Watch ‘Putting children at the heart of Europe’s recovery’

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: COVID-19, Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty
Author: Eurochild

Watch the highlights video of Eurochild’s webinar series focused on how to bring a children’s rights perspective to Europe’s recovery from COVID-19 and the economic crisis.

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Play outdoors activity cards

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities
Author:

These activity cards equip the whole family with ideas of how to keep active regardless of the weather.

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Read, Write, Count campaign

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education, Additional support for learning
Author:

The campaign aims to encourage parents and carers to get involved in their children’s learning when they are in Primary 1, 2 and 3. Activity bags have been developed which include books and games to help children learn and have fun.

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Free online course on unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children

Date: 19th November 2020
Category: Refugee and asylum seeking children
Author:

The course focuses on how to care for and protect unaccompanied and separated refugee and migrant children who are moving across and between countries. It was developed by the University of Strathclyde and CELCIS, and it is available through FutureLearn .

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List on child rights and wellbeing impact assessments

Date: 19th November 2020
Category: Child rights impact assessments
Author: Scottish Government

Scottish Government has recently published a list of all child rights and wellbeing impact assessments (CRWIAs) which have been published since December 2015.

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YouthLink Scotland launches new Learning for Sustainability hub

Date: 19th November 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education
Author: Youthlink Scotland

YouthLink Scotland’s Learning for Sustainability Hub is now live! In it, you can find all of the organisation’s resources on outdoor learning, global citizenship, sustainable development, youth social action, political literacy and climate change under one roof.

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Autumn 2020 edition of Link Magazine: Resilient, Resourceful, Reimagined

Date: 19th November 2020
Category: COVID-19, Mental health, Education, including vocational education
Author: Youthlink Scotland

This latest edition explores youth work's response to COVID-19, spanning from the rush to implement digital youth work practice to efforts across the sector to provide online mental health and wellbeing support.

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Dyslexia and inclusive practice

Date: 19th November 2020
Category: Additional support for learning, Education, including vocational education
Author:

Three free online learning modules provide information for teachers, schools and local authorities on inclusive practice, literacy difficulties and dyslexia. It guides learners through a child-centred, collaborative process of identification, assessment, support and monitoring.

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#whatmadeitbetter anti-bullying campaign

Date: 19th November 2020
Category: Bullying
Author: Respectme

The #whatmadeitbetter campaign aims to provide a platform for children, young people and adults to share what helped and did not help them when they experienced bullying behaviour. The resources are designed to support adults to have meaningful discussions with children and young people about how bullying incidents are managed, and the ways in which adults can best support young people in the future.

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Launch of children and COVID-19 research library

Date: 19th November 2020
Category: COVID-19, Mental health, Child poverty, Social security and childcare, Health and health services, Education, including vocational education
Author: UNICEF

The library contains global scientific research and evidence on children and the coronavirus pandemic, building upon UNCEF Innocenti’s existing COVID-19 rapid research response microsite.

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