Childonomics: measuring the impacts of investing in children and families

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Funding
Author: Eurochild

In the past five years, Eurochild has been working on combining economic discipline with children’s rights. Its conceptual framework and methodology to ‘measure the long-term social and economic return on investing in children and families’, together with the findings of its case studies from Romania and Malta, are now available on its website.

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The rights of child human rights defenders: implementation guide

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Training, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Child Rights Connect

This guide aims to help child human rights defenders undertake activities to defend human rights in conditions where they feel respected and empowered.

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Resources on incorporating international human rights

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Incorporation
Author: Human Rights Consortium Scotland

Discover academic papers, briefings, podcasts on videos to explore why incorporating international human rights into domestic law can protect everyone’s human rights.

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Youth work skills framework

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education
Author: Youthlink Scotland

This is a comprehensive online resource to map and track the key skills that young people can develop through participation in youth work in Scotland.

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COVID 4P Log

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: COVID-19
Author:

The COVID 4P Log is a free app developed to track the impact of the pandemic on children by gathering practitioners’ views and experiences.

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Video for asylum-seeking children explaining their rights in age assessment procedures

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Refugee and asylum seeking children
Author: Council of Europe

This animated video aims to inform children’s understanding of age assessment procedures and how age assessments should be conducted to respect children’s human rights.

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Starcatchers podcast: Collaborative Storytelling, Comfort Zones and Voice with Amy Hall-Gibson

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities, Education, including vocational education
Author:

Creative Skills Manager, Heather Armstrong spoke with Amy Hall-Gibson, drama artist and storyteller. They discuss how to bring stories alive, creative ideas for Christmas 2020 and modelling open-mindedness to early years children.

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New documentary on school exclusions

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education
Author:

This long-form documentary focuses exclusively on young people’s perspectives on the complex issue of school exclusions.

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Video and storybook to support children learning about protecting their privacy online

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Social security and childcare, Equal protection from violence, Protection of privacy, Education, including vocational education
Author: Council of Europe

Kiko, the character within the storybook and video, discovers screens and the misuse of pictures online. The video and storybook aim to help parents and carers to protect children aged four to seven and to avoid their exposure to phones with video, photo cameras or webcams.

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COVID-19 self-help booklets for people with learning/intellectual disabilities

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Children with disabilities, Health and health services, COVID-19
Author:

The booklets aim to provide people with mild to moderate learning/intellectual disabilities with an opportunity to talk about their feelings with their support network.

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