Want to know more about what we have been doing to strengthen diversity and inclusion across our services and workforce? Check out our latest Mainstreaming and Equality Outcomes Progress Report on our website - www.scra.gov.uk/2025/09/scra...

Want to know more about the role of the Children’s Reporter and the Children’s Hearings System? You can sign up to one of our free webinars. Find out more – including dates and times – on the Learning Events page of our website ➡️ www.scra.gov.uk/professional... #LearningLeads

A new collaboration has got underway between Police Scotland and SCRA. The project focuses on a shared ambition to ensure that the right children and young people are referred to the Children’s Reporter, and at the right time in their own unique journey. bit.ly/joint-project #Partnership

All set for the Community of Practice for Siblings event today #StandUpForSiblings

We’re proud to announce that SCRA has achieved a Gold TIDE Award from the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei)! #Inclusion #Diversity #Equality #TIDEAwards #enei www.scra.gov.uk/2025/09/scra...

A number of Children's Reporter vacancies have been posted on our website. ⭐ Have you got what it takes? ⭐ Check out our current vacancies on our website - www.scra.gov.uk/recruitment/...

Supporting brothers & sisters in the Children’s Hearings System? Did you know they have participation rights? Find out more on our website ➡️ www.scra.gov.uk/young_people/participation-rights/ #StandUpForSiblings #Siblings #Participation #Rights

Great opportunity to have your say! #StandUpForSiblings

Vacancies alert! ⭐ Executive Office Administrative Assistant (Kilmarnock based with travel) ⭐ 2 x Assistant Reporters (Change Team, central belt) ⭐ Both vacancies close on Wednesday 20 August 2025 ⭐ Visit the recruitment section of our website - bit.ly/executive-of...

Excited to received our packs for #ScotLDWeek25. Thank you @scldnews.bsky.social the packs are fantastic! #Inclusion #Accessibility

Join our team! We are hiring! ⭐ Assistant Reporter ⭐ Locality Support Administrator ⭐ Both based in Aberdeen Visit our website to find out more - www.scra.gov.uk/recruitment/current-vacancies/

Referred to the Children’s Reporter? It is important you give your views. You can fill in a short online form (you will be sent a paper version too). This will help the Reporter make a decision. Find out more - www.scra.gov.uk/young_people...

In case you missed it, our Official Statistics for 2024/2025 have been published. They include information on numbers of Hearings held, children on Compulsory Supervision Orders and children on Child Protection Orders. www.scra.gov.uk/resources_ar...

Going to a Children’s Hearing? Need support? An advocacy worker can help. Check out the Hearings Advocacy website which has lots of helpful information and contact details - www.hearings-advocacy.com

Refurbishment of our Hearing centre in Glasgow is well underway. Phase 1 is almost complete and as we move into Phase 2, there’s some changes to access from Monday 7 July. Find out more on our website - www.scra.gov.uk/2025/06/glas...

Our Official Statistics show that in 2024/2025, 9,789 children and young people in Scotland were referred to the Reporter. Want more detailed information? Check out our latest statistics on our website - www.scra.gov.uk/2025/06/scra...

Our Official Statistics 2024/2025 have been published today. Check them out on our website ➡️ bit.ly/4kRvmpU #Statistics #Information #ChildrensHearings

SCRA has welcomed the announcement of the Children (Care, Care Experienced and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill ➡️ www.scra.gov.uk/2025/06/chil...

We held a productive meeting yesterday of our staff Corporate Parenting and Participation Group. Great to see so many new members and lots of ideas for future work #KeepThePromise

On Day 1 we will be joined by Neil Hunter, whose experience in the field of health and social care, and in his role as Chief Executive at SCRA will bring key insights into our afternoon panel session. We look forward to listening to his contributions to #YJConf25!

We are excited to receive our next batch of books from the wonderful Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Children under five years attending Hearings can take away a free book #Dollywood #ChildrensHearings #Books #Reading

Helping prepare a child or young person for their Children’s Hearing? It’s important they have their say. One way is to give views via our online Hearing About Me form which was developed with Hearings-experienced young people. Children form ➡️ bit.ly/3sTt7JG Young People form➡️ bit.ly/3MGnkiD

Vacancy alert! Children's Reporter – Dundee Join SCRA and play a pivotal role in Scotland's Children's Hearings System, safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable children and young people. Find out more about the role and apply via our website - bit.ly/3T5vKVf Closing date 11 June 2025

Another great edition. Every edition is better than the last one!

We LOVE LOVE LOVE these gorgeous teddies made by the hugely talented Galston Ladies Knitting Club! Children attending Hearings in Kilmarnock can choose a teddy and take it home with them.

We know going to a Children’s Hearing can be a stressful experience. That’s why we have wellbeing sections on our website for Children and Young People, with recorded meditation sessions to mindfulness colouring in. Take a look. #mentalhealthawareness #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2025

On Global Accessibility Awareness Day we shine the spotlight on our @ReciteMe accessibility software on our website. Check it out ➡️ www.scra.gov.uk #GAAD2025 #DigitalInclusion #AccessibilityMatters #InclusionForAll

Our latest e-news bulletin includes: 🟪 Keeping The Promise update 🟩 New British Sign Language dictionary 🟨 Sensory toys, plus lots more! 🟦 Read the bulletin bit.ly/4iY0aDv #Partnership #Information #KeepInTouch

This looks like a great opportunity to have your say. You can sign up for the café here - edin.ac/4cIYdcs #StandUpForSiblings

Want to keep up with all our news? You can sign up to receive our e-news bulletin via our website. The spring edition will be issued on Monday - www.scra.gov.uk#newsletterSi... #News #KeepInTouch

We are committed to making our information as accessible as possible. Working with the BDA Scotland, we have created a BSL video dictionary which is available on our website and YouTube channel. It features some of the most common words/phrases in the Children’s Hearings System – bit.ly/4iPooj6

Exciting opportunity to join our team in Stirling! ⭐ We are hiring 2 Children's Reporters ⭐ Have you got what it takes? ⭐ Check out the vacancies on our website - bit.ly/childrensrep...

As we are getting near the end of #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth we have one last furry friend to share. This colourful 'worry monster' is part of our Communi-crate pilot at our Hearings Centre in Glasgow #WAAM25 #Neurodiversity

We are hiring! ⭐ 2 Children's Reporter vacancies ⭐ Based in Dumbarton ⭐ Closing day 7th May ⭐ Visit our website to find out more ➡️ bit.ly/4jrs1NF

We have published a new report highlighting our work to #KeepThePromise over the last three years. The report covers the work of our Route Plan 2021-2024. There is also a version for children and young people. A huge thank you to everyone who worked with us. ➡️ bit.ly/KProute-plan

A huge thank you to Dione from Who Cares? Scotland for an inspiring training session on Corporate Parenting in Glasgow this morning #ProudCorporateParent #ChildrensHearings

During #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth our Neurodiversity Champions have been sharing the most popular sensory toys in our Hearing centres. The latest sensory sensation is Dino the Dinosaur! Dino is proving to be a firm favourite with children and young people at our Hearings centre in Paisley #WAAM25

Our offices and Hearing centres are closed Friday and Monday. We will see you back here on Tuesday. Happy Easter everyone!

We're looking for an HR Assistant to support our HR team at our Head Office in Stirling. This is your opportunity to help deliver effective HR services while supporting the People Strategy across SCRA, and gain valuable experience in recruitment and HR administrative tasks. ➡️ bit.ly/3G7EJSW

Still time to apply, Assistant Reporter based in our Stirling Office. Closing date 17 April. Find out more and apply online.

We are committed to making our Hearing centres more accessible. During #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth our Neurodiversity Champions have been sharing the most popular sensory toys in our Hearing centres. These cute sloths are proving extremely popular with children & young people! #WAAM25 #Autism

On #NationalSiblingsDay we had another enlightening and informative session at the Community of Practice for Siblings this morning. Great to hear about all the progress around the country. Find out more ➡️ www.standupforsiblings.co.uk We are proud to be part of #StandUpForSiblings.

Today is #NationalSiblingsDay2025 - a day to celebrate sibling and sibling-like relationships of loving connection. Really looking forward to the next Community of Practice for Siblings session this morning! #StandUpForSiblings

#WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth we are excited to receive our latest delivery of Hidden Disability Sunflower Lanyards. Supplies in Hearing centres were getting low, so new stock will be delivered soon! #WAAM25 #AAW #Autism #Neurodiversity

We are hiring! Assistant Reporter vacancy based in Stirling, offering a temporary contract until 31 March 2026. Interested in a fresh challenge? Then check out this vacancy on our website ➡️ bit.ly/3R5HtSZ

It is World Autism Awareness Day and our Neurodiversity Champions are looking forward to a training session this morning with Salveson Mindroom #Autism #Neurodiversity

Welcoming, Caring, Safe, Trauma-informed, Calming, Non-institutional, Green and Sustainable – that’s the 8 principles of our new Hearing Centre Design Standards. A massive thank you to everyone who helped develop the new standards. Find out more on our website ➡️ bit.ly/HearingCentr...

Looking for a fresh challenge? We are hiring! Based in our Central Locality in Stirling ⭐ 2 x Children Reporter vacancies (closing date 7 April) ⭐ 1 Locality Support Administrator (closing date 9 April) Visit the Recruitment section of our website to find out more ➡️ bit.ly/3FIu78G

OHOV board members Andrew, Ciara & Zodie worked on research looking at the impact of the pandemic, with researchers from @childrensreporter.bsky.social . The findings have now been published in an edited book: “Care and Coronavirus: Perspectives on Childhood, Youth and Family”

During #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek some of our Neurodiversity Champions have been holding events and awareness raising sessions around the country. We are loving these images! #NCW #ThisIsND