Date: 2nd June 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Enquire

This guide has lots of information about planning, with tips for being inclusive and is aimed at education staff and anyone who wants to involve children and young people in decisions.

Date: 21st May 2008
Category: Armed conflict
Author: UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict

This compendium brings together relevant treaties and instruments on the protection of children affected by armed conflict rendering easier dissemination as well as providing the reference point for a more systematic monitoring and reporting.

Date: 3rd March 2008
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

A joint approach describing how early years and early intervention support the Government's purpose and national performance framework.

Date: 3rd March 2008
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scottish Government

This child-friendly booklet is all about what has been happening in Scotland to keep the promises made to children and young people in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 3rd March 2008
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scottish Government

This booklet is all about what has been happening in Scotland to keep the promises made to children and young people in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 4th February 2008
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Children's Parliament

A report on the wee democracy project development phase: exploring the interface between the rights of the child and family life in Scotland today.

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures
Author: Oxfam

Explore the difference between wants, needs, and rights with this series of lessons for ages 8-10. Activities include designing a poster, debating the issues, and writing letters in support of children's rights.

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Highland Children’s Forum

The final report from a 3 year study with 270+ children and young people asking about their experience and views about the Scottish Well-being Indicators, that children should be 'Safe, Healthy, Achieving, Nurtured, Active, Respected & Responsible and Included'.

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Play Scotland

This publication provides an evidence base of the concerns and creative practice developed by the Play Sector to compensate for the inadequate support the child's right to play in Scotland.

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

As part of Who Cares? Scotland 30th anniversary activities on Celebrating Success and Challenging Stigma, the organisation consulted children and young people on what success means to them.

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

This is a report on the educational attainment of young people in care.

Date: 3rd December 2007
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

National strategy for kinship care, public fostering and private fostering.

Date: 5th November 2007
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

This booklet offers practical advice and guidance on dealing with cyberbullying and keeping children and young people safe online.

Date: 1st November 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Equal protection from violence, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

This research looks at trends in the children identified as persistent young offenders, specifically the gender, age and local authority areas and how long the children continued to meet the persistent young offender definition.

Date: 15th October 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: General Medical Council

The General Medical Council has published new guidance that sets out doctors' role and responsibilities towards children and young people.

Date: 1st October 2007
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: UNICEF

This illustrated colour leaflet summarises the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and is suitable for 11- 18 year olds.

Date: 3rd August 2007
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scottish Government

A periodic report which should enable the Committee on the Rights of the Child to make a comprehensive assessment of progress in that state relating to the implementation of the Convention. The Scottish Government produces a report that feeds into the overall UK Government report.

Date: 2nd July 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Barnardo's Scotland

Barnardo's Scotland has produced an Index of Well-being for Children in Scotland. The index ranks outcomes for children in Scotland on a range of measures and compares Scotland with other OECD countries.

Date: 2nd July 2007
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Save the Children

The Wales NGO alternative report highlights areas where UK Government policy is purposely working against the grain of the Convention, in particular, the physical punishment of children, the status of asylum seeking children and the juvenile justice system.

Date: 2nd April 2007
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: UNICEF

Thinking Rights is a school resource pack for ages 11-16 that builds on pupils' previous experience of working on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).