Fact sheets about the Children’s Hearings System

Date: 7th October 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) has reviewed and updated a range of fact sheets about the Children’s Hearings System.

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Resource on relationship, sexual health and parenthood education

Date: 7th October 2019
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

The resource provides a comprehensive set of learning activities for use in early learning settings, primary and secondary schools, colleges and in community-based learning to support relationship, sexual health and parenthood education.

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New wellbeing resource for teachers and practitioners

Date: 26th August 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Children in Scotland

Children in Scotland has produced a new resource for teachers and practitioners to support children and young people’s understanding of their wellbeing.

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Life at School: Transition to Secondary School

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Education, including vocational education
Author: Children's Parliament

Aberdeen children advise on how to get the transition from primary to secondary right for them.

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Growing Up in Scotland: Life at Age 12

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Government

Scottish Government’s report presents initial findings about the lives of 12-year-old children living in Scotland.

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Fundamental Rights Report 2019

Date: 14th June 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has released this report covering child rights, migration, data protection and much more.

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Video: Rights of Children with Additional Support Needs

Date: 14th June 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Health and health services, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Additional support for learning, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Parental guidance
Author:

This film was developed to increase knowledge and awareness among parents and practitioners of new children’s rights legislation.

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Positive Relationships #ChooseRespect

Date: 23rd May 2019
Category: Bullying, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Additional support for learning
Author:

Respectme has compiled a list of free anti-bullying teaching materials and campaign resources that will help you spark conversations with young people about the importance of positive and respectful relationships.

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Publication: Media regulatory authorities and protection of minors

Date: 2nd May 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Eurochild

Extensive research on media and children show that the media can have both a positive and negative impact on their development. The term "protection of minors" in the context of media is concerned precisely with ensuring that harmful content in the media does not damage the physical and psychological development of children and minors. The aim of this publication is to contribute to a wider understanding of the concept of protection of minors from harmful content in audiovisual media services.

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CRC30 Guidance booklet from UNICEF

Date: 30th April 2019
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: UNICEF

In honour of the 30 th anniversary of the UNCRC, UNICEF has distributed a resource guide to support UNICEF offices to plan, prepare and launch a national CRC30 strategies including national advocacy and summits for children and public engagement. The guidance also helps support anniversary activities by adopting the UNCRC message to a local context.

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