Date: 5th October 2023
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles
Author:

Upstart has launched a new book written by Julia Whitaker and Alison Tonkin, showing how having fun, experiencing pleasure and knowing joy in childhood are crucial to a child’s health and development.

Date: 19th June 2023
Category: General measures of implementation
Author:

A new UNCRC web-based resource is now available! Understanding Children's Human Rights: A Guide for Public Services in Scotland has been created by the Improvement Service in collaboration with Children's Parliament, Education Scotland and Together.

Date: 13th February 2023
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

Recommendations and Concluding Observations are essential tools for civil society to use in their monitoring of countries’ implementation of human rights treaties. We must know how to use these effectively through follow up and tracking measures to ensure countries are making progress to fulfil their human rights obligations and to advance children’s rights. Save the Children has created this useful how to guide which includes follow up ideas and useful recommendation tracking templates.

Date: 9th November 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Together

Together, Children's Parliament, The Improvement Service and Education Scotland have collaborated to create this new resource aimed at Elected Members in Scotland who are interested in learning more about children’s rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Date: 2nd August 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author:

Together continues to campaign to save the Human Rights Act. Get up to speed by reading these briefings.

Date: 8th July 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

This guide aims to empower and inspire civil society practitioners to follow-up, use and make the most of the recommendations made by the United Nations. These recommendations can be embedded into daily work to advance realisation of children’s rights across the globe.

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author:

This training tool aims to further people’s understanding of children’s rights. It does this by providing an overview of children’s rights and introduces rights-based frameworks and legislation.

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author:

Sue Palmer from Upstart Scotland outlines the significance of child development in the attainment gap and the use of Early Development Instrument. This blog hopes to highlight issues within the National Improvement Framework consultation and identify areas in which respondents should raise in their response.

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Child Rights Connect

If you missed the third webinar forming part of Child Rights Connect’s How to Child Rights series, then you can catch up here!

Date: 3rd May 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Child Rights Connect

Access a recording, PowerPoint presentation and meeting notes sharing information on the development of the Secretary-General’s Guidance note on Child rights Mainstreaming. You will also discover what future steps are planned.

Date: 7th April 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Child Rights Connect

‘How to child rights’ is a series of practical, tried and tested tools and guidance on new and emerging themes related to children's rights. The purpose of the series is to support effective programming and advocacy for children’s rights across the civil society sector.

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: British Institute of Human Rights

BIHR has launched its Communities of Practice platform which acts like a social media networking site where you can have your say on key human rights issues that affect your life and work.

Date: 25th March 2021
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Human Rights Consortium Scotland

A new episode of the Human Right’s Consortium’s podcast considers the ongoing review of the Human Rights Act.

Date: 25th March 2021
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: University of Edinburgh

A recording of the webinar ‘Implementing Children’s Rights in Scotland – Developing Systems of Child-Friendly Complaints, Remedy and Redress’ held on the 4th February 2021 is now available.

Date: 28th January 2021
Category: General measures of implementation
Author:

Young Carer Action Day is taking place on 16th March 2021. This year’s theme is Protect Young Carers’ Futures and will highlight the incredible skills young carers have developed through being an unpaid carer – including resilience, time-management and empathy. A range of free resources are now available online to help people get involved.

Date: 22nd September 2020
Category: General measures of implementation, Awareness-raising, Training, Recreation, play and cultural activities
Author:

Starcatchers has developed a suite of resources and online events to help early years professionals put arts and creativity at the heart of practice.

Date: 25th June 2020
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author:

The #PowerOfYouth campaign is a nationwide collaborative effort, which aims to recognise young people for their efforts, empower more young people to make a difference and give opportunities for young people to shape their future. This site is curated by young people, for young people, offering resources to get support, take action, be heard and celebrate their efforts.

Date: 11th March 2020
Category: General measures of implementation
Author:

Unicef has produced a ten-part podcast series on the future of childhood, including episodes on the UNCRC.

Date: 29th October 2019
Category: General measures of implementation, Awareness-raising, Incorporation
Author: Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Human Rights Treaty Tracker is a searchable online tool for civil society organisations, academics, parliamentarians, legal professionals and anyone with an interest in human rights to learn about the UK’s international human rights obligations, and to track how the UK Government is performing against them.

Date: 18th September 2019
Category: Awareness-raising, Training, General measures of implementation
Author: Child Rights Connect

The guide describes why and how stakeholders can work with children to adapt the existing child-friendly version of the UNCRC so that it is understood by the children in the relevant context.