Date: 15th January 2021
Category: Education, including vocational education, Additional support for learning
Author:

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. 

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: Children with disabilities
Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

This resource pack aims to ensure all actions for the sustainable development goals are inclusive of disabled people.

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: Education, including vocational education
Author: UK Safer Internet Centre

Safer Internet Day 2021 falls on 9th February. Free resources including films, lesson plans, assemblies, quick activities and more have now been released which are suitable for schools, charities, youth groups, police services, libraries and beyond.

Date: 10th December 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

A new booklet has been developed for healthcare professionals to explore and learn about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the importance of these rights in healthcare settings. The resources were co-produced with children and young people.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Funding
Author: Eurochild

In the past five years, Eurochild has been working on combining economic discipline with children’s rights. Its conceptual framework and methodology to ‘measure the long-term social and economic return on investing in children and families’, together with the findings of its case studies from Romania and Malta, are now available on its website.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Training, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Child Rights Connect

This guide aims to help child human rights defenders undertake activities to defend human rights in conditions where they feel respected and empowered.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Incorporation
Author: Human Rights Consortium Scotland

Discover academic papers, briefings, podcasts on videos to explore why incorporating international human rights into domestic law can protect everyone’s human rights.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education
Author: Youthlink Scotland

This is a comprehensive online resource to map and track the key skills that young people can develop through participation in youth work in Scotland.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: COVID-19
Author:

The COVID 4P Log is a free app developed to track the impact of the pandemic on children by gathering practitioners’ views and experiences.   

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Refugee and asylum seeking children
Author: Council of Europe

This animated video aims to inform children’s understanding of age assessment procedures and how age assessments should be conducted to respect children’s human rights.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities, Education, including vocational education
Author:

Creative Skills Manager, Heather Armstrong spoke with Amy Hall-Gibson, drama artist and storyteller. They discuss how to bring stories alive, creative ideas for Christmas 2020 and modelling open-mindedness to early years children.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education
Author:

This long-form documentary focuses exclusively on young people’s perspectives on the complex issue of school exclusions.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Social security and childcare, Equal protection from violence, Protection of privacy, Education, including vocational education
Author: Council of Europe

Kiko, the character within the storybook and video, discovers screens and the misuse of pictures online. The video and storybook aim to help parents and carers to protect children aged four to seven and to avoid their exposure to phones with video, photo cameras or webcams.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Children with disabilities, Health and health services, COVID-19
Author:

The booklets aim to provide people with mild to moderate learning/intellectual disabilities with an opportunity to talk about their feelings with their support network.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Child poverty, Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

The course helps build an understanding of how to care for vulnerable children. It is suitable for anyone who may come into contact with them or has an interest in this area.

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. 

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.

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.