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.

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities

Twenty-one families from LicketySpit’s Children and Families Network have shared their thoughts, feelings, ideas and experiences of different issues that affect them, through group play. Topics discussed include perceptions of COVID-19 restrictions, racism and discrimination, experience of the asylum system and more.

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Health and health services, UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Sex education relates to gender inequality, as the ways we learn about consent, pleasure and desire can be gendered and adhere to gendered stereotypes. It is for this reason, Zero Tolerance heard from 118 young people aged 18–25, on how they learnt about sex as teenagers.

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Promise Scotland will publish its Change Programme by the end of May, but in the meantime, the organisation is asking for your input to ensure Change Programme ONE creates a transformative change.

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Child justice system

The very first children’s hearing was held on the 15th of April 1971! Deputy Director of the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ), Fiona Dyer, looks back and explores the hearing system and child-friendly justice.

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: COVID-19

Scottish Youth Parliament has launched a follow-up report on its initial LockdownLowdown research conducted earlier in the year that explored young people’s immediate concerns in response to COVID-19.

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Protection of privacy

Anne Longfield, former children’s commissioner for England, has launched a case against the video-sharing app, TikTok, alleging that it illegally collects the personal information of its users, most of whom are children and young people.

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Closing date: Ongoing

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Equal protection from violence

Closing date: 30th April 2020

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Closing date: 6th May 2021

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Community Learning and Development practitioners ask a children’s human rights panel on how they can put children’s rights at the heart of their practice.

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Mental health, COVID-19

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

COVID-19 has led to an increase in food insecurity for many and latest Trussell Trust figures show that the past year has seen a 33% increase in need for food banks.

Date: 23rd April 2021
Category: UN Convention Against Torture (CAT), Equal protection from violence

Commissioned by the Convention Against Torture Initiative, Child Rights Connect has developed a new Implementation Tool Publication on ‘Positive Discipline and Alternatives to Corporal Punishment of Children.’ The tool aims to answer questions and guide States and other stakeholders on what positive discipline looks like, as well as helping them better understand and implement their international human rights obligations.

Date: 14th April 2021
Category:

We are seeking to recruit a Development Manager (UNCRC implementation), who will contribute to Together’s mission to inspire and enable everyone in Scotland to put children and young people’s human rights at the heart of everything they do in line with the Strategic Plan. The role will:

Date: 13th April 2021
Category: Incorporation

The UK Government has decided to refer the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill to the Supreme Court on the basis that some aspects may exceed the powers of the Scottish Parliament.

Date: 8th April 2021
Category:

The campaign, led by One Parent Families Scotland, aims to end benefits-related discrimination against single parents younger than 25.

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Following on from the Independent Care Review, ‘The Plan’ sets out key areas organisations must focus on to create a Scotland where the most vulnerable children feel loved, respected, listened to and heard in decisions that affect them.

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Protection from abuse or neglect

Survivors of historical child abuse in care will be able to apply for financial redress, via a scheme that will be set up under the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act.

Date: 8th April 2021
Category: Child poverty

The report addresses poverty and income inequality from 2017-20, including a summary on child poverty.