Research summaries of GUS Birth Cohort 2 report available

Date: 18th February 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Growing Up in Scotland study

Research summaries are available for the ' Birth Cohort 2 - results from the first year ' report which was launched at the GUS annual conference in February 2013.

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Young Digital: using digital research with children and young people

Date: 12th February 2013
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Centre for Research on Families and Relationships

Young Digital, a website about using digital research with children and young people, has been creaetd by The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships and is now live.

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Briefing by CHILDREN 1st on cyber bullying

Date: 24th January 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: CHILDREN 1ST

CHILDREN 1st have released a briefing on cyber bullying prior to the Cross-Party Group conference which will focus on this issue tomorrow.

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Civil Society section updated on the OHCHR website

Date: 15th January 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The civil society section of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights website now has a civil society practical guide as well as their handbook.

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The European Alliance for Families publishes three new policy briefs

Date: 15th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: European Alliance for Families

The European Alliance for Families (EAF) has published three policy briefs on parenting support, supporting children with special educational needs and the demographic challenges to income inequality in Europe.

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4 Nations Play Policy Symposium report released

Date: 15th January 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Play Wales

On 28th November 2012 the 4 Nations Play Policy Symposium - 'Playing the Long Game' was held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Subsequently a symposium report was released.

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New resource pages on the GIRFEC website

Date: 4th January 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Government

The Getting it Right for Every Child web pages have been updated, to include a section with resources and case studies.

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New human rights guide for voluntary and community organisations

Date: 3rd January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: British Institute of Human Rights

After their 2012 Human Rights Tour, The British Institute for Human Rights have published a new human rights guide, titled 'Make Human Rights Happen.'

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National Framework for Child Protection Learning and Development

Date: 28th November 2012
Category:
Author: Scottish Government

A framework to set out a common set of skills and standards for workers to ensure the delivery of a consistently high standard of support to our most vulnerable children and young people across the country has been published.

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Launch of UNICEF report on embedding the UNCRC into law

Date: 20th November 2012
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: UNICEF

UNICEF UK marked Universal Children's Day on 20 November by launching its new research on how different countries implement children's rights.

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