A brilliant day at the #lundymodelnetwork event in Edinburgh, inspiring provocations and valuable projects demonstrating ways in which the voices and views of children and young people are being included, and a wee input from me on #babiesvoice too

Save the Children UK correcting Starmer’s statement to make it accurate 👏🏽👏🏽

"I'll forever be grateful to Cashback for giving me the confidence to believe in myself, not only as a mother, but as an individual" This #SmallCharitiesWeek , help us bring more creative joy to families ⬇️ Donate➡️ starcatchers.org.uk/support/ Nominate➡️ easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/starcatchersuk/

"My relationships are now a lot stronger. I feel I can talk to my mum a lot more whereas before I wasn’t open with her." This year's @starcatchersuk.bsky.social CashBack for Young Parents Impact Report includes participants' stories and the issues affecting their lives the most👇

And that’s a wrap for #Float ! It’s been a dreamy tour reaching over 600 babies & their grown-ups across Scotland. A huge congratulations to our wonderful team for absolutely smashing it 🙌 Thank you to all our venues, & of course, to our youngest audience who gave us magical moments across the tour

Are you passionate about ensuring children access arts from the earliest age? We have 3 exciting opps to join our team ➡️ starcatchers.org.uk/about/jobs-o... ⭐️ #CommunityEngagement Manager, deadline 29 Apr ⭐️#EarlyYears Development Coordinator, deadline 29 Apr ⭐️General Manager, deadline 12 May

Starcatchers is recruiting for a General Manager as well as Community Engagement Manager and Early Years Development Coordinator

📣Our member @starcatchersuk.bsky.social recruiting for "Community Engagement Manager" #JobSearchTogether #CharityJobs 🗓️Closing Date: Tuesday 29th April 2025 📍Hybrid View here: www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...

"It was incredible. One of the best baby experiences I’ve been to. Loved the relaxed vibe." 2 beautiful #Float performances at The Lemon Tree. Thank you #Aberdeen 🥰 We are now on their way to share our beautiful shimmering world with audiences in #Perth 🚐 Book 🎟️ ➡️ starcatchers.org.uk/work/float/#...

Jude Henderson, Chair of Starcatchers’ Board shared, “Whilst it will be hard to imagine Starcatchers without Rhona at the helm, we are delighted to support the progression of two brilliant leaders ... we are grateful to continue to benefit from Rhona’s experience & commitment in the coming months.”

Rhona Matheson announces decision to step down as Starcatchers' Chief Exec after almost 20 years. "I have relished every moment of the journey... I'm honoured to have worked with hundreds of incredible artists, practitioners, organisations and professionals since 2006." > shorturl.at/h7dYE

2 weeks since the #TheRightStart conference & we are still buzzing from all the exciting conversations & presentations that took place 🤩 If you want to put the voice of the baby at the ❤️ of your practice, take a look our Voice of the Baby in practice resources⬇️

Testing Float, a new durstional performance for babies from Kerry Cleland and @starcatchersuk.bsky.social proving again the capacities babies have to engage ❤️ touring Scotland from next week!

The most important delegates of the day sharing their views 🥰 #TheRightStart #BabiesRights #BabiesVoicesMatter

We are delighted to welcome Keynote Speaker, @kzzprr.bsky.social , who is exploring the profound role of infant laughter in human evolution and its significance in contemporary rights-based approaches to early childhood.

Powerful opening to #TheRightStart conference from @rhonamatheson.bsky.social highlighting the need for more focus on the rights of babies and young children. @together-sacr.bsky.social @childreninscotland.bsky.social @starcatchersuk.bsky.social

📣The Observatory of Children’s Human Rights is hosting a seminar, with Gerison Lansdown as their key speaker 🗓️The seminar will take place on Friday 7th March 2025 📍⏰9:30 - 12:30, Edinburgh ✨⏰Hybrid option, 10:00 - 11:00 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gerison-la...

Float by Kerry Cleland & company, a gently interactive performance for babies, birth -12 months & their grown-ups is now on sale at: 🔵The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen 🔵Perth Theatre 🔵The Studio, Edinburgh Look out for more venues going on sale for Float soon.

"Creative experiences offer a unique and inclusive approach for professionals when supporting babies, toddlers & their grown-ups in understanding their rights." @rhonamatheson.bsky.social We are delighted to share the programme for #TheRightStart conference. Discover the programme➡️ buff.ly/3Qmt4RX

Creating work for wee ones aged birth - 12 months is not as simple as you might think 🤔 Find out why creator, Kerry Cleland wanted to work with this age range in particular... Tickets for Float will become available at different times. More venues going on sale soon➡️ https://buff.ly/3X0703d

**Opportunity klaxon** We've just opened applications for the next round of Open To Ideas residencies at The Studio in Edinburgh. Five days of space, two days of tech time, £2k cash, no pressure, no strings. Deadline is Sun 16th Feb, details here: www.capitaltheatres.com/about/storie....

#StarcatchersSaturdays is back with a #BurnsNicht special 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We are very excited to be celebrating with storytelling, fiddle music & dancing with artists Andy Cannon & Jo Jeffires. If you are family living in, or near #WesterHailes, join us at: ⏰ birth-18 months: 11am-12pm ⏰ birth-5 years: 12-1pm

PhD application submitted! 🥳🤓🤞

Happy New Year! After the challenges of the last couple of years, I’m hoping 2025 will be a year of peace, positivity and a bit of prosperity too!

🎄Check out @starcatchersuk.bsky.social's Festive Wee Inspirations for no-fuss ideas for putting the voices of babies at the heart of play👇 bit.ly/4iEZ8NH Starcatchers' CashBack for Young Parents supports families to build positive relationships, with partner Fife Gingerbread.

Only a handful of tickets left for this - very much looking forward to it in March

It’s not just me who’s making the leap to Bluesky but also @starcatchersuk.bsky.social give them a follow!

🎉It's #HumanRightsDay Delighted to announce our next membership spotlight is Starcatchers! Find out how our partnership creates meaningful & impactful steps together towards the realisation of rights for babies, toddlers & very young children #BabyUNCRC View here: bit.ly/3ONX9cs

Tickets are on sale now for #TheRightStart on 6 March 2025✨ Join us for talks and workshops to celebrate the potential of our youngest children, and don't miss the chance to explore babies' rights in Scotland with Starcatchers & @childreninscotland.bsky.social #HumanRights75 🔗 tinyurl.com/52429m9k