Consultation on Giving Children and Young People a Sporting Chance

Date: 14th January 2014
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Scottish Government is seeking views on 'Giving Children and Young People a Sporting Chance - A Draft Strategy for Scotland'.

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Turkmenistan bans corporal punishment

Date: 13th January 2014
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Turkmenistan has become the latest country to ban corporal punishment of children in all settings, including the home.

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Scottish Government expansion of free school meals & childcare

Date: 7th January 2014
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Scottish Government will extend free school meals to all P1-3 pupils in Scotland and extend free childcare provision to every two-year-old from a workless household.

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Brighter futures secured for Scotland's care leavers in CYP Bill

Date: 6th January 2014
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Scottish Government announced that care leavers are to be given greater rights to continuing their care placement into early adulthood from next year.

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Gathered Together: promoting inclusion for ethnic minority parents and carers

Date: 6th January 2014
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Gathered Together is a unique partnership project between BEMIS and Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC), with the mission to promote inclusion and active citizenship for ethnic minority parents and carers, stimulating pro-active engagement in their children's education.

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Scotch Whisky Action Fund invites applications

Date: 1st January 2014
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Not-for-profit organisations across Scotland can apply for funding from the newly launched Scotch Whisky Action Fund for projects which tackle alcohol-related harms across the theme of young people, families and communities.

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Draft Youth Work Strategy published

Date: 20th December 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

A draft National Youth Work Strategy was published by Education Scotland on 12th December 2013, encouraging partners in the youth work and Community Learning and Development sectors to work together to maximise the life chances of Scotland's young people.

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Children’s rights under ASL legislation and repealing section 70 of Education (Scotland) Act 1980

Date: 20th December 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

A consultation paper seeking comments on proposals to extend the rights of children with capacity under the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 (as amended) and proposals to repeal section 70 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 was launched by the Scottish Government on 20th December 2013.

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Assessment of 3rd European Commission Report on the application of the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights

Date: 15th December 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Eurochild has published an assessment of the third annual European Commission report on the application of the EU Fundamental Rights Charter.

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Launch of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights

Date: 10th December 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP) sets out key commitments from government, civil society and the private sector, all aimed at improving human rights protection in Scotland.

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