PINS website re-launched

Date: 31st August 2011
Category: General measures of implementation, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Pupil Inclusion Network is a Scottish Government funded grouping of agencies working in the voluntary and statutory sectors, all supporting learning for vulnerable and excluded children and young people.

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Monitoring and evaluating children's participation

Date: 31st August 2011
Category: General measures of implementation, Respect for the views of the child

As a response to the need to develop better approaches to monitoring and evaluating children's participation, here's a chance to take part in a pilot study to test out new materials, supported by a toolkit, for measuring children's participation.

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Survey reveals what young people think about the riots

Date: 29th August 2011
Category: Equal protection from violence

Over 500 young people have taken part in a survey conducted by the Jack Petchey Foundation to find out what they think about the riots that affected cities across the UK three weeks ago.

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Oh Dolly! 40,000 free children's books

Date: 26th August 2011
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Scottish children have benefited from 40,092 books from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, with even more set to follow.

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The Drapers Fund

Date: 8th August 2011
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The Fund can offer direct and essential help to families of children up to 17 years which find themselves in financial hardship and difficulty. Individuals and organisations supporting young people in Glasgow can apply.

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Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust

Date: 8th August 2011
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Charities working in medical research, with children and the elderly, and those involved with the physically and/or mentally disabled are able to apply for funding to the Sir Cliff Richard Charitable Trust.

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Promoting the Integration of Roma in and through Education

Date: 18th July 2011
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The European Commission has announced a new call for proposals to promote the integration of Roma people in and through education.

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The True Colours Trust's Small Grants Programme

Date: 18th July 2011
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The True Colours Trust through their small grants programme, inviting applications for grants of up to £10,000 from small organisations in the UK, to help them develop and deliver programmes for disabled children, their sibling and families.

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Proposed new early years and early intervention legislation

Date: 18th July 2011
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Scottish Government is committed to introducing legislation early on in this Parliamentary term to ensure investment in early years is not an optional extra. It would also explore legislative options to ensure Getting it right for every child is firmly embedded in the whole of the public sector.

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New Getting it right web pages launched

Date: 18th July 2011
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Scottish Government's new Getting it right web pages have now been launched featuring a new home page and a more structured publications page.

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