Date: 1st September 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Do you work with the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)? If you do, SCRA would like to get your views on how it engages with you and delivers its service. It is carrying out surveys of partner organisations and Children's Panel Members.

Date: 1st September 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation

Eurochild is amongst more than 37 international and national organisations and networks that have endorsed the joint statement calling for a focus on strengthening family care and providing appropriate alternative care for children, in the 2014 United Nations General Assembly resolution on the rights of the child.

Date: 24th July 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

European Network for Children of Imprisoned Parents (Eurochips) has announced the official launch of the COPING Research Final Report.

Date: 17th June 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

When the Scottish Government published its first National Parenting Strategy in October 2012, Ministers wanted it to make a real, practical difference to parents and carers. They also said that it was a 'work in progress'. So what's happening?

Date: 6th June 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Last week's 'learning session two' of the Early Years Collaborative was packed with activity - with speeches, a sing-along with fathers' group Dads Rock, and valuable inputs from local partners, sharing their stories.

Date: 3rd June 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Member States will need to step up their efforts to improve childcare provisions, if the EU is to reach its 75% employment rate target by 2020, said the European Commission in a report released on the 3rd June 2013.

Date: 20th May 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Children's Minister Aileen Campbell has written to all foster families in Scotland, recognising their energy and dedication in improving the lives of vulnerable children.

Date: 8th May 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

A survey investigating family-friendly working policies in companies in six European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden, UK) finds that employers take family-friendly working seriously and have put in place a range of policies to support this, especially in areas such as flexible working and parental support.

Date: 11th April 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The new SCRA report, 'How much is education included in the plans of children on supervision requirements?' reveals that in reviewing cases of 250 children, less than half of the plans had specific actions on education.

Date: 5th April 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

This new Eurofound report gives an up-to-date overview of the main elements of parenting support services and the structure of services across Europe, summarising common challenges and offering policy recommendations.

Date: 27th March 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Growing Confidence initiative aims to promote positive mental health and emotional wellbeing by training parents, carers and practitioners to run Raising Children With Confidence courses, and will now run Scotland-wide.

Date: 1st March 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Respect for the views of the child

The second reading of England's Children and Families Bill took place on 25th February 2013 in the House of Commons. UNICEF UK have released a briefing for the priorities of The Alliance for Reform of the Children's Commissioner.

Date: 19th February 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The first findings from 'Birth Cohort 2' of Growing Up in Scotland's longitudinal research study were published on 19th February 2013.

Date: 4th February 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The 2013 work plan of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions plans to conduct a study to assess childcare services in Europe.

Date: 15th December 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Population Europe, a network of Europe's leading demographic research centres has published an article entitled: Our children - who cares, who pays? Exploring the link between childcare needs, mothers' participation in the labour market and childcare policies.

Date: 4th December 2012
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The analysis of responses to the Children and Young People Bill consultation has now been published on the Scottish Government website.

Date: 28th November 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Sandra Paterson, former Head of Children's Services at North Ayrshire Council, is to head up a Scotland-wide review of Foster Care.

Date: 13th November 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Children's Minister Aileen Campbell blogged about Scotland's first-ever national play strategy, stating that a central part of getting it right in the early years is play.

Date: 22nd October 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

After a successful first round, Carers Trust are delighted to announce the launch of the second round of their small grants programme, Young Carers Can...

Date: 17th July 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care

UNICEF UK has launched a consultation on proposed updated standards for the Baby Friendly Initiative.