The REAL Toolkit by Staf

We are live! You can now visit therealtoolkit.scot and explore The Real Toolkit - it's been a long journey to this point and at the heart of it is the Advisory Group. #StafSummit @StafScot

💜Looking after your mental health is so important so make some time today for you to take a break and breathe. This #WorldMentalHealthDay we'd like to shine a light on our pages for both care experienced people and the workforce. therealtoolkit.scot/people-with-ca…

#SQAResults day can be really stressful with joy, relief and perhaps disappointment. It can seem like the be all and end all at the time but our Other Options to Get Ahead guide contains advice and links to a host of other options. #NoRightPath 💜therealtoolkit.scot/people-with-ca…

🤔At this time of year, with school, college and uni exams coming to an end, thoughts turn to next steps & (hopefully) exciting futures. Our guide on other options to get ahead can help therealtoolkit.scot/people-with-ca…

💜We know that increasing workloads, long hours, vicarious trauma and resource concerns can impact on the mental health of professionals. This workforce guide highlights what support should be in place & links to further info. #mentalhealthawarenessweek therealtoolkit.scot/the-workforce-…

💚If you are looking for tips and advice around mental health then why not check out the 'Ways of taking care of your mental health' guide. It's full of useful info and links to external supports. Check it out at therealtoolkit.scot/people-with-ca… #mentalhealthawarenessweek

💜Our guides, coproduced by those with care experience and the workforce, are here to support every day of the year. As we mark #mentalthealthawarenessweek we are shining a light on our mental health and wellbeing guides. Check out the first of these at therealtoolkit.scot/people-with-ca…

😍It’s Foster Care Fortnight! We’d like to thank all the amazing foster carers out there & the many people & organisations who support them to be the very best they can be for their young people. Our guide on relational foster care is there to help #FCF23 bit.ly/RealToolkitFos…

💜We'd like to wish everyone a happy #CareDay and say a big thank you, today & every day, to all the care experienced people who have helped to shape the Real Toolkit and make it what it is. therealtoolkit.scot

It's #CoProWeekScot and we are fully a subscribed member of coproduction. Everything we do is decided/created/informed by those with lived experience be that workers or people with care experience, but always together. Check it out therealtoolkit.scot

Anyone got a tissue? 🥲 Crying happy tears at this year's @JohnLewisRetail Christmas ad. Such a beautiful way to highlight care experience and the impact fostering can make. Well done to everyone involved @whocaresscot @actnforchildren

Check out the new look below. Thanks as always to @swandcodesign for their technical know-how and support to make this important change possible. therealtoolkit.scot/people-with-ca… Please keep the feedback & ideas for new content coming! Thank you! 🙏

Project Development Worker, Katrina has shared why the change has been made and why it's important in our latest blog staf.scot/Blog/changes-t… #CareExperience #KeepThePromise #Coproduction

💚EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!💜 Thanks to feedback from our advisory group and users of the site we have changed the 'Young People' section to 'People with Care Experience' reflecting that the guides are relevant to everyone with care experience, not just those of a certain age #CEW22

And here you can access guides focusing on #mentalhealth for professionals bit.ly/ToolkitMH2 Both sets of guides are relevant to everyone, so check them out for some great advice about how to look after your mental wellbeing. #MentalHealthDay2022 #WorldMentalHealthDay

We're marking #WorldMentalHealthDay by sharing our guides on supporting mental for both care leavers, and the workforce who support them... First up, the guides for care experienced young people bit.ly/ToolkitMH1

📢We're inviting children and young people who have experience of voluntary care arrangements to share their views with us to help improve the lives of children and families in Scotland. Find out more: celcis.org/vca

As we celebrate the anniversary of the Toolkit's launch, Project Development Worker Katrina shares her thoughts and thanks on the the past 365 days and what exciting plans are in place for the year ahead... staf.scot/blog/the-real-…

We have 24 of these tasty treats to give away @scot_edu_expo perfect with a morning coffee!

🥳 Happy 1st birthday to us! 1 year ago today we launched The Real Toolkit, our online resource created for & by care leavers & the workforce. Thanks to everyone who has made it what it is & those who have read our many guides. Stay tuned for more! 👀therealtoolkit.scot