The rhyming guide to joining the army with accompanying lesson plan

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: Armed conflict
Author: Child Rights International Network (CRIN)

Encouraging young people to think critically about armed forces recruitment and human rights, CRIN has commissioned spoken word artist Potent Whisper , animator Neda Ahmadi , and sound designers Torch & Compass to create an animated poem.

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Talking about costs and money at school

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: Child poverty
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

Talking about school costs and money can be challenging but doing it well helps make sure families get the financial support they need and helps children and young people realise their right to education. The Cost of the School Day project at Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland has just launched a new resource and animation designed to support school-to-home conversations about costs and money.

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Podcast: Empowering Children: Informed decision-makers whose voice must be heard

Date: 8th July 2021
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author:

Listen to Jana Hainsworth, Secretary-General of Eurochild, and MEPs Eva Kopacz and Roberta Metsola discuss how the situation of children’s rights has evolved in the last few decades. Hear about the value of child participation, early childhood development and more!

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COVID-19 resource bank to support people with learning disabilities

Date: 18th June 2021
Category: Children with disabilities
Author:

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) has been working to produce a resource bank for people with learning disabilities and those who support them.

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New children’s rights guide about the Global Compact on Refugees and Migration

Date: 18th June 2021
Category: Refugee and asylum seeking children
Author:

The Global Compact on Refugees and Migration represents a political will and ambition of the international community for more equitable responsibility-sharing of refugees so host communities can get the support they need to help refugees settle into their new communities. This guide looks at what children’s rights protections are set out in the Compact.

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Overcoming barriers to graduation for Care Experienced young people

Date: 18th June 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

Following consultation with Care Experienced people who have graduated from college and university, Who Cares? Scotland found out their experiences of graduation, barriers they faced, and what they think would be helpful in overcoming these. This guide has been created for Corporate Parents to aid them to overcome these barriers.

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Child-friendly information on the EU Settlement Scheme

Date: 18th June 2021
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author:

Now that the UK has left the European Union, children and adults from other European countries who live in the UK may need to apply for permission to stay.

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New resources help reframe care and care experience

Date: 18th June 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

Transform the current public narrative and perceptions around care and care experience by identifying and tackling challenging assumptions and attitudes using this resource guide.

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Nine steps to reach families remotely

Date: 28th May 2021
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, COVID-19
Author:

Many organisations are unable to rely on their normal means of reaching the communities they serve because of COVID-19 and digital exclusion adds additional barrier to finding a solution. The Reaching Families Remotely project has shared nine steps organisations can take to aid day-to-day delivery of services and to shape new service designs to ensure effective and meaningful engagement with families.

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COVID-19 resources to support people with learning disabilities

Date: 28th May 2021
Category: COVID-19
Author:

This COVID-19 resource bank includes Easy Read information, activities and more, that can be used by children and young people with learning difficulties, their families and their supporters.

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