SpeakOut Junior Autumn 2021

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Meet your Advocate P4

How to...make eyeball bunting with Emma P10-11

In It To Win It P7

Ask Buddy P3 1

Hey! Buddy the Bear here. I’m part of the Who Cares? Scotland family and I want to say welcome to SpeakOut Junior! The new Who Cares? Scotland magazine, especially for our younger members!

Some of you told Who Cares? Scotland that you wanted us to do more stuff for children your age, and we’ve heard you loud and clear! We’ve taken the SO Junior pages from the big SpeakOut magazine and made them into your very own magazine!

Here I’ll let you know about big changes, why they’re important and what they mean for you. You’ll get to learn more about the Who Cares? Scotland workers and how they can help you. I’ll also answer questions you might have and let you know about things you can take part in with Who Cares? Scotland.

There will also be some fun crafts you can try at home, as well as quizzes and the chance to win a voucher every issue. SpeakOut Junior will come out 4 times a year and the postman will deliver it straight to your door.

We hope you like it!

Buddy love,

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Find out what’s

in this issue…

Ask Buddy.......................4-5

In It To Win It...................... 9

Meet Your Advocate........... 6

Fun Pages...................... 10-11

Summer Fun...................... 7

How to…with Emma.......12-13

You Said, We’re Doing........ 8

The WC?S Phone Book...14-15

Send us your art, poems and jokes!

For a chance to appear in the next issue of SpeakOut Junior, photograph or scan your creations and email them to: membership@whocaresscotland.org or post to 40 Wellington Street, Glasgow, G2 6HJ. Don’t forget to add your name, age and address.

If you’d like your own copy of SpeakOut Junior posted to you, then make sure you sign up as a Family Member by visiting www.whocaresscotland.org

If you would like to opt out of receiving SpeakOut Junior please email membership@ whocaresscotland.org. You must have the permission of a parent or guardian to enter competitions and for any letters or pictures you send us – by sending something you agree to let us publish a copy in SpeakOut Junior and promise you are the creator and owner (unfortunately we are not able to return it). We will only use data provided to contact winners in relation to competitions or letters, you can see our privacy policy here https:// www.whocaresscotland.org/ what-we-do/privacy-notice/.

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Ask

Buddy Asking questions helps us understand the world around us. On this page, I’ll do my best to answer your questions! If you are still not sure, you can ask a grown up you trust or someone who works for Who Cares? Scotland to read over this page with you.

What does Care Experienced mean?

ers of Who Cares?

Care Experienced is what you and all the other memb point in your life.

Scotland are. It means you have been in care at some en: childr Being in care can mean different things for different not your mum or dad.

• Kinship Care is living with a family member who is parents but you have • Looked After At Home means you still live with your a social worker. l with other young • Residential Care is living in a residential home or schoo people.

• Foster Care is living with foster carers.

• Secure Care is living in a secure unit.

• Adoption is living with adoptive parents. different, but Who Being Care Experienced can sometimes make you feel Cares? Scotland is here to make sure you are ok.

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What is Who Cares? Scotland?

Who Cares? Scotland is a charity, that helps Care Experienced people like you. They can be any age and live anywhere in Scotland. Who Cares?

Scotland can help in lots of ways. They have advocates whose job it is to make sure your voice is heard. They run groups and days out so that you can make new friends and have fun. They make sure important people listen to you so that you are treated fairly.

What is an advocate?

A Who Cares? Scotland advocate, also called an APW, will listen to you and then make sure you are listened to by the people who make decisions in your life. Even though an advocate is a grown up, you are the boss. You can see all of our advocates on the back of this magazine.

What does being a member mean?

You have got this magazine because you are a member of Who Cares?

Scotland. Being a member means you are part of the Who Cares? Scotland care family. We will send you things in the post like birthday cards and Christmas parcels. There will be chances for you to make friends with other members. When you’re a little older you migh t want take part in some of our group work to make Scotland a better place for all Care Experienced people. But most importantly being a member is about having fun and feeling listened to.

If you have a question for Buddy, send it to membership@whocaresscotland.org

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Meet Your

Advocate

Donna MacLeod Bray is the advocate, or APW for short, on the Western Isles

Hello,

WESTERN ISLES

My name is Donna and I live on the Western Isles with my husband, 4 teenagers, and our dog. I enjoy sporty challenges like Tough Mudder- which is a big obstacle course where you have fun and get all muddy- and the Kiltwalk.

I started with Who Cares? Scotland in December 2020. I am extremely lucky to have this job and to work with loads of amazing young people. My friends are all really jealous!

Being an advocate is so important because we make sure you feel listened to. We say what you want, to the people who make decisions in your life. I love seeing young people feel good about being in charge of what they want in their own lives and being happy.

On the Western Isles we are starting to see young people and their families again. People loved the activities we ran across the summer, so we are starting a group to help people from all the schools become friends and have some fun together.

Now that we can see more people again, I am so looking forward to catching up with all of the North Team in person, and hopefully one day I will make it to the Head Office in Glasgow to meet all the new people I work with – or maybe they could come and visit the Western Isles?!

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Summer

FUN

At Who Cares? Scotland, we run events for our members – giving you the chance to come along, meet other members and have fun. This summer we ran our Get Into Summer activity programme all over the country!

There were trips to see the animals at Edinburgh Zoo and Blair Drummond Safari Park. Everyone who went got to see penguins diving into the water and lions relaxing in the grass.

We held football tournaments, where teams and played each other for a prize. We had teams from Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire, we even had a member who had come all the way from Inverness. Two players were given a new pair of football boots for being so nice and friendly on the football pitch.

Another group of members went to Go Ape. Go Ape is an obstacle course, high up in the trees. Can you imagine seeing the world like a bird?

There was also laser tag, picnics in the park or trips to the beach. Members got to see their old friends and make new ones too.

Everyone had a great time, and we already can’t wait till next summer!

If you would like to know if there is anything going on in your local area, you can ask your APW or get a responsible adult to call our National Office – 0141 226 4441.

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You said, we’re doing!

Every year at Who Cares? Scotland, we ask our members to tell us what they think we do well and what we could do better. We call this the Membership Survey.

This year, members have asked for help to come to our groups and more things for younger members.

Here’s what we’ve been working on to give members what they’ve asked for!

Help to come to our groups We’re creating a brand-new buddying system! If you know anyone from Who Cares? Scotland, a staff member, volunteer or another young person, they can come with you to introduce you and make you feel welcome. If you’re new to Who Cares? Scotland, we’d be happy to let you meet a staff member or volunteer, so you can get to know them first, and then you can try a group together.

Including younger members We want our younger members to feel included, that is why we have created this SpeakOut Junior magazine just for you. We want you to love each issue, so make sure you tell us what you like and don’t like about it, we’ll be listening. We want our younger members to have a say in everything we do, so to make sure you get the chance, we are working on new ways for you to do just that, we know not everyone likes having to write to us and answer loads of questions.

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What our Chief Executive (the big boss at Who Cares?

Scotland) Louise says:

“Making sure our members feel part of Who Cares? Scotland is very important to me. I want to make sure that all our members feel seen and heard and that every Care Experienced person in Scotland has the opportunity to be part of WC?S. I can’t wait to start meeting you all.”

In It To Win It Once you have completed the IN IT TO WIN IT page please return it to us by Thursday 18th November 2021 to be in with a chance of winning a £25 voucher of your choice. You can do this by giving the page to your WC?S APW, emailing a photo of your entry to membership@whocaresscotland.org or post it to 40 Wellington St, Glasgow, G2 6HJ. Good luck!

Quiz Time

Can you answer all 4 questions correctly?

a) What fruit do you carve on Halloween? b) What household item do witches fly on? c) What day is Halloween? d) Which animal can vampires supposedly turn into?

a) b) c) d)

How Many?

Can you count how many of each spooky item there are?

YOUR NAME:

AGE:

PHONE:

WC?S WORKER:

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Fun Pages Join the Dots The Haunted House

Help the boy find his way out of the haunted house.

Find the Correct ow Shad ch ghost

Help ea find their shadow

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Join the dots to discover what type of creepy critter this is.

COLOUR ME IN Send a photo of your picture to membership@whocaresscotland.org for the chance to appear in the next issue of SpeakOut Junior. Don’t forget to include your name and age.

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How to... ma with Em

This spooky eyeball bunting will make the perfect addition to any Halloween party!

You will need: Ј Ј Ј Ј

White paper Coloured card Black card Scissors

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Glue stick Red pen Black pen String or wool

How to...

Step 1

Safely using your scissors, cut out circles on your white card.

Step 2 Step 3

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Cut out smaller circles on your coloured card. This will be the colour of the eye.

Now it’s time to cut out even smaller circles! This time on your black card.

l l a b e y E e k a M Bunting Step 5

Step 4

Using your glue stick, stick the smaller coloured circle on top of the white circle and then your black circle on top of your coloured circle.

Step 6

Finally, ask an adult to pierce a hole at the top of each eyeball and thread your string through each hole.

Using your red pen, draw in squiggly red blood vessels all over the white part of the eyeball.

This makes them look even scarier!

TOP TIP!

If this bi tricky t gets too black just use a and c pen to dra o w in the lour in pup ils midd le o colou red c f the ard.

send Ask a grown up to d an u yo in a picture of n ca we so your bunting . ue iss xt ne share it in the 13

EYE look forward to seeing what you create! Hehe!

The WC?S Phone Book Find out if we have an advocate in your area Lanarkshire Prajapa Seneviratne Advocacy Coordinator North Lanarkshire 07849 087 753 Ray MacLean Advocacy Coordinator North Lanarkshire 07523 512 800 Brenda Ann Murphy APW North Lanarkshire 07849 083 141 Elle Scott APW North Lanarkshire (Mat Cover) 07849 086 188 Jacqueline McLachlan APW North Lanarkshire 07841 033 020

Kerry Connor APW North Lanarkshire 07841 033 019 Lisa Allan APW North Lanarkshire 07790 341 265 Mags Corr APW North Lanarkshire 07841 033 018 Sarah Bailey APW North Lanarkshire 07715 312 658 Suzanne Niven APW North Lanarkshire 07849 083 248

Laura Campbell Development Officer North Lanarkshire CB 07849 086 191 Ewen Kerr Advocacy Coordinator South Lanarkshire 07970 515 442 Lynne Morris APW South Lanarkshire 07786 068 138 Michelle McAtear APW South Lanarkshire 07841 033 107 Callum Holt Development Coordinator South Lanarkshire 07769 325 162

North James Cameron APW Highland & Advocacy Coordinator North 07841 878 953

Rachel Campbell Advocacy & Participation Development Officer Highland Schools 07597 577 843

Jantine Van Loon APW Highland 07850 852 708

Kayleigh Griffin Advocacy & Participation Development Officer Moray CB & Schools 07841 032 885

Kirsteen Wood APW Highland 07523 512 610 Paula Campbell APW Moray 07712 870 335

Judith King APW Highland and Moray 07583 050 179

Angelina Maytum APW Orkney 07849 087 478 Sian Wild APW Shetland and Participation and Project Coordinator Rachel Hewitt APW Shetland 07849 090 687 Donna Mcleod Bray APW Western Isles 07764 290 921

North East Lynne Williamson APW Aberdeenshire 07712 869 576 Jo McLeod APW Aberdeen/ Aberdeenshire 07598 580 316 Cindy McNaughton APW (SP) Angus 07810 570 222

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Candy Preater APW Angus and Rossie YP Trust 07712 866 835 Paul Lamont APW Dundee 07787 436 681 Leah Strachan APW Dundee 07976 738 663

Kelly Laing APW Perth & Kinross, Participation Assistant Dundee 07748 494 341 Tracy Maxwell Development Officer, Aberdeen 07849 083 246

Grown ups, you can find out more about our advocacy referral process by visiting our website whocaresscotland.org North West Heather Nailard APW Argyll & Bute 07769 325 000

Morag Cantwell APW Clackmannanshire 07523 512 612

Pamela Hynes APW Argyll & Bute, Crossreach 07739 078 244

Mary Bateman APW Falkirk and Stirling 07739 078 247

Sorcha Tams APW Falkirk and Clackmannanshire 07598 580 320

Caroline Ironside APW Stirling 07849 084 996 Jordan Ray APW East Dunbartonshire 07849 086 681

Bethany Simpson APW (SP) West Dunbartonshire 07787 560 467 Jemma Kane APW Kibble 07540 823 286 Amy Goodwin APW Spark of Genius 07971 474 168

South East Ellie Barrow APW Edinburgh & Harmeny 07970 515 440

Kieran Platts Development Officer Edinburgh 07841 033 104

Keira Kerracher APW Edinburgh & Sycamore 07849 083 003

Susan Armstrong APW (SP) Midlothian and Scottish Borders 07712 872 078

Denise McMillan APW East Ayrshire 07932 101 076

Lindsay Cook APW East Renfrewshire 07973 801 709

Kim Campbell APW Glasgow 07712 870 343

Rachel Outram APW East Ayrshire 07985 089 947

Fiona Simpson APW Glasgow 07787 560 472

Sheryl Kay APW South Ayrshire 07738 195 692

Geraldine Whitson APW West Lothian 07712 870 345

Sharon Edwards APW West Lothian 07779 451 117

Karen Kearney APW West Lothian 07523 512 796

Lauren Hall Development Officer West Lothian 07731 153 702

Kari-Ann Johnston Development Officer 07841 033 100 Sophie Morris APW East Lothian 07985 046 739 Lesley-Ann Rafferty APW Edinburgh 07787 560 471

South West

West Lynsey Emery Development Coordinator West 07980 956 140 Caroline Breen APW Renfrewshire 07394 418 025 Donald Walker APW Renfrewshire 07712 865 958

Morag Cantwell APW West Lothian 07523 512 612

Heather Donaldson Development Officer (Volunteering & Influencing) 07523 512 797

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NATIONAL OFFICE: 40 Wellington Street, Glasgow, G2 6HJ. Tel: 0141 226 4441 e.mail: membership@whocaresscotland.org DUNDEE OFFICE: 11 Castle Street, Dundee DD1 3AA Tel: 01382 202888 RENFREWSHIRE OFFICE: 25 St James Street, Paisley, PA3 2HQ IRVINE OFFICE: Sovereign House, Academy Road, Irvine, KA12 8RL

www.whocaresscotland.org

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