Date: 7th March 2017
Category: Looked after children
Author: Aberdeenshire Council YPOC Group

The Young People's Organising and Campaigning (YPOC) Group have created and launched an excellent new DVD based on their experiences of care and school bullying.

Date: 7th March 2017
Category: General principles
Author:

Under the Same Sky is an international constellation of projects exploring children's rights and the environment. The project has developed its own toolkit containing creative activities for children to explore their everyday environments.

Date: 7th March 2017
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: ASH Scotland

Today is No Smoking Day, and ASH Scotland has been working with the NHS and SportScotland to produce a set of resources and information sessions.

Date: 21st February 2017
Category: Education, including vocational education
Author: Scottish Government

The 'Future Me' campaign is part of Read, Write, Count and encourages families across Scotland to share their children's dreams for the future.

Date: 21st February 2017
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Action for Sick Children Scotland

This toolkit is aimed at a range of professionals who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in this area and in particular gain practical ideas of how to gather their stakeholders' views as part of their every-day practice.

Date: 21st February 2017
Category: Education, including vocational education, Health and health services
Author: Scottish Government

This guidance has been developed in partnership with a range of key stakeholders to guide those working in and with NHS boards, education authorities and schools to support children and young people affected by health issues which require healthcare support.

Date: 21st February 2017
Category: Looked after children
Author: The REES Centre

Topics covered include the start of the placement, adolescent development, attachment, boundaries, risk taking and aspirations. Each chapter has top tips and discussion points to help foster carers support the young people in their care.

Date: 13th February 2017
Category: Awareness-raising, General measures of implementation, General principles, Incorporation
Author: Together

Please note that this resource has been moved to its own page on the Together site, accessible here.

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Awareness-raising
Author: Scottish Government

The UNCRC booklet is aimed at children and young people under the age of eighteen and provides details of the rights they are entitled to under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Non-discrimination
Author: LGBT Youth Scotland

This month is an opportunity to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex lives and culture by recognising the significant contribution LGBTI people have made to Scotland and the world at large.

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Social security and childcare
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

CPAG have produced factsheets on a wide range of topics, concentrating particularly on problem areas. All factsheets are available to view and print.

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: General principles
Author: Centre for Children’s Rights Studies

The massive open online course (MOOC) in an introduction to children's human rights is now available on Coursera.

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Alcohol Focus Scotland

Alcohol is something that is part of most people's lives in Scotland, but have you ever considered the effect that alcohol can have on other people's lives?

Date: 10th January 2017
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

The guidance on Children's Rights (Part 1, section 2) and statutory guidance on Children's Services Planning (Part 3) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 has now been published.

Date: 10th January 2017
Category: Children in situations of exploitation
Author: Scottish Government

Scottish Government have published online the revised definition of child sexual exploitation for Scotland.

Date: 13th December 2016
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities
Author: International Play Association (Scotland)

Date: 13th December 2016
Category: Social security and childcare
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

The Children's Handbook Scotland is a comprehensive guide to benefits and tax credits where children are living away from their parents, including children in kinship or foster care, children looked after by the local authority, and children at residential school, in residential care or in hospital.

Date: 13th December 2016
Category: Children in conflict with the law
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

This briefing paper summarises key findings and messages from CYCJ's work over the past three years. It draws on research; feedback from practice and policy; and reflections about how to better support children and young people involved in, or on the edges of, offending to flourish.

Date: 29th November 2016
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Centre for Research on Families and Relationships

A new film has been launched by a team of young researchers exploring topics of interest to them and engaging with decision-makers to identify potentials for change.

Date: 29th November 2016
Category: Awareness-raising
Author: Scottish Government

The Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland's office has several free copies of a booklet explaining the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to children and young people.