New Guide: How to Write a Child-Friendly Document

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Access to appropriate information, Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

Children have a right to seek and receive information about things that affect them, especially about their human rights. To do this properly, content must be produced in a child-friendly way that is accessible, readable and approved by children. This how-to guide by Save the Children shows you how to create child-friendly versions of your work.

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New book: ‘Play and Health in Childhood: A Rights-Based Approach’

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

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Together’s consultation response to the proposed Restraint and Seclusion (Prevention in Schools) (Scotland) Bill

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Protection from abuse or neglect
Author: Together

Scottish Parliament recently held a consultation for a proposed Member’s Bill to ensure restraint and seclusion of children and young people in schools is only used as a last resort where there is an immediate risk of harm and using appropriate methods.

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New Report: Poverty-proofing for families in or on the edges of care

Date: 6th September 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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New research by One-Parent Families Scotland has revealed the detrimental financial and emotional impact of poverty on a family when a child enters care and if they return from care, as well as a gap in policy responses and service delivery.

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New report: ‘The State of Our Rights’

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Additional support for learning, Special Protection Measures
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SCLD has launched a new report called 'The State of Our Rights: The human rights issues facing people with learning disabilities in Scotland (2021–2023) and a route map for change'. The report contains some recommendations for consideration concerning the development of the New Human Rights Bill for Scotland.

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New guidance to recognise and stop criminal exploitation in children

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Government

Teachers, social workers, police officers and NHS staff are being urged to look out for early warning signs that children are being recruited by serious organised crime gangs.

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Training: New ways for families

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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What do children need when parents separate? The online training and coaching programme New Ways For Families is now available in the UK following a pilot exercise in Scotland conducted by Shared Parenting Scotland.

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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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Key Principles for Climate Justice Litigation

Date: 17th July 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author:

Advancing Child Rights Strategic Litigation Practice project has produced a set of Key Principles for Climate Justice Litigation and accompanying child-friendly toolkits, highlighting the integration of child rights into strategic litigation practices. These principles serve as a guide for litigators and advocates working on climate justice child rights cases, covering everything from scoping and planning to implementation and extra-legal advocacy.

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