We designed a poster to be showcased at the Stories of Change Conference showing how we are working to #KeepThePromise.
Please click the image to enlargen the South Ayrshire Parenting Promise Roadmap to see what we've done so far.
A Supportive School Structure
In December 2022, South Ayrshire secured £229,937 Corra funding to #KeepThePromise across our school community to increase the participation of children young people and their families in education, leading to a co-produced curriculum offer. Year 1 funded research across the whole school community to better understand what supports help best and some of the things that were getting in the way for South Ayrshires care experienced learners. The findings of this research were gathered and put into a report.
In September 2023 we developed a short video to review our commitment to the Promise in South Ayrshire, as part of this we created the short video to the right.
Measuring Our Progress 2021-24
In March 2025 we produced Embedding The Promise across South Ayrshire 2021-2024. The report highlights the progress we have made towards embedding the values of The Promise across various services and policies around Care Experienced infants' children and young people and those that care for them. The voices of those directly impacted have been central to this change and will remain central to the changes we must make moving forward.
Key achievements include the development of 55 calls to action, 10 improvement areas, with associated measurable improvements (benefits) to help us measure progress . The development of our Champions Board has empowered care experienced young people to influence decisions, fostering a culture of genuine participation and collaboration. Additionally, the adoption of trauma-informed practices and care-based language has helped create a more inclusive and supportive environment for children and families.
There is still much work to be done to fully realise The Promise by 2030. Future efforts will focus on maintaining the momentum of work underway, further integrating care as a protected characteristic, enhancing supportive school structures, and continuing to refine data collection and usage to better understand and improve outcomes.
