Date: 16th June 2023
Category: General principles

Imaginate is working with Queen Margaret University (Edinburgh) and the University of Aberdeen to host a 3.5-year fully funded collaborative PhD position.

Date: 16th June 2023
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Health and health services

The Salvesen Mindroom Centre is looking for neurodivergent young people aged 16-25 to become new members of its stakeholder group.

Date: 16th June 2023
Category: General measures of implementation

The Creative Encounters documentary team consists of six children who document their experience of the project, revealing their thoughts attending the Imaginate Festival Launch event. Take a look at their protest banners advocating for their rights under the UNCRC!

Date: 16th June 2023
Category: Disabled children

Keep track of the progress made by SCLD by reading their Annual Review!

Date: 16th June 2023
Category:

Licketyspit had a fantastic year working on lots of brilliant projects with wonderful families and partners. Read their annual review here.

Date: 16th June 2023
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has adopted a new General Comment 26 on children’s right to a healthy environment. The final text will be shared next month ahead of the General Comment’s official launch in September 2023.

Date: 16th June 2023
Category: Mental health

The North East Health Improvement Team is running a consultation with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on a new Early Years Mental Health Improvement Framework for anyone who works with children under 5 in the Greater Glasgow NHS area.

Date: 16th June 2023
Category: Incorporation

Closing date: 5th October 2023

Date: 9th June 2023
Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued almost 200 recommendations to the UK and Scottish Government following its review of their children’s rights records last month.

Date: 9th June 2023
Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

Last month, Together joined #TeamScotlandUN members Children’s Parliament, the Scottish Youth Parliament and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland to  influence the UK’s review by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 26th April 2023
Category:

A new report by a coalition of campaigners and organisations has called for the powers of the metropolitan police to be rolled back and more funding allocated to youth services as alternative solutions to ending serious youth violence.

Date: 25th April 2023
Category:

Membership Spotlight highlights the work of our member organisations and outlines how other individuals and NGOs can support them. In this blogpost we shine the light on Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance (SIAA) this Independent Advocacy Awareness Week. They have programmes available online for people to sign up to! Don’t miss out!

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation

Scotland’s Second National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP 2) was launched last month and Michael, a young person on the Leadership Panel for its development, shares his experiences as the youngest person in the room.

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: Special protection measures

The NSPCC has just published a report on the Promise, identifying practical changes that can be made to bring the voice and needs of infants (age 0-3) to the forefront of Child Protection Orders and Children’s Hearing system referrals, a useful resource for local authorities, health and social care partnerships and other organisations working to improve early help and support for children and families.

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Scottish FA wants to find out how things are going for young players, and who better to ask what it’s like to play the game than young people themselves?

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

First Minister Humza Yousaf confirmed the delay to limiting alcohol marketing in Parliament last week due to concerns being raised within the industry. This is just after the closing of a Scottish Government consultation on restricting alcohol advertising, to which children’s rights organisations, including Together, responded highlighting children and young people’s concerns around the impact of alcohol on their lives.

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: Policies & procedures

The North Strathclyde Bairns Hoose Evaluation Phase 1 Report of this three-year demonstration project has now been released, revealing a strong consensus on the need for change to improve treatment and the outcomes of child victims of violence and the potential of the Barnahus model to deliver this change.

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: Child poverty

In March, Aberlour hosted an event for Debt Awareness Week – ‘Giving with One Hand, Taking Away with the Other’ – to highlight the impact of public debt on low income families and the role it plays in trapping families in poverty. Read on to find highlights of the event including presentations and a shared experience of living with debt from a parent, Caroline.

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: Special protection measures

Five years on from 5Rights’ initial report on the impact of persuasive design in the digital environment on children, there have been many regulatory and legislative advances in the tech industry yet no change in the exploitative nature of the relationship between tech and children. In this updated report, persuasive design features used in new products such as TikTok and BeReal, are examined in relation to their impact on childhood.

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: General principles

The High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism (HLAB) calls for the prioritization of a clear guidance on mainstreaming children’s rights across the multilateral system after Child Rights Connect made a submission to their public consultation.