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  • Against the odds: Re-engaging young people in education, employment or training

    Date: 7th July 2010
    Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
    Author: Audit Commission

    Since 1990, a yearly government survey has indicated that between 9 and 10 per cent of 16 to 18 year olds is without a wage, schooling or training. This new study looks at the financial, personal and social cost of teenagers who are so-called NEET - not in education, employment or training.

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  • Getting it right for every child resources

    Date: 1st July 2010
    Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
    Author: Scottish Government

    Getting it right for every child is a fundamental way of working that builds on research and practice evidence to help practitioners focus on what makes a positive difference for children and young people and act to deliver these improvements.

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  • Cotton wool kids safety myths demolished

    Date: 1st June 2010
    Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
    Author: Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People

    This guidance aims to tackle the risk averse culture that sees children miss out on outdoor activities because staff fear being sued or blamed if an accident occurs.

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  • National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland: Consultation

    Date: 1st June 2010
    Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Children with disabilities, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
    Author: Scottish Government

    The revised National Guidance on Child Protection reflects this changed and changing landscape; and also the Scottish Government's distinctive and strong commitment to working in partnership with practitioners across the child protection sector to best support local practice at national level.

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  • Guidance on partnership working between allied health professions and education

    Date: 27th May 2010
    Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
    Author: Scottish Government

    The Chief Health Professions Officer at the Scottish Government is currently working with Learning Directorate colleagues to support a partnership approach to enhancing access to therapy services for children and young people.

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  • How to Make Presentations Accessible to All

    Date: 24th May 2010
    Category: Children with disabilities, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures
    Author: World Wide Web Consortium

    Do you remember a time when people around you broke out in laughter, but you didn't hear the joke? Be careful not to leave out information for some people in your audience. For example, if you say 'you can read it on the slide', you are probably excluding people who cannot see the slide.

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  • Families as Learning Partners

    Date: 3rd May 2010
    Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Children with disabilities, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
    Author: Enquire

    This year's Enquire 2010 Annual Conference theme was the importance of the role families play as learning partners, looking at how children, parents, carers and the wider community can be more effectively involved and engaged in the education of children with additional support needs.

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  • A Brief Guide to Easy Read

    Date: 1st April 2010
    Category: Children with disabilities, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures
    Author: Scottish Accessible Information Forum

    This guide will tell you more about what Easy Read means, give you some top tips on how to do it and provide links to other useful publications which will give you more detailed information. The guide also lists some organisations who can produce your documents in an easy read format.

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  • "It is not about money and resources. It is about empathy and intuition."

    Date: 1st April 2010
    Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
    Author: Highland Children’s Forum

    A report on a consultation with children and families about the new Getting it Right for Every Child approach asking how well listened to a involved children and families felt in the Child's Plan.

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  • A Right Blether

    Date: 1st March 2010
    Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures, UK 1st periodic review
    Author: Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People

    Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People has created five 'rights workshops' with creative extras to help children and young people understand more about their rights.

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  • Participants, not pawns: Guidance on consulting with children and young people on school closures (and other significant changes)

    Date: 1st March 2010
    Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures
    Author: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

    This guidance has been launched to help local authorities ensure that their consultation with children and young people is meaningful, credible and commands the respect of children and young people, their parents/carers and the wider community.

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  • Dealing with bullying and the importance of friends

    Date: 4th January 2010
    Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
    Author: ChildLine in Partnerships

    A pack for teachers working with young people who are not accessing mainstream education. It can also be used in informal educative settings such as youth clubs. This pack aims to raise awareness of bullying and help students to recognise that friends can be a good form of support.

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  • Sexual bullying in education settings

    Date: 1st September 2009
    Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Children in situations of exploitation
    Author: National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

    This policy points out how important is to uphold every child's right to protection from all forms of violence and exploitation and to a safe education, and to increase recognition that sexual bullying prevents the full enjoyment of these rights.

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  • Neglect matters: A guide for young people about neglect

    Date: 1st June 2009
    Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
    Author: ChildLine

    A guide for 11-17 year-olds which tells young people how they can recognise neglect, who they can turn to for help and what they can do about it.

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  • Valuing Young People: Principles and connections to support young people achieve their potential

    Date: 1st April 2009
    Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
    Author: Scottish Government

    Designed in partnership with COSLA as a helpful tool offering a set of common principles for organisations working with young people.

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  • Children's Rights at School - Children's views

    Date: 2nd March 2009
    Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Respect for the views of the child
    Author: Children's Parliament

    Fifty members of the Children's Parliament (MCPs) gathered to talk abouttheir experiences and aspirations for Scotland's Schools. The childrenworked with artists to create a labyrinth of ideas.

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  • Building Schools Better Outcomes: Guidance for local authorities and others interested in building better schools in, and with the community

    Date: 1st January 2009
    Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
    Author: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

    This guidance provides practical support to local authorities building new schools. It has been prepared following careful consideration of the Scottish Government's National Outcomes and is designed to assist with the delivery of those outcomes and the associated Single Outcome Agreements that have been drawn up by local authorities in association with the Scottish Government.

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  • Speak Up! Speak Out!

    Date: 1st January 2009
    Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Children with disabilities, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
    Author: Enable Scotland

    This booklet was produced by young people of varying levels of ability in an inclusive photography project in East Dunbartonshire and is on the theme of young people's rights in various areas including bullying, advocacy and friendship.

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  • Children talking to ChildLine about bullying

    Date: 3rd November 2008
    Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
    Author: ChildLine

    This report is based on detailed analysis of calls to ChildLine, a free confidential helpline for children and young people in the UK, between April 2007 and March 2008.

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  • You can make a difference - A practical guide for parents and carers

    Date: 3rd November 2008
    Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
    Author:

    This booklet, designed for parents and carers, offers practical advice and guidance on dealing with bullying behaviour among children and young people.

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