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

What does father-proofing mean in practice? As part of Year of the Dad, two major new papers have been presented showing exactly how organisations often unconsciously exclude dads - and the huge growth in those who have turned 'father-friendly'.

Date: 1st June 2016
Category: Awareness-raising
Author:

The Commissioner's office currently has several copies of a free booklet exploring the rights of children and young people.

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: UK Government

In encouraging as many voters as possible to take part in the EU Referendum on Thursday 23rd June, the Electoral Commission has produced a toolkit resource to help voters, including young people aged 18 and over, to find more information on voting.

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: Council of Europe

This Assessment Tool provides specific and measurable indicators with which States can begin to measure progress in implementing Recommendation CM/Rec(2012)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the participation of children and young people under the age of 18.

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Awareness-raising
Author: UNICEF UK

The Child Rights Launchpad has a new face, designed to take children and young people in Scotland on an exciting journey to explore their rights.

Date: 26th April 2016
Category: Awareness-raising, General measures of implementation
Author:

This new resource from CYPCS is aimed at young people in order to inform them of their rights, as set out by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Date: 26th April 2016
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

Places are now available for registration on CELCIS's free online course which teaches approaches involved in caring for vulnerable children.

Date: 12th April 2016
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

New Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessments (CRWIA) have been published by the Scottish Government.

Date: 7th April 2016
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: CYPCS

The Commissioner's Office has redesigned its Golden Rules pack for children, with the addition of a new pack designed for work with young people.

Date: 7th April 2016
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Recreation, play and cultural activities
Author: Care Inspecorate

The Care Inspectorate's new resource shares good practice in how early years services can provide play and learning wholly or partially outdoors, as a guide for those who provide services, people who commission them, and parents of children who attend them.

Date: 7th April 2016
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

CELCIS have recently published a series of corporate parenting resources, marking one year since the official enactment of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

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

The Scottish Government resource page for Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessments (CRWIA) has been updated to include guidance, templates and training materials.

Date: 29th March 2016
Category: Awareness-raising, Education, including vocational education, Training
Author: Education Scotland

Education Scotland have launched a new improvement hub to support learning from early years onwards.

Date: 29th March 2016
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Year of the Dad

The conference took place on February 12th 2016 at the University of Edinburgh. Year of the Dad have created a day of reflection, dialogue and stimulation for academics, policy-makers and practitioners.

Date: 16th March 2016
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles
Author: European Commission

The EU-UNICEF Child Rights Toolkit provides practical tools and guidance to realise children's rights across all sectors of development cooperation in the post-2015 era.

Date: 16th March 2016
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Looked after children
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

CELCIS has published a fantastic new resource for teachers, schools, local authorities and all those involved with looked after children in their classrooms and learning environments. Schools have an enormous role to play in raising the attainment of some of Scotland's most vulnerable children.

Date: 2nd March 2016
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: National Third Sector GIRFEC Project

The National Third sector GIRFEC project has produced two touchpoint guides for organisations to help preparations for three parts of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2015 which come into force in August 2016: Named Persons; the Child's Plan; and Wellbeing assessment.

Date: 2nd March 2016
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Looked after children
Author: Scottish Government

The national strategy for Looked After Children has been refreshed and the Permanence and Care Excellence (PACE) programme has been extended.

Date: 16th February 2016
Category: Non-discrimination
Author: CYPCS

The Commissioner's office has worked with Roshni to produce a podcast with young Muslims in which they talk about their rights, their religion and their experiences of how both are treated in Scotland.

Date: 16th February 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Awareness-raising
Author: Police Scotland

This new video from Police Scotland provides information on Stop and Search and details of what members of the public can expect and their rights if they are stopped and searched.