News from Scottish Learning Disability Week

Date: 14th May 2021
Category: Disabled children

It can sometimes be difficult for people with learning disabilities to form relationships, which is why this year’s theme for Scottish Learning Disability Week is relationships, highlighting the importance of having them.

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Help shape Clan Childlaw’s new training

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Clan Childlaw wants to know: What kind of training and resources would support you to protect the rights of care-experienced children and young people in a pandemic?

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Can you help shape a report to the UN?

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

If you work with a child or young person under the age of 25, please encourage them to share their thoughts and feelings on their rights and the needs of their community with Article 12 in Scotland. Responses will feed into the charity’s “Alternative Report” to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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Closing the accountability gap to support autistic children

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Disabled children

National Autistic Society Scotland and ENABLE Scotland are calling for the world’s first commissioner for autistic people and people with a learning disability.

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Improving employability support for single parents and carers in Scotland

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Child poverty

One Parent Families Scotland and Oxfam Scotland are calling for a new approach to employability support to help deliver on Scotland’s child poverty targets.

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Research discovers children’s right to play is in jeopardy

Date: 13th May 2021
Category:

Every child has a right to play under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It provides a life-enhancing daily experience for all children and is essential for children’s wellbeing and development. However, studies show schools are reducing the amount of playtime offered and children now have to be older to play alone.

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Tesco Community Grants now open for applications

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Funding

Charities and community organisations for local projects that focus on supporting children and families, and projects that tackle food poverty are invited to apply for funding.

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Calls to create an International Pandemic Treaty

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: COVID-19

Global leaders are calling for a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response, which would protect human rights in future pandemics.

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Supporting environmental human rights defenders

Date: 13th May 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Closing date: 30 th June 2021

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Discovering the future of Scotland’s schooling, education and learning

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Education, including vocational education

Over two online sessions children and young people, educationalists, academics, businesses, the third sector and Scottish Government were asked what is next for education in Scotland? Participants explored this question through the lens of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child being incorporated into Scots law.

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