Our website uses Cookies - by using this site or closing this message you're agreeing to our Terms & Conditions, Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy
xSearch Our News
Use the fields below to search our news archive.
Use the fields below to search our news archive.
Viewing page 43 of 147 giving 2924 results
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Education, including vocational education
Connect’s survey asked parents and carers how they felt about their child going back to school or nursery in August, about part-time schooling and about how they are in general.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Protection from abuse or neglect
Zero Tolerance has published its Annual Report for 2019-20 which features the organisation’s highlights and success over the last year.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Health and health services
This survey for 16-24-year olds aims to improve condom and contraceptive services and support in Scotland. It hopes to better understand why young people in Scotland do or don’t use condoms and contraception for sexual intercourse.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
The joint call, urges States to make concrete commitments towards realising children’s right to a healthy environment and marks the UN Human Rights Council’s Annual Day on the Rights of the Child on the same theme.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Disabled children
In September 2019, the Deputy First Minister commissioned a review into implementation of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 following concerns raised by families and schools about the effectiveness and availability of support for children and young people under the Act.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Children in situations of exploitation
Scottish Government’s 2016-20 National Action Plan to Prevent and Tackle Child Sexual Exploitation set out a range of actions to improve the child protection landscape and create a hostile place for perpetrators. This is the final delivery report for the 2016-20 period and sets out the achievements made by organisations, professionals and invested parties since 2016, as well as where work continues to be delivered to tackle child sexual exploitation.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
Scottish Government’s Children and Families Analysis Unit has published a briefing paper drawing on research exploring the social and emotional impact of COVID-19 on children and families.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Child poverty
Improvement Service has developed a short paper considering the impact of COVID-19 on child poverty and how local authorities and health boards can use Local Child Poverty Action Reports to address the challenges that lie ahead.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Family Environment and Alternative Care
The Care Review has published its Evidence Framework which documents the research and evidence which was collated and analysed as part of the review.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Child poverty
The report examines how a public health approach can be used to address the impacts of adverse childhood experiences though early interventions, which can help protect children from early adversity and build resilience.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Youth Justice Legal Centre has created a guide to help lawyers navigate the different rules applying to children turning 18 in the criminal justice system. The Centre has also written a report which analyses the inequities that arise for children who turn 18 between offence and prosecution and makes proposals for policy and practice reform.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
The UN Human Rights Council held its Annual Day on the Rights of the Child on 1st July 2020. For the first time, children human rights defenders spoke in both panels to raise children’s voice and perspectives on the environment.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Equal protection from violence
A study conducting interviews with 25 specialist organisations working with young people affected by sexual violence across Europe and North America has identified the benefits of peer support initiatives and challenges faced when implementing these initiatives.
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Closing date: 31st August 2020
Read more
Date: 10th July 2020
Category:
Closing date: 15th September 2020
Read more
Date: 25th June 2020
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Fundamental Rights Agency’s Fundamental Rights Report 2020 report finds that growing intolerance and attacks on people’s fundamental rights continue to erode the considerable progress of protecting and promoting the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Read more
Date: 25th June 2020
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
Children’s right to participate in decision‑making in all matters that affect their lives is a well‑established legal principle in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.International research indicates states are increasingly implementing this right in the sphere of public decision-making. This research explores the processes and structures across a variety of countries that are conducive to ensure children can effectively participate in decision making.
Read more
Date: 25th June 2020
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, General principles
Children will feel the largest impact of climate change and yet, despite their vulnerability, children are often overlooked in the design and content of climate policies and related processes. This report aimed to assess and contribute to addressing the gap between current practice and a ‘child-sensitive’ approach to climate policymaking.
Read more
Date: 25th June 2020
Category:
Child poverty
Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Save the Children recently polled 3,000 families with children claiming Universal Credit or Child Tax Credit to discover their experience of COVID-19.
Read more
Date: 25th June 2020
Category:
Incorporation
The Moray House School of Education and Sport recently welcomed Professor Kirsten Sandberg to give the School’s Annual Lecture 2020 titled ‘Making Children’s Rights Real: The opportunities of incorporating the Convention on the Rights of the Child’.
Read moreViewing page 43 of 147 giving 2924 results