Six animations for children and young people on their rights to receive additional support for learning

Date: 3rd September 2021
Category: Additional support for learning, Children with disabilities
Author: The Scottish Child Law Centre

Created to help children and young people with additional support needs to learn about their rights and how to use them, these animations cover a range of topics including: exclusion; coordinated support plans; and responsibilities held by public bodies to identify, provide for and review additional support needs.

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Watch a webinar looking at the impact and recovery of COVID-19 on under-fives

Date: 3rd September 2021
Category: COVID-19
Author: Parenting across Scotland

Parenting across Scotland held a webinar to explore the issues, research and experience of those supporting under-fives and their families during the pandemic.

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Remove unwanted images shared online

Date: 23rd August 2021
Category: Equal protection from violence
Author: ChildLine

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and Childline have created a new tool for under-18s who want to report, and to have removed, pictures or videos of themselves.

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Podcast: Why domestic abuse is a child protection issue

Date: 23rd August 2021
Category: Equal protection from violence
Author: NSPCC

This episode discusses the complexities of domestic abuse and why it is a safeguarding and child protection issue.

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Supporting good practice with care experienced children and young people in custody

Date: 23rd August 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ), in collaboration with the Scottish Child Law Centre, has produced a new resource to support Scottish solicitors and practitioners with Good Practice Principles when representing care experienced children in police custody, to ensure their rights are upheld.

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Mind Yer Time Screensavers

Date: 23rd August 2021
Category: Mental health
Author: Children's Parliament

Mind Yer Time is a digital resource which helps children and young people use screens and social media in a healthy way. Children’s Parliament have developed Screensavers as part of this digital resource. These Screensavers share positive tips, stories and information for children and young people, to help use screen time positively.

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Guidance for local authorities on supporting sibling contact

Date: 30th July 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

Local authorities are now under a duty to support sibling contact. This national practice guidance is a resource that provides practical advice, based on research and evidence to aid the implementation of the rights siblings have.

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British Institute of Human Rights’ Communities of Practice

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.

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Changing the race equality paradigm

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: Non-discrimination
Author:

Helping organisations to have a better understanding of race and racism in public, social and organisational policies, this resource aims to support organisations to respond better to the challenges of tackling inequality.

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Scotland’s youth justice practice guidance for 2021

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: Children of prisoners
Author:

‘A Guide to Youth Justice: policy, practice and legislation’ is aimed at practitioners and managers who work with children and young people who offend or who are at risk of offending. It is also useful for academics, educators and anyone else with an interest in youth and criminal justice.

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