The Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care is funded by the Scottish Government and is a partnership of The University of Strathclyde, The Robert Gordon University, Who Cares? Scotland and Langside College.
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The Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC) was established in 2000 with the aim of ensuring that residential child care staff throughout Scotland have access to the skills and knowledge they require to meet the needs of the children and young people in their care. SIRCC is a partnership of the University of Strathclyde, The Robert Gordon University, Langside College and Who Cares? Scotland.
SIRCC news
Nominations for BASW Scotland Social Work Awards 2009
Thu, 19/11/2009 - 4:12pm — SIRCC AdminDo you know someone on the front line who deserves an award for their work with people?
Sharing the care - Public Service Review: Central Government Issue 19 - Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Wed, 18/11/2009 - 10:54am — SIRCC AdminJennifer Davidson, Director of the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care, urges ambition and commitment as the way forward for the sector
Research on Past Abuse and Human Rights
Mon, 09/11/2009 - 10:28am — SIRCC AdminThe Scottish Institute of Residential Child Care and the Care Leavers' Association have been commissioned to carry out a piece of research that will inform the development of a human rights framework for the design and implementation of an "Acknowledgement and Accountability Forum" on past abuse of children in care in Scotland. This research has been funded by the Scottish Human Rights Commission. The timescale for completion of this piece of work is January 2010.
Emergency Planning for a Flu Pandemic: Services for Children and Young People in Residential Care Settings
Tue, 27/10/2009 - 10:53am — SIRCC AdminSIRCC is offering the following guidance for residential child care providers to help them prepare an action plan to manage the potential effects of a flu pandemic on service provision.
Contents of this briefing
NRCCI UPDATE Oct 2009
Fri, 09/10/2009 - 5:37pm — SIRCC AdminThe culmination of the work of the three NRCCI working groups, which included engagement with children and young people, professionals and agencies from across the residential child care sector and a wide range of other stakeholders, will be the publication of reports from all three groups, an overarching report and recommendations, together with responses from the Scottish Government and COSLA, to be launched in early December 2009.
