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Renfrewshire Council @renfrewshire.gov.uk · 12/03/2026

Renfrewshire has made strong progress to #KeepThePromise to care-experienced children and young people. This includes care-experienced young people having an influence on decisions and taking a leading role in shaping creative projects and events. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/news/2026/st...

“I am incredibly proud of the commitment shown across Renfrewshire to Keep The Promise. Together, we are building a more inclusive, compassionate and ambitious future for our care-experienced children, young people and adults,” said Councillor Emma Rodden, Education Convener.

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Renfrewshire Council @renfrewshire.gov.uk · 09/03/2026

Our Care Experienced Guaranteed Interview Scheme aims to help people with care experience into employment. Under the scheme, any care-experienced applicant who meets the essential criteria for a post will be offered an interview. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/news/2026/re...

Black text on a white background with a head and shoulders photo of Councillor Emma Rodden on the right side. The text says "This new scheme will help to level the playing field for care experienced candidates. It does not guarantee a job as they must still perform well at interview and demonstrate they are the best fit for the role—but it does help create fairer access to opportunities. We want to make Renfrewshire Council a place where people with care experience feel welcomed and valued for their unique perspective and diverse skillset that would be an asset to any organisation." Councillor Emma Rodden, Convener of Renfrewshire's Education Policy Board

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

We are sharing a 5 year report to mark our progress on The Promise in Renfrewshire. We recognise that we have a distance to travel, but are celebrating the achievements to date. Two reports are available Renfrewshire’s Promise and Renfrewshire’s Pinky Promise

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

With Mother’s Day fast approaching, for those of us who are Care Experienced, Estranged, Beareaved or have strained motherly relationships, I always appreciate receiving emails like this one from Space NK. A quick way to opt out of these emails is perfect and makes this time of year much easier ♥️

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CELCIS @celcis.org · 05/03/2025

Are you care experienced and want to share a story or know someone who is? Caring Scotland is a new listening project the National Theatre of Scotland is working on. Find out more: buff.ly/44ftX4c

A graphic to promote Caring Scotland, a listening project aiming to share stories about the lives of care experienced people in Scotland. It states, for more details email caring.scotland@nationaltheatrescotland.com.

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Maurice - Renfrewshire Promise Manager @maurice-promise.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Thank you to @stafscot.bsky.social and to @thepromisescotland.bsky.social for organising both events at the Scottish Parliament today. #keepthepromise

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

We had a brilliant afternoon at the Scottish Parliament today attending the STAF event and the Promise Oversight Board event. It was fantastic to see the amount of enthusiasm in the room

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The Promise Scotland @thepromise.scot · 13/02/2025

This story of change focuses on the Renfrewshire Promise Keepers network and how they help share knowledge and improve services for care experienced children and young people across the area. Read more here: thepromise.scot/news/renfrew... (🧵2/2)

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Renfrewshire Council @renfrewshire.gov.uk · 07/02/2025

Renfrewshire’s foster carers got together to talk about the future of foster care as part of the national consultation. Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, @nataliedon-innes.bsky.social, attended the event organised by The Fostering Network. www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/1441...

Four women and one man who are foster carers sit around a round table talking inside a room with other people for a fostering event.

Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Natalie Don-Innes, sits at a round table and talks to four women and one man, who are foster carers, at an event for foster carers.

Children’s Services manager Kevin Smith, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Natalie Don-Innes, and assistant director for The Fostering Network Anne Currie stand together in a row inside Johnstone Town Hall, a bright, airy building.

A room full of people who are foster carers sitting around round tables and listening to Children’s Services manager Kevin Smith introducing the event.

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Young Scot @youngscot.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

🧡 Today marks five years since Scotland committed to #KeepThePromise to care-experienced young people. We’re proud to partner with @cycjscotland.bsky.social on our #ThePromise Package – providing bespoke opportunities, discounts & information to support young people 🔗 bit.ly/4gFR0LF

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Maurice - Renfrewshire Promise Manager @maurice-promise.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of The Promise. We remain fully committed to improving our services across Renfrewshire to ensure they are inclusive and sensitive to the needs of our Care Experienced community. #KeepThePromise

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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 05/02/2025

Pleased to welcome First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social to the UofG campus to meet our widening participation team and some of our care-experienced students. The group discussed The Promise, Scotland’s commitment to care-experienced young people, and the support that UofG provides.

First Minister John Swinney with University of Glasgow Principal Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli.

The group of UofG students and colleagues sitting round a table talking with John Swinney.

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Our Renfrewshire Language Policy provides clear guidance for acceptable and non-stigmatising language use when speaking about Care Experience. This is an example of how we listened to our Care Experienced community. #KeepThePromise

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

We have over 340 Promise Keepers in Renfrewshire who work every day to enact small changes in their services to improve outcomes for the Care Experienced community. We will continue to grow the numbers and diversity of the network. #KeepThePromise

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Today marks the fifth anniversary of The Promise. We remain committed to improving our services across Renfrewshire to ensure they are inclusive and sensitive to the needs of our Care Experienced community #KeepThePromise

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Maurice - Renfrewshire Promise Manager @maurice-promise.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Delighted to join @sam-grace.bsky.social in a catch up with @nataliedon-innes.bsky.social to discuss Renfrewshire’s work around The Promise.

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Brilliant to catch up with Natalie Don-Innes MSP on Friday. We spoke about the ongoing work across Renfrewshire and The Promise including our Promise Keeper Network and our efforts around Supporting the Workforce and supporting Care Experienced young people with employment

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

At the start of this year, I set a goal to read 12 books. 16928 pages and 52 books later, armed with my dyslexia tinted reading glasses, I have officially averaged one book a week for 2024. I am so proud of having broken down this barrier and have been able to discover a fantastic new hobby!

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

For the second half of the morning, we had a professional speed dating session including nine different services in Renfrewshire. Attendees spent ten mins at each table learning about their work around The Promise

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Richard and Adrian from @bluetriangleHA sharing their work on how they are embedding The Promise and recognising Care Experience in their Renfrewshire and national services.

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Fiona Williams, Depute Educational Psychologist giving out keynote speech this morning focusing on the importance of love and relationships.

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Our Director of Children’s Services, Janie O’Neill, opening the conference for us this morning highlighting some high level achievements over the past year.

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Excited to be welcoming our Renfrewshire Promise Keepers along to our second annual Promise Keeper Conference. We have a packed agenda for where we will be sharing examples of practice around The Promise #KeepThePromise

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Sam Grace @sam-grace.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Delighted to have received an unconditional offer this morning for my MSc in Policy and Management at Glasgow Uni I am so excited to be in the position to take on a postgrad and balance it alongside my professional role

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