Date: 12th November 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Poverty Alliance

The Poverty Alliance has released a Parliamentary Briefing with regard to the Scottish Parliament Debate on the Scottish Government's Play Strategy Action Plan.

Date: 12th November 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Web We Want

The Web We Want is an educational handbook for 13-16 year olds which empowers and educates adolescents to safeguard themselves online. It is an initiative demonstrating a successful multi-stakeholder approach to the creation of a toolkit.

Date: 29th October 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Enquire

To mark Challenge Poverty Week (13th-19th October 2013), Enquire shone a spotlight on some of the views that children and young people shared with them about how experiencing disadvantage impacts on them at school, and the support that helps.

Date: 14th October 2013
Category: Non-discrimination
Author: Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People's website has been updated - take a look and find out more about children's rights.

Date: 14th October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Information Commissioner's Office

The Information Commissioner's Office (Scotland) has submitted written evidence to the Education and Culture Committee, regarding the information sharing provisions in the Children and Young People Bill.

Date: 14th October 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: SCRIMG

Together is part of the Scottish Children's Rights Implementation Monitoring Group (SCRIMG) alongside the Scottish Government and SCCYP, and a one-page briefing has been produced to summarise the last meeting.

Date: 1st October 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: LGBT Youth Scotland

The LGBT National Youth Council (LGBT NYC), coordinated by LGBT Youth Scotland, has launched a campaign to ensure that transgender identities are included within Scottish Education.

Date: 1st October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Child Rights Information Network

CRIN's 2012-13 annual report has been released and wraps up their work in the past year and the events that shaped it.

Date: 1st October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Violence against Children launched a child-friendly guide to the UNCRC's complaints procedure.

Date: 1st October 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People has published new research on the administration of medicines in schools.

Date: 17th September 2013
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Enquire

Enquire has a new blog about a wonderful film about advocacy, made by some young people at Kindred.

Date: 17th September 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Enquire

Enquire has released two new guides for young people who are looked after or whose learning has been interrupted, to help them understand their rights and find out more about support for learning.

Date: 17th September 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Children in Scotland

Children in Scotland released a report entitled Protect Learning: in and out of School, on 2nd September 2013, calling for action to protect education and care and recognising that this is a key tool in tackling poverty and inequality.

Date: 16th September 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Child Rights Connect

A child-friendly leaflet has been developed by Child Rights Connect to inform children about the new protocol to the UNCRC on a communications procedure.

Date: 20th August 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: NHS Health Scotland

NHS Health Scotland has added new content to the Maternal and Early Years website highlighting the causes and impact of health inequalities on 12 areas of a child's life between 0-8 years and how the early years workforce can help address them.

Date: 20th August 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: NHS Health Scotland

NHS Education for Scotland and NHS Health Scotland have been asked to develop a repository of public and professional resources to support the implementation of GIRFEC.

Date: 6th August 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

Who Cares? Scotland released an information paper highlighting their call for amendments to Part 8 of the Bill, seeking to secure the right for a young person to stay in/or return to care up to 26 years of age.

Date: 6th August 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: Youthlink Scotland

YouthLink Scotland recently hosted an Early Preview event for the new 'Action on Sectarianism' web portal, which hopes to effect long term and lasting change in sectarian behaviour.

Date: 23rd July 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Government

Updates have been published from the collaborative session on 16th May 2013, sharing good practice and considering the immediate changes that can start making real improvements in the lives of children looked after at home.

Date: 23rd July 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: National Children's Bureau

A series of films addressing the questions that every young person has at some point wanted to ask, has been made freely available online by Early Support.