New corporate parenting resources now online!

Date: 1st April 2014
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

A new and updated corporate parenting resource kit is available alongside a range of resources and information relating to looked after children and care leavers and the duties on corporate parents and professionals.

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New equality and human rights support for Scotland’s 3rd sector

Date: 1st April 2014
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Equality and Human Rights Performance Framework is a free online resource developed to improve performance and effectiveness by approaching things from an equality and human rights-based perspective.

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Recognising and Realising Children's Rights resource

Date: 18th March 2014
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Education Scotland

Education Scotland has produced a national professional development resource for adults working with children and young people, to develop participants' knowledge and understanding of the UNCRC.

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Children & young people's participation in policy-making: sharing practice

Date: 7th March 2014
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Centre for Research on Families and Relationships

A culmination of a knowledge exchange initiative to explore the challenges in ensuring the meaningful participation of children and young people in policy.

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Listening to children in their early years

Date: 24th February 2014
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Enquire

A new film has been made by Enquire on listening to children and it was launched at their 2014 Annual Conference.

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Children in Scotland members briefing: CYP Bill & named persons

Date: 18th February 2014
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Children in Scotland

Children in Scotland has produced a members briefing concerning the Named Person section (Part 4) of the proposed Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill.

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Parenting resources report

Date: 18th February 2014
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: CHILDREN 1ST

CHILDREN 1ST has published a report mapping current parenting information resources, including an online resource list with links.

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Parliamentary briefings for child sexual exploitation debate

Date: 4th February 2014
Category: Equal protection from violence, Children in situations of exploitation
Author: Barnardo's Scotland

In advance of the Parliamentary debate held on 28th January 2014 to discuss the recommendations in the Public Petitions Committee inquiry report into child sexual exploitation (CSE), some of Together's members prepared Parliamentary briefings.

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'The Role of Schools in Supporting Vulnerable Children and Families' briefing

Date: 4th February 2014
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: WithScotland

This new briefing was produced by WithScotland in response to over 300 practitioners who, when surveyed, said they required more information and research on the topic of the role of schools in supporting vulnerable children and families.

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Children are Everyone’s Business Workbook 2.0

Date: 23rd January 2014
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

UNICEF has published a guide for integrating children's rights into business policies, impact assessments and sustainability reporting.

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Together responds to Human Trafficking consultation

Date: 21st January 2014
Category: Right to life, survival and development
Author: Together

Together has responded to the consultation lodged by Jenny Mara MSP on a proposal for new anti-human trafficking legislation for Scotland.

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Championing Children’s Rights: A global study of independent human rights institutions for children

Date: 15th January 2014
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

The UNICEF Office of Research has released the first comprehensive global review of independent human rights institutions for children.

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Children's Rights and Business Principles: A Guide for Civil Society Organisations

Date: 7th January 2014
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

A guide has been written for civil society organisations that use or wish to use Children's Rights and Business Principles to engage with businesses in monitoring, enforcing and advancing children's rights.

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Launch of new practical guide for civil society on how to use the UN

Date: 10th December 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has produced a practical guide for civil society on how to use what the UN says to get better implementation of human rights nationally.

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Enquire’s animation on racist bullying

Date: 22nd November 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Enquire

To mark Anti-Bullying Week 2013, Enquire has added an animation film about racist bullying, made by ethnic minority children at Shakti Women's Aid, to their youtube channel.

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Poverty Alliance briefing on Play Strategy Action Plan

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.

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The Web We Want: educational handbook

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.

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Challenge Poverty Week – Children and young people’s views

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.

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New SCCYP website

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.

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ICO give evidence on information sharing in CYP Bill

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.

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