Post-16 Education Bill drives forward legislation on colleges and universities

Date: 28th November 2012
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

New legislation hopes to support better job chances for college leavers and ensure more students from poor backgrounds go to university.

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Unicef calls on government to enshrine children's rights in UK law

Date: 20th November 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

The UK must incorporate children's rights into domestic law or risk the development and wellbeing of young people

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Universal Children’s Day 2012: UN experts urged States to do more to protect children

Date: 20th November 2012
Category: UK 1st periodic review, Equal protection from violence

On Universal Children's Day, UN experts highlighted the urgency of achieving universal ratification and effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its three optional protocols.

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Am I getting it Right? Final Blether Reports released by SCCYP

Date: 20th November 2012
Category: Respect for the views of the child

On Friday 23 November the Commissioner welcomed children and young people to the Parliament to report on the work he has done on their behalf in 2011 and 2012. Final reports of a RIGHT blether and a RIGHT wee blether have also been published.

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Eurochild consultation on participatory methods with children and young people

Date: 19th November 2012
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Eurochild has recently set up a reference group on participatory methods for the inclusion of all children, and in particular those with particular vulnerabilities.

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Stafford Trust

Date: 19th November 2012
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A Scottish charitable trust which provides financial support to charities registered in the UK, with a preference towards charitable organisations in Scotland.

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Woodward Charitable Trust

Date: 18th November 2012
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The Woodward Charitable Trust is a grant-making trust and is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. The Trust primarily funds charitable organisations in the UK.

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New Legacy 2014 fund opens

Date: 17th November 2012
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The £10 million Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund is part of the Scottish Government's Legacy 2014 programme.

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Scotland’s first ever Play Strategy

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.

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Children’s Amendment passed in the Republic of Ireland

Date: 10th November 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

On 10 November the Republic of Ireland passed the Thirty First Amendment to the Constitution, which provides additional rights protections for children

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