Involving children and young people in decisions about their education

Date: 2nd June 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Enquire

This guide has lots of information about planning, with tips for being inclusive and is aimed at education staff and anyone who wants to involve children and young people in decisions.

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Children's Rights - series of lesson plans on children's rights for ages 8 - 10

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures
Author: Oxfam

Explore the difference between wants, needs, and rights with this series of lessons for ages 8-10. Activities include designing a poster, debating the issues, and writing letters in support of children's rights.

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Acorns and Conkers

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Play Scotland

This publication provides an evidence base of the concerns and creative practice developed by the Play Sector to compensate for the inadequate support the child's right to play in Scotland.

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A different class

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

This is a report on the educational attainment of young people in care.

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Cyberbullying: Are you switched on?

Date: 5th November 2007
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

This booklet offers practical advice and guidance on dealing with cyberbullying and keeping children and young people safe online.

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Persistent Young Offenders: A study of children identified as persistent young offenders in Scotland

Date: 1st November 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Equal protection from violence, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

This research looks at trends in the children identified as persistent young offenders, specifically the gender, age and local authority areas and how long the children continued to meet the persistent young offender definition.

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Summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Date: 1st October 2007
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: UNICEF

This illustrated colour leaflet summarises the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and is suitable for 11- 18 year olds.

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Thinking Rights: what happens when rights seem to conflict

Date: 2nd April 2007
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: UNICEF

Thinking Rights is a school resource pack for ages 11-16 that builds on pupils' previous experience of working on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

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School Report

Date: 1st January 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Stonewall Scotland

The experiences of young gay people in Britain's schools (2007)

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School Ground Research

Date: 1st March 2005
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Play Scotland

This is a research project about the use of school grounds for play, learning and sport. The project has produced a literature review and the first national survey of state sector school grounds in Scotland.

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