Date: 1st March 2021
Category:

The Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS) is now live. It seeks to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns are affecting ethnic minority people across England, Scotland and Wales.

Date: 1st March 2021
Category: Child poverty, Social security, Mental health, Health and health services

Eurofound has published a new policy brief which presents evidence of some of the changes that children and families have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. It considers access to education and healthcare, caring responsibilities, mental health and housing security.

Date: 1st March 2021
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Closing date: 22nd March 2021

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Child poverty

The report considers new evidence examined by The Poverty Alliance on behalf of The Robertson Trust, on the links between poverty, education and work pathways for young people in Scotland and across the UK.

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, COVID-19, Child poverty

Child Poverty Action Group wants to hear from children, young people and their families about their experiences of learning during the current lockdown.

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: General Comments

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has adopted General Comment 25. The new document considers the risks and opportunities of the digital environment and how to ensure children’s rights are protected, respected and fulfilled.

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Disabled children

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland and Inclusion Scotland are coordinating this joint statement to Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government. Individuals and organisations working for equality and human rights for disabled people across all communities are encouraged to sign up to the joint statement and promote it to wider networks.

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Health and health services, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Manifesto sets out six key priority calls for change, informed by the views of children, young people, families and professionals. The main focus is on improvements to facilities and services to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families.

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Education, including vocational education

The Erasmus+ programme was not included in the recent Brexit trade deal. YouthLink Scotland CEO Tim Frew has written to the UK Government to express his concerns and raise queries about the proposed Turing programme.

Date: 12th February 2021
Category:

The annual report for 2019-20 sets out the Commission’s key achievements while the manifesto sets out calls to tackle inequalities across Scotland.

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Armed conflict, Mental health

Your Mind Matters aims to better understand the unique mental health and wellbeing challenges experienced by children and young people in Armed Forces families.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: 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.

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.

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

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.

Date: 29th January 2021
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Closing date: 3rd March 2021