How Good is the Learning and Development in Our Community? Evaluation resource

Date: 29th June 2016
Category: Additional support for learning
Author: Education Scotland

Education Scotland has refreshed its self-evaluation framework for Community Learning and Development practitioners. The new framework replaces How Good is Our Community Learning and Development? (2nd edition) published in 2006.

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Throughcare and Aftercare flowchart resource

Date: 29th June 2016
Category: Looked after children
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

This resource demonstrates the journey a young person leaving the care system can take. It is aimed at both practitioners and young people moving towards more independent living and young adulthood.

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Poverty in Scotland statistics booklet

Date: 29th June 2016
Category: Child poverty
Author: Scottish Government

An easy-read summary of statistics on poverty in Scotland. This has been developed jointly with the Scottish Government and Poverty Truth Commission (PTC) and includes the main statistical headlines alongside contributions from people with experience of living in poverty.

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eLearning course for Front-line Staff: ‘Supporting Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse’

Date: 15th June 2016
Category: Protection from abuse or neglect
Author: roshni

roshni has developed a free national resource aimed at frontline staff and professionals across the public, private and third sectors which is Level 9 SCQA credit-rated entitled 'Supporting Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Building Knowledge and Skills (CSA2)'

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‘Under 18? Your Human Rights’ – a leaflet for young people

Date: 15th June 2016
Category: Awareness-raising
Author:

People under 18 have human rights, just like everyone else. What are these rights, and how are they protected in Scotland?

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Mental Health Website Developed by Young People for Peers Launched

Date: 15th June 2016
Category: Mental health
Author: NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGGC)

A new website developed by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGGC) has been launched specifically to promote mental health and wellbeing in young people.

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New Father-Friendly resource published

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'.

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Free booklets to help children understand their rights

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.

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Voting in the EU Referendum for young people 18 and over - toolkit

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.

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Child Participation Assessment Tool

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.

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Child Rights Launchpad updated

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.

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Know Your Rights booklet

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).

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Caring for Vulnerable Children online course

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.

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New Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessments (CRWIA)

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.

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‘7 Golden Rules for Participation’ update

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.

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My World Outdoors – Good practice in early years

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.

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Best ways to implement corporate parenting duties

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.

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Update to CRWIA resources

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.

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New National Improvement Hub for Early Learning

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.

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Year of the Dad conference now online

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.

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