Seeing beyond the surface: What children and young people wish all adults knew

Date: 1st December 2025
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
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This resource was created with the work experience of OHOV and what they consider the most important: The input of the children and young people who are at the centre of their work.

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Scottish Study of Early Learning and Childcare: Phase 6

Date: 1st December 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Funding, Babies and early years
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This report outlines findings from the 6 th phase of the Scottish Study of Early Learning and Childcare (SSELC), which started back in 2019, focusing on 3-year-olds who were accessing up to 1140 hours of funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC). The SSELC forms a major part of the strategy for the evaluation of the expansion of funded ELC in Scotland.

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Scottish Government high level action plan in response to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Date: 1st December 2025
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms
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The plan aims to more deeply embed economic, social and cultural rights across public policy and services in Scotland.

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New e-Learning Resource

Date: 11th November 2025
Category: Education, including vocational education, Policies & procedures
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The interactive eLearning modules take approximately 4 hours to complete and are designed for professionals responding to the behaviour of children and young people that could be causing harm to others and bringing them into conflict with the law. Each instance of learning has been designed in collaboration with experts in that particular field to increase awareness for the learner in themes and topics relevant to those working with children and young people.

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A.I in Scottish Schools: A Showcase of Resources for Primary & Secondary Teachers

Date: 11th November 2025
Category: Additional support for learning, Education, including vocational education
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Taking a child rights approach, Members of Children’s Parliament have been asked to think about what needs to happen for A.I to play a role in keeping all children happy, healthy, and safe. Over 140 professionals joined to learn more about the practical resources to support A.I literacy in Scottish primary and secondary schools that the Children’s Parliament and their partners have created in collaboration with children and young people.

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Supporting Scotland’s Children – Core Knowledge and Values

Date: 11th November 2025
Category: General principles, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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This resource is based on the key principles in Scotland’s legislation and policies aimed at supporting the vision that Scotland will be the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up. It is relevant to everyone whose role has an impact on the lives of babies, children, young people and their families, as well as to those who work in adult and community-based services, providing support to individuals who are care-experienced or young people with a disability transitioning to adult services.

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Resources for Anti-Bullying Week 2025

Date: 11th November 2025
Category: Bullying
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Respectme is calling on all adults to take action this Anti-Bullying Week to help raise awareness of ‘Bullying – The Power of One’ and galvanise children and young people to become powerful anti-bullying activists.

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Protecting Children’s Rights Through Financial Decision-Making: A Local Authority Perspective

Date: 11th November 2025
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Respect for the views of the child
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A newly published report offers fresh insight into how Scotland’s public finances could be better aligned with the rights and wellbeing of children. The study, produced by the Observatory of Children’s Human Rights Scotland in partnership with the Improvement Service, draws on an action-inquiry involving local authority finance leads, health board officials and other public sector actors. The inquiry shows the determination among public bodies for embedding a children’s rights-based approach into budgeting. It identifies practical challenges and opportunities for improvement. The report presents a set of recommendations to support local and national authorities in Scotland to move from ambition to action, for example, by training finance staff, improving data on children’s outcomes, and making budget processes more transparent and participative. By spotlighting how budgets can support children’s rights, the inquiry helps bridge the gap between commitments on paper and their impact in practice.

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Learning for Sustainability

Date: 11th November 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Children's Parliament

Throughout 2025, Children’s Parliament have been working with children living in Galloway to explore Scotland’s Learning for Sustainability Target 2030 Action Plan. Through a series of activities, children have considered how curriculum, campus, community, and culture can support a more sustainable school.

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What Happens Next?

Date: 27th October 2025
Category: Children of prisoners
Author: Families Outside

What Happens Next is a helpful resource answering important questions such as

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Resource for Involving Children and Young People in Decision-making

Date: 27th October 2025
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Author: Scottish Government

This resource provides pathways to follow that may help professionals as well as anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of appropriate inclusion of children and young people in decision-making processes.

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Befriending Week 2025

Date: 21st August 2025
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation
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Befriending Week will take place from 1 st to 7 th November 2025, celebrating the positive impact of befriending on individuals and communities across the UK.

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Scottish Children’s Health Week 2025

Date: 21st August 2025
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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Scottish Children’s Health Week 2025 will run from 1 st to 7 th September 2025, celebrating the health and wellbeing of children and young people across Scotland. The week highlights every child’s right to the best possible health, with a new theme each day encouraging children to be active, brave, calm, happy, friendly, kind and helpful.

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Climate School 180: The story so far

Date: 21st August 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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Climate School 180 (CS180) is a UK-wide project helping schools bring climate change education and outdoor learning into everyday teaching. Launched in 2023 by Learning through Landscapes (LtL) in partnership with the University of Stirling, the initiative focuses on turning climate challenges into opportunities for learning and action.

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New resource: Getting it Right for Play

Date: 21st August 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
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Play Scotland is delighted to launch Getting it Right for Play . The revised Getting it Right for Play toolkit is a key resource designed to help local authorities assess local play spaces and produce a Play Sufficiency Report .

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Survey to charities working with children and young people (age 0-25yrs)

Date: 22nd July 2025
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, is inviting Scottish charities that work with children and young people (aged 0–25) to share their views on handling personal data.

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Scottish Government launches first national survey on play parks

Date: 22nd July 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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Families across Scotland are being invited to take part in a survey on local play parks. As part of the Play Park Renewal Programme, the Scottish Government wants to hear what people think about their local play spaces.

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New Blog: calls for tougher action on engine idling in Scotland

Date: 22nd July 2025
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation
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There are growing calls for the Scottish Government to take firmer action on engine idling, as concerns mount over its impact on air pollution and public health.

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Share your views on children’s access to hobbies in Scotland

Date: 25th June 2025
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What role do hobbies play in the lives of children and young people in Scotland? In Finland and Iceland, national policy supports children and young people to access free hobbies.

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New resource pack to help children learn about AI and children’s rights

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms
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Children’s Parliament, the Scottish AI Alliance and The Alan Turing Institute have launched a new teaching resource to help children in P5–P7 learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI) through a children’s rights-based approach.

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