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20 December 20192019: a year in numbers.
As the year comes to a close we have taken a closer look at website activity to highlight the key searches, trends and breaking news in SDS from…
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19 December 2019Jess Wade, SDSS Manager: Reflecting on 2019.
The SDSS team can hardly believe it is that time of the year again, here are my highlights from 2019, and what a year it has been! A huge…
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18 December 2019SDS at Centre Stage. Reflecting on SDS AGM 2019.
On November 13th 2019 the SDSS AGM took place in Perth at the beautiful Perth Concert Hall. There were 51 delegates in attendance from a range of membership organisations from…
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29 November 2019Freedom of Information extension of coverage consultation
The Scottish Government is consulting on whether certain organisations – or classes of organisation – delivering health and social care functions, but currently not subject to the Freedom of Information…
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20 November 2019New training and development opportunity with in Control Scotland: ‘Working Together for Change’
Collegues at in Control Scotland have developed a new training and development programme about people being in control and directing their own support. The ‘Working Together…
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20 November 2019Call for participants! ‘Costing Good SDS’ research project.
Do you currently receive SDS? Are you considering SDS? Or, do you care for someone who receives SDS? We want to know about your experiences! Self…
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7 November 2019SDSS AGM 2019: Programme launched.
SDSS are delighted to launch the he final programme for the SDSS AGM 2019 which is now available here. There are still a few place remaining for SDSS…
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19 September 2019Brexit planning: SDSS members and PA employers.
The Scottish Government understands that social care providers will already have undertaken contingency planning and resilience development steps to prepare for possible EU Exit disruptions. However, there is no clear…
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12 September 2019Have your say on the future of ILF!
Back in 2015, when the closure of the UK ILF was imminent, there was a lot of anxiety amongst disabled people, Disabled People’s Organisations and third sector organisations about what this would…
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10 September 2019Applications open for Partners in Policymaking 2019/20.
Partners in Policymaking’ is an internationally recognised leadership development programme for parents of disabled children (up to the age of 18) and for disabled adults, including people with learning difficulties,…
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4 September 2019Programme for Government 2019-20: What does this mean for SDS?
Scottish Government recently launched the new Programme for Government 2019-20 ‘Protecting Scotland’s future’ which can be accessed here. The programme covers a range of policy areas, key commitments relevant to…
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1 August 2019Potential funding opportunity for members: Wee Grants for Wee Groups.
The Robertson Trust have recently launched a pilot grant ‘Wee Grants for Wee Groups’ which may interest SDSS members. The fund is available to both charities and constituted groups and…