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Date: 12th February 2021
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
Following a call for urgent action from the United Nations, the Scottish Government has set out what it is doing to ensure people on low incomes can access food.
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Date: 12th February 2021
Category:
Protection from abuse or neglect
Organisations have called on the European Parliament to adopt a temporary derogation to the ePrivacy Directive. This would allow service providers to resume using certain tools to detect and address child sexual abuse material and instances of grooming.
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Date: 12th February 2021
Category:
Family Environment and Alternative Care
Scottish Parliament has approved changes to the Children’s Hearings rules to make sure brothers and sisters can take part in hearings that may affect their contact.
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Date: 12th February 2021
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
Disabled children and young people or those living with long-term conditions, their parents and unpaid carers are encouraged to share their experience interacting with social security agencies with Social Security Scotland.
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Date: 12th February 2021
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Care Experienced children
Organisations that work with care experienced children and/or those with experience of the child-protection are encouraged to take part in a global consultation for the UNCRC Day of General Discussion 2021.
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Date: 12th February 2021
Category:
School exclusions
This new project will explore school exclusions and wants to involve the voices of children to help create a study focusing on this issue. Researchers will also work with children to create child-friendly materials, to help them to engage further with other children about this topic.
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Date: 12th February 2021
Category:
COVID-19
Over 500 children from Iceland, Norway, Slovenia and the UK have participated in the ‘Coronavirus and My Life’ project, sharing their thoughts and feelings in words and art
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Date: 11th February 2021
Category:
Incorporation
The Bill passed Stage 2 on 11th February 2021. A series of amendments were made which will further strengthen the Bill. This article gives an overview of the key changes and next steps.
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Date: 28th January 2021
Category:
Incorporation
On 19th January, MSPs unanimously agreed to the general principles of the Bill following the Stage 1 debate. Together sent a Stage 1 briefing to MSPs prior to the debate, supported by nearly 50 members.
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Date: 28th January 2021
Category:
Child poverty
A new report by The Social Renewal Advisory Board has recommended 20 calls to action to ensure Scotland tackles poverty and inequality as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes actions around access to childcare and housing.
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Date: 28th January 2021
Category:
Inclusive education
New statistics from Scottish Government show a record number of pupils were identified as having additional support needs in 2020. The report comes as children and families say they are receiving less support.
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Date: 28th January 2021
Category:
COVID-19
Education Scotland has captured one hundred stories to highlight innovative practice during the period March to August 2020. The stories come from practitioners, local authorities, establishments, leaders, parents, learners, partners, volunteers and others.
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Date: 28th January 2021
Category:
Family Environment and Alternative Care
The new volunteers will on the Children's Panel. Children’s Panel members listen and make legal decisions with and for infants, children and young people. They are there to ensure that the young person is at the heart of every decision made.
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Date: 28th January 2021
Category:
Mental health, COVID-19
A survey of 2,180 young people aged 16 to 25 has revealed a quarter feel "unable to cope with life" since the start of the pandemic, increasing to 40% among those not in work, education or training.
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Date: 28th January 2021
Category:
Equal protection from violence, Domestic abuse, Children affected by substance misuse, Parental responsibilities, Protection from abuse or neglect
The report adds to a significant body of evidence that physical punishment has a long-lasting impact on children’s health and behaviour. It calls on England and Northern Ireland to follow Scotland and Wales’s lead in granting children equal protection from violence.
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Date: 28th January 2021
Category:
Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Child poverty
Research has shown nearly half (46%) of children who started reception class in 2020 were not “school ready”, compared with 35% in 2019. Teachers reported a key factor was less time spent at nursery due to lockdown.
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Date: 28th January 2021
Category:
Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
The UK Government has published its mid-term report as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The report sets out what progress the UK has made towards recommendations received in 2017. It includes information provided by Scottish Government.
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Date: 28th January 2021
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A New Zealand study has shown young children are intuitive urban planners. The study, involving 27 children aged two to five, used a range of activities to ascertain children’s views, finding that they were considerate, thorough and thought not only of their own needs, but of other city dwellers.
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Date: 28th January 2021
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Closing date: 19th February 2021
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