Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Mental health
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This course will enable you to understand the influences on mental health in young children from birth to age five.

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Access to appropriate information, Civil Rights and Freedoms
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These online safety toolkits contain short activities designed to be delivered by professionals across all education settings, covering themes such as: online friendships, sharing pictures and videos, live streaming and gaming.

Date: 12th February 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
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These resources from Carers Trust Scotland aim to help young carers and family members speak about unpaid caring roles within the family and to reach out for support when it is needed. 

Date: 5th February 2021
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On the Engender is Scotland's feminist policy podcast, featuring the voices of experts from across Scotland's women's sector.

Date: 5th February 2021
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Narrated by Edith Bowman and written by Glasgow-based meditation expert Dassini Cadwallender, Mind to Walk has been designed to be used on any walking route - whether it is around a housing estate or in a nearby woodland, listeners will finish feeling calmer and ready to enjoy their day.

Date: 5th February 2021
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This free play pack offers different ways in which organisations working with children and families, and parents themselves can stimulate children’s imagination, creativity and play time. Many ideas are low cost or free, can be carried out by children themselves, with very little adult support and are suitable for indoors or confined spaces.

Date: 5th February 2021
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This guide aims to support social workers to respond effectively to domestic abuse, focusing on situations where children are involved. 

Date: 5th February 2021
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Children in Scotland has produced a digital-only magazine edition which explores actions that must be taken to save our planet.

Date: 29th January 2021
Category: Incorporation
Author: Youthlink Scotland

YouthLink’s Kevin Kane explains why strengthening the statutory basis of youth work is critical to ensure effective implementation of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) (Bill), as youth work can help children and young people to understand, promote and defend their rights.

Date: 28th January 2021
Category: General measures of implementation
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Young Carer Action Day is taking place on 16th March 2021. This year’s theme is Protect Young Carers’ Futures and will highlight the incredible skills young carers have developed through being an unpaid carer – including resilience, time-management and empathy. A range of free resources are now available online to help people get involved.

Date: 28th January 2021
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms
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The Safe and Together Institute has put together domestic violence-informed practice observations and tips from the front line of the pandemic. The resource is aimed at practitioners offering support and guidance during the pandemic. 

Date: 28th January 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
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Connect has put together a variety of courses to support family engagement touching upon a range of topics such as: engagement in children’s learning, methods to influence family engagement, ways to work with parent councils and more!

Date: 28th January 2021
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Author: Child Rights International Network (CRIN)

The Rights Studio is a social enterprise, focusing exclusively on experimenting with creative ideas and communicating through art on human rights issues affecting children, young people and future generations.

Date: 15th January 2021
Category: Incorporation, Education, including vocational education
Author: University of Edinburgh

Infographics, blogposts and best practice examples have been created to develop an understanding of incorporating the UNCRC into Scots law.

Date: 15th January 2021
Category: COVID-19
Author: Scottish Government

Because of COVID-19, life can sometimes feel worrying, lonely and uncertain. Scottish Government has put together a website with tips to help you clear your head and connect with others.

Date: 15th January 2021
Category: Education, including vocational education
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Salvesen Mindroom Centre has developed a guide for children and young people with learning difficulties, parents and teachers on how to build “effective relationships that support learning and wellbeing”. The guide is based on results from a focus group. It provides practical advice on how to best communicate with each other.

Date: 15th January 2021
Category: COVID-19, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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Together with Media Education, a group of young carers have created an impactful film focusing on who young carers are, their experiences during lockdown and what support they need going forward.

Date: 15th January 2021
Category: Education, including vocational education, Additional support for learning
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This resource has been developed by My Rights, My Say in collaboration with children and young people.  It aims to help pupils learn about their rights – in particular the extension of children’s rights to those aged 12-15 with additional support needs.

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Author: Child Rights Connect

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a process where countries that are members of the UN Human Rights Council review each other’s human rights situation. The new guide aims to raise awareness and understanding of the UPR among children, empowering them to engage with the process.

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: LGBT Youth Scotland

LGBT+ History Month kicks off on 1st February 2020. This idea pack puts together creative ideas of how to develop online content and events to learn about and celebrate LGBT+ rights, and civil rights movements.