thanks and well done to Danny and Reece for planning and facilitating the workshop.
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Many thanks to @mcrpathways for giving the NLN the opportunity to be part of a workshop and appear on the panel at their Vital Sparks Inaugural Summit this week. A great opportunity to share what we do and how we do it.
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Yesterday we attended the launch of a new online platform from our friends @StafScot called WeLearn. To register for this fantastic opportunity go to: welearn.staf.scot/register
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Insightful speakers and interactive workshops are scheduled for Kibble’s Annual Conference. Hear from Care and Justice Lead, Katrina who will share an insight into Youth Justice Voices, which amplifies the voices of young people with experience of the care and justice systems.

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The NLN Steering Group also funded the Career Pathways project with @ChampsStirling 🙌 Their team has just shared their six-month update — take a look here: nationalleadershipnetwork.sq…
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The NLN Steering Group is proud to have funded the Young Person Voice project with @mcrpathways 🙌 The team has just shared their six-month update — take a look here: nationalleadershipnetwork.sq…
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