New COVID-19 survey on siblings who have a disabled brother or sister

Date: 1st March 2021
Category: Disabled children

Sibs wants to hear from parents and carers to discover the impact the pandemic is having on siblings up to the age of 18, who have a brother or sister who has special educational needs or disability or a long-term health condition.

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Resilient, Resourceful and Reimagined: A manifesto to support Scotland’s youth workers and young people

Date: 1st March 2021
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

YouthLink Scotland’s new manifesto asks Scotland’s political parties to commit to three key policy asks ahead of the upcoming election .

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Children’s participation in public decision-making: publish your best practice!

Date: 1st March 2021
Category: Respect for the views of the child

The Centre for Children and Young People’s Participation at the University of Central Lancashire is building an online library of research, evidence and advice developed through participatory projects by and with children. The Centre is asking people to share their examples of best practice.

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UN Committee asks UK for update on key children’s rights issues

Date: 1st March 2021
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

The ‘List of Issues Prior to Reporting’ (LOIPR) highlights many of the concerns that Together members raised in our 2020 report to the UN Committee. The LOIPR will form the basis of the UK and devolved governments’ review by the UN Committee in 2022.

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Catching up on education is putting pressure on children and young people

Date: 1st March 2021
Category: Mental health, Education, including vocational education

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National survey to document the lives of ethnic and religious minorities in a time of crisis

Date: 1st March 2021
Category:

T he 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 .

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New policy brief on access to education, healthcare and housing for children and families in 2020

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.

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UK Government’s independent Human Rights Act review

Date: 1st March 2021
Category:

Closing date: 22 nd March 2021

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New report on the poverty-related attainment gap

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.

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New survey on learning during lockdown

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.

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