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Welcome to the December 2024 edition of the Bairns’ Hoose newsletter! To improve accessibility and visibility, we shall be moving away from the PDF newsletter to a blog entry.  In this issue, we shall be covering: Bragi Gudbrandsson’s Visit to Scotland Bairns’ Hoose...

On Thursday 24 October 2024, stakeholders from across Scotland gathered at the Town House in Aberdeen to celebrate the first anniversary of the Bairns' Hoose Pathfinder Programme. This landmark event was part of a Scotland-wide tour by Bragi Gudbrandsson, founder of...

The University of Edinburgh hosted a significant event on 18 September 2024, marking the launch of the Phase Two Findings Report for the North Strathclyde Bairns Hoose. Ms Natalie Don-Innes, Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, attended the event, and...

We are pleased to announce a two-year extension to the Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinder phase up to March 2027. This extension follows broad engagement with key stakeholder groups, who were strongly in favour of an extension to the Pathfinder programme. We are pleased to...

The Bairns’ Hoose Project Team held a Collaborative Learning Event at the Strathclyde Innovation and Technology Centre in Glasgow on 24 April 2024. The event was planned to give Pathfinders the opportunity to progress work with real-time in-person support from the...

On 23 April colleagues from Aberdeen City Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinder kindly hosted a visit for some Scottish Government officials to see the work that has already been started on the site for the city’s proposed Bairns’ Hoose in an innovative approach to making a...

Officials from Scottish Government’s Bairns’ Hoose Unit visited the North Strathclyde Bairns Hoose on 12 December 2023, to gain an insight into how the multi-agency team work to support children in a welcoming and child friendly space.  It was great to see the...

The following statements have been provided by key Bairns’ Hoose partners and stakeholders in support of the launch of the Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinder phase: “I am delighted that Barnahus is being implemented in Scotland through the Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinder programme led...

Minister for Keeping the Promise Natalie Don has announced the six successful locations that will become home to Scotland’s first Bairns’ Hoose test sites. Supported by £6 million Scottish Government funding, multi-agency partnerships in Fife, North Strathclyde,...

The Scottish Government has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing Bairns’ Hoose in Scotland, in the 2023-24 Programme for Government published on 5 September. The Programme for Government outlines the plan to: “Launch Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinders in autumn 2023, a...

The Scottish Government would like to congratulate Children 1st and partners on the opening of the Wee Hoose in North Strathclyde, which was marked at a launch event on Tuesday 29 August. The opening is the culmination of many years of hard work and marks a huge...

We are now the majority of the way through our Pathfinder Engagement Events and the team has been enjoying getting out to meet lots of you and hear your thoughts and experiences. It has been fantastic to have representation from so many different regions, and across...

As a result of feedback received at the Bairns’ Hoose Pathfinder engagement sessions we are extending the deadline for Pathfinder Applications to 3pm on 21 August. The Pathfinder Application Pack has been amended to reflect this change. We would also like to use the...

Initially Bairn’s Hooses will be created in a small number of Pathfinder sites across Scotland. These sites have yet to be identified. A series of events are taking place for key stakeholders who may be involved in those sites, and for those who may wish to work...

I am delighted to welcome you to the new Bairns’ Hoose Website. The website is aimed at professionals to help inform, educate and engage with you on the exciting plans to introduce the Barnahus model in Scotland. I hope you find the information provided on the site...