Engagement with children and young people

Date: 10th November 2010
Category: Respect for the views of the child

SCRA has launched a new framework which aims to give children and young people a greater say in the Hearings System and to help SCRA increase their engagement and improve their communication with children and young people. Part of this work is now well underway and SCRA is about to launch a series of new measures.

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Included, Engaged and Involved Part 2: a positive approach to managing school exclusions

Date: 10th November 2010
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The purpose of the guidance is to develop and clarify national policy on exclusion from schools in the context of national and local government responsibilities and aims for children and young people.

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Inspiring Scotland 14:19 Fund

Date: 10th November 2010
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

This new fund aims to significantly reduce the number of young people aged 14-19 who have been unable to make a successful transition between school and education, training or work.

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The Hilden Charitable Fund

Date: 10th November 2010
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The Hilden Charitable Fund awards grants to projects both in the UK and in developing countries. The aim of the fund is to address disadvantages, notably by supporting causes which are less likely to raise funds from public subscriptions.

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The Lowdown – your guide to teenage health

Date: 8th November 2010
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This website is for young people looking for confidential advice and information about health related issues and the challenges they might encounter during their teenage years.

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Teaching children about rights has a profound effect on schools

Date: 5th November 2010
Category: General measures of implementation, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Teaching children about their rights can reduce exclusions and bullying, improve behaviour and teacher-pupil relationships, raise attainment and make for more mature, responsible students according to new research published by UNICEF UK.

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The City Charitable Trust

Date: 1st November 2010
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The City Charitable Trust supports charitable activities that focus on cultural, educational, religious or welfare / relief of poverty issues.

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The Sigrid Rausing Trust

Date: 1st November 2010
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The Sigrid Rausing Trust promotes international human rights. The themes for grant funding are: Civil and Political Rights; Women's Rights; Minority Rights; Social Justice and Miscellaneous Fund.

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Play Scotland welcomes Common Sense Approach to Health and Safety

Date: 1st November 2010
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Lord Young, the Prime Minister's adviser on health and safety law and practice, has published his report Common Sense, Common Safety which puts forward a series of policies for improving the perception of health and safety.

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Future of the European ‘Youth in Action’ Programme

Date: 29th October 2010
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children, Respect for the views of the child, Non-discrimination, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Disabled children, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The current European Commission youth programme - "Youth in Action" - will run until the end of 2013. An online public consultation has just been launched to collect views on how to best develop a future programme so as to ensure an adequate response to youth needs, challenges and expectations.

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