Useful Links Directory
Links to useful websites and resources
Scottish Childrens Reporter Administration
SCRA’s vision is that vulnerable children and young people in Scotland are safe, protected and offered positive futures. This vision is supported by the Scottish Government and is underpinned by SCRA’s values, it ensures that the needs of children and young people are at the centre of everything we do.
Scottish Refugee Council
Scottish Refugee Council is an independent charity dedicated to providing advice and information to people seeking asylum and refugees living in Scotland.
Scottish Social Networks
This website is for all those who: have an interest in homelessness, social inclusion, communities or mental health and wellbeing or are involved in mediation, mentoring or befriending.
Scottish Social Services Council
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is responsible for registering people who work in social services and regulating their education and training.
Scottish Traveller Education Programme
STEP's national aims are to: Promote development of innovative, diverse and flexible approaches to education for Travelling people within Curriculum for Excellence. Listen to and represent Travelling families’ views about education and their children’s educational needs. Enable educators and other service providers to respect Scotland’s Travelling communities and to have greater awareness of their histories, cultures, traditions and contemporary circumstances. Encourage positive approaches to diversity in education by working with practitioners to challenge racism, harassment and bullying.
Secure Accomodation Network
The Secure Accommodation Network represents and promotes the work of Secure Children's Homes in England and Wales
See Me Scotland
‘see me’ is Scotland’s national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination of mental ill-health. We are an alliance of five mental health organisations and fully funded by the Scottish Government
Sefton Council
Health and Social Care
Sense
Sense is a national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. Deafblindness refers to a combination of sight and hearing impairment which causes difficulties in a range of areas including communication, access to information and mobility. At Sense we offer high-quality, flexible services across the UK, using skilled staff and a dedicated network of volunteers. We work with a wide range of deafblind and multi-sensory impaired people, as well as those who have a single-sensory impairment with additional needs. We take pride in offering specialist services built around the wishes of each person we support and enabling them to be as independent as possible. We work with children, young people, adults and older people with a progressive sight and hearing loss, offering a range of housing, educational and leisure opportunities.
Shaping Our Lives
Shaping Our Lives National User Network’s vision is of a society which is equal and fair where all people have the same opportunities, choices, rights and responsibilities – a society where people have choice and control over the way they live and the support services they use.
Sheffield City Council
Help and support for adults of all ages, carers, children and families.
Sheltand Islands Council
Social Care, Social Work and Health
Shelter England
Shelter is a charity that works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing. Picture of Anh We do this by giving advice, information and advocacy to people in housing need, and by campaigning for lasting political change to end the housing crisis for good.
Shelter Scotland
Shelter Scotland is a charity that works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing. Woman sitting down We do this by giving advice, information and advocacy to people in housing need, and by campaigning for lasting political change to end the housing crisis for good.
Shropshire County Council
Health and Social Care
Skills Academy for Social Care
We want to transform the quality of leadership, management and commissioning in social care in England. To achieve this, we are dedicated to supporting and promoting excellent learning and training.
Skills for Care
Skills for Care is the employer led authority on the training standards and development needs of more than 1.6 million adult social care staff in England providing over £25 million in funding to support improved training and qualifications for managers and staff.
Skills for Care & Development
Skills for Care and Development is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for people working in early years, children and young people’s services, and those working in social work and social care for children and adults in the UK
