Camouflaged in the education system: The experiences of children and young people from Armed Forces families

Date: 9th April 2026
Category: Children in armed forces families, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Forces Children Scotland

In this new report, Forces Children Scotland shine a light on the fact that Children and young people from Armed Forces families are not always receiving the support they need within Scotland’s education system.

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Scottish Study of Early Learning and Childcare: Phase 6

Date: 1st December 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Funding, Babies and early years
Author:

This report outlines findings from the 6 th phase of the Scottish Study of Early Learning and Childcare (SSELC), which started back in 2019, focusing on 3-year-olds who were accessing up to 1140 hours of funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC). The SSELC forms a major part of the strategy for the evaluation of the expansion of funded ELC in Scotland.

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Supporting Scotland’s Children – Core Knowledge and Values

Date: 11th November 2025
Category: General principles, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

This resource is based on the key principles in Scotland’s legislation and policies aimed at supporting the vision that Scotland will be the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up. It is relevant to everyone whose role has an impact on the lives of babies, children, young people and their families, as well as to those who work in adult and community-based services, providing support to individuals who are care-experienced or young people with a disability transitioning to adult services.

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Learning for Sustainability

Date: 11th November 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Children's Parliament

Throughout 2025, Children’s Parliament have been working with children living in Galloway to explore Scotland’s Learning for Sustainability Target 2030 Action Plan. Through a series of activities, children have considered how curriculum, campus, community, and culture can support a more sustainable school.

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Climate School 180: The story so far

Date: 21st August 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

Climate School 180 (CS180) is a UK-wide project helping schools bring climate change education and outdoor learning into everyday teaching. Launched in 2023 by Learning through Landscapes (LtL) in partnership with the University of Stirling, the initiative focuses on turning climate challenges into opportunities for learning and action.

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New resource: Getting it Right for Play

Date: 21st August 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
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Play Scotland is delighted to launch Getting it Right for Play . The revised Getting it Right for Play toolkit is a key resource designed to help local authorities assess local play spaces and produce a Play Sufficiency Report .

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Scottish Government launches first national survey on play parks

Date: 22nd July 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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Families across Scotland are being invited to take part in a survey on local play parks. As part of the Play Park Renewal Programme, the Scottish Government wants to hear what people think about their local play spaces.

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New resource: Human rights for anti-racism in education

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

A new online resource from the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) is now available to help teachers and educators in Scotland promote anti-racism in schools using a human rights-based approach.

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How to Child Rights: Resources on Children’s Rights and the Environment

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Save the Children

The How to Child Rights (HTCR) platform is supporting civil society organisations with practical tools and guidance to strengthen work on children’s rights. Created by and for civil society, the platform promotes peer learning and co-creation, offering real-life case studies, step-by-step programming advice, and advocacy support.

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New Report: Increasing Children and young people’s Access to Hobbies and leisure activities.

Date: 8th April 2024
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
Author:

During a six-week journey to Finland and Iceland in September and October 2023, Amy Woodhouse CEO Parenting Across Scotland, supported by a Churchill Fellowship, explored how these countries have enhanced access to hobbies for children and young people. The aim was to gather insights that could be applied to Scotland, where despite existing hobby provision, barriers such as financial constraints and lack of a national model hinder participation.

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National bullying prevention month: FREE anti-bullying modules

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Bullying, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Respectme

It's National Bullying Prevention Month and our member Respect me , Scotland’s anti-bullying service, is offering FREE anti-bullying eLearning modules.

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New report: National Children’s Charter for school age childcare in Scotland

Date: 17th July 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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A Place in Childhood and Scottish Government worked together with children, co-designing a National Children's Charter for school age childcare.

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New research: Teenagers and public space

Date: 17th July 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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Discover the voices and perspectives of Scottish teenagers in APiC’s latest report, which delves into their needs and aspirations concerning public spaces. The findings centre around antisocial behaviour, the challenges faced by young people in their communities, and their innovative solutions.

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New book for younger children: Let’s Explore our Rights

Date: 19th June 2023
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland (CYPCS)

“Let’s Explore Our Rights” supports young children to learn about their human rights, aiming to support early years practitioners to spark first conversations about human rights with very young children.

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Children’s views on AI – a new report from Children’s Parliament

Date: 19th June 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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Children’s Parliament , in partnership with The Alan Turing Institute and the Scottish AI Alliance, has been working with a group of children from across Scotland to find out how they interact with AI, what they think the possibilities and risks are for the use of AI for children in Scotland, and how they think children’s views and ideas should be included in AI development and policy making.

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First phase of Starcatchers' Voice of the Child research project published

Date: 19th June 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Civil Rights and Freedoms
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Starcatchers has just published an executive summary of the findings of the first phase of its Voice of the Child research project, looking ahead to phase 2.

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New research reveals the positive life-changing impacts of youth theatre participation

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Recreation, play and cultural activities
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Youth Theatre Arts Scotland (YTAS) and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) teamed up to carry out research into the long-term impacts of participation in youth theatre on participants’ professional and personal lives. The findings reveal the valuable impact of youth theatre experience on participant’s personal and professional lives and is a great resource for theatre organisations looking for proof of their impact.

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Working Together - equality and equity modules

Date: 28th March 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

It is essential that education professionals work effectively and meaningfully with parents to ensure that learning at school and home are connected. These modules have been co-developed with parents of children with a range of additional support needs to support education professionals to do this.

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Cost of the school day: ideas bank

Date: 13th February 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Child poverty
Author:

Aimed at children’s practitioners and school communities, this new resource includes 40 case studies demonstrating tried and tested ways to reduce costs in schools to ensure all children can take part in the school day.

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Webinar recording: Voluntary National Reviews

Date: 10th March 2022
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Civil Rights and Freedoms, COVID-19
Author: Child Rights Connect

On behalf of Child Rights Connect, we would like to thank you for joining the webinar “Sharing good practices on how to engage in Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs)”. If you missed the webinar, you can find the recording here and the summary notes here .

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