PDF Annual Review - Sense Scotland

Welcome to Sense Scotland
Sense Scotland works with children,
young people and adults who have
complex communication support
needs. We operate throughout
Scotland and support people
to live independent lives.
Our Strategic Objectives
• We will support service users and families
to be active and involved
• We will lead in the provision of high quality
service provision and service development
throughout Scotland and internationally
• We will grow in order to provide more
services to more people
• We will be the employer of choice,
recognised for our commitment
to staff development and training
• We will harness the views of those
we serve and support them to organise
and campaign
Families are facing
challenging times
In an extract from a short film about this
Annual Review, Sense Scotland Chair, Roy Cox,
and Andy Kerr, Chief Executive discuss the
highlights of the year. You can view
the film on our YouTube channel.
Roy: The main challenge we faced was to
maintain the quality of our services. We
achieved this by enhancing our governance
procedures, allowing us to check and monitor
that we continue to provide valued support.
The main concern for parents is to maintain
the funding that will enable us to provide
the high quality services that they deserve.
Andy: Sense Scotland, and the whole sector,
are facing a substantial squeeze on funding
combined with welfare reform. But we
continue to innovate and respond to these
challenges, for example we are developing
our approach to ensure even greater
personalisation of the services we provide.
• We will work and grow sustainably
Our Values
• Be open and honest
• Recognise individual worth
• Build relationships through trust
• Act on the basis of individuals
aspirations and needs
• Be accountable
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