LGBT History Month is here!

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Non-discrimination
Author: LGBT Youth Scotland

This month is an opportunity to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex lives and culture by recognising the significant contribution LGBTI people have made to Scotland and the world at large.

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CPAG Updated Factsheets

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Social security and childcare
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

CPAG have produced factsheets on a wide range of topics, concentrating particularly on problem areas. All factsheets are available to view and print.

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Children’s human rights: interdisciplinary introduction course

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: General principles
Author: Centre for Children’s Rights Studies

The massive open online course (MOOC) in an introduction to children's human rights is now available on Coursera.

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My Family and Alcohol – new website

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Alcohol Focus Scotland

Alcohol is something that is part of most people's lives in Scotland, but have you ever considered the effect that alcohol can have on other people's lives?

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Parts 1 and 3 guidance for Children and Young People Act published

Date: 10th January 2017
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

The guidance on Children's Rights (Part 1, section 2) and statutory guidance on Children's Services Planning (Part 3) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 has now been published.

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Revised definition of child sexual exploitation for Scotland

Date: 10th January 2017
Category: Children in situations of exploitation
Author: Scottish Government

Scottish Government have published online the revised definition of child sexual exploitation for Scotland.

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New booklet – Children’s Right to Play

Date: 13th December 2016
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities
Author: International Play Association (Scotland)

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Children’s Handbook Scotland

Date: 13th December 2016
Category: Social security and childcare
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

The Children's Handbook Scotland is a comprehensive guide to benefits and tax credits where children are living away from their parents, including children in kinship or foster care, children looked after by the local authority, and children at residential school, in residential care or in hospital.

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Key messages from the Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice

Date: 13th December 2016
Category: Children in conflict with the law
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

This briefing paper summarises key findings and messages from CYCJ's work over the past three years. It draws on research; feedback from practice and policy; and reflections about how to better support children and young people involved in, or on the edges of, offending to flourish.

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Young People’s Participation making a Difference – YEA: It’s a Film

Date: 29th November 2016
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Centre for Research on Families and Relationships

A new film has been launched by a team of young researchers exploring topics of interest to them and engaging with decision-makers to identify potentials for change.

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Free leaflets explain why children's rights matter

Date: 29th November 2016
Category: Awareness-raising
Author: Scottish Government

The Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland's office has several free copies of a booklet explaining the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to children and young people.

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Children's Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment - Development of a Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy for Scotland

Date: 29th November 2016
Category: Child rights impact assessments
Author: Scottish Government

This report details the findings of a children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA) carried out in relation to the Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy for Scotland.

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75 young people from across Scotland shape new pupil advice website

Date: 29th November 2016
Category: Additional support for learning
Author: Enquire

Enquire, the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning, is celebrating the launch of its new website Reach, developed with the input of 75 young people.

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Looked After Children and Young People – CYP 2014 Act Guidance

Date: 29th November 2016
Category: Looked after children
Author: Scottish Government

Both pieces of guidance have been published during November 2016 and relate to Part 10 (Aftercare) and Part 11 (Continuing Care) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

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Write for the Children’s Commissioner’s Office: be one of their young bloggers

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

The Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland is looking for volunteers to find the most interesting content from across the web to share with other young people.

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Children and Access to Justice: National Practices, International Challenges

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law

The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law has released a report on access to justice for children which compares practices from several different national jurisdictions, including Scotland.

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Position Paper - 'Information Sharing provisions: the way forward'

Date: 2nd November 2016
Category: Protection of privacy
Author: Clan Childlaw

Following the Supreme Court judgment in July which struck out the information sharing provisions of the Named Person Scheme, CLAN Childlaw has published a position paper on how Scottish Government should respond on the issue.

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Children’s Hearings System fact sheets updated

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Children in conflict with the law
Author: SCRA

A range of fact sheets produced by SCRA about the Children's Hearings System have been updated and published.

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Child Poverty, Health and Wellbeing eLearning Module

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Child poverty
Author: NHS Health Scotland

This learning resource aims to raise awareness of the plight of young peoples' poverty issues in Scotland, and the impact poverty has on their health and wellbeing. It reflects key messages on health inequalities, making it a relevant topic.

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Increasing well-being and engagement for new dads

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Parental responsibilities
Author: Fathers Network Scotland

In 2015, Fathers Network Scotland commissioned a research project to develop and deliver a pilot series of evidence-based workshops to support first time fathers in the workplace. This report describes the workshop materials that were developed and outlines key findings from evaluations.

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