Call for nominations to Together’s Board of Trustees 2023

Date: 18th August 2023
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Together is holding its next AGM on 20th September 2023 and are seeking to appoint three new Trustees to join the Board. We are particularly keen for applicants who meet with required competencies (see Trustee Role Description ) alongside knowledge of the law, or experience in communications and marketing on a strategic level.

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Skills and Knowledge Framework website launch

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: General measures of implementation

Together along with partners JRS Knowhow, Children’s Parliament, JustRight Scotland, and the Observatory on Human Rights of Children at Swansea University, have been working on a project funded by the Scottish Government, developing a Skills and Knowledge Framework and Training Plan for UNCRC Implementation in Scotland. This project aims to empower the public sector workforce to confidently use a child rights approach when upholding their statutory duties. They have just published the website where you can learn more about the project, the team and updates!

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Together’s Membership Spotlight: Children’s Health Scotland

Date: 11th August 2023
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Our Membership Spotlight highlights the work of our member organisations and outlines how other individuals and NGOs can support them. This week we shine the light on Children’s Health Scotland. In this blogpost they tell us about their mission and information about their free Self-Management Skills (SMS) programme which is for children and young people aged 9 – 18 across Scotland living with a health condition or concern.

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New research to inform decisions around the reform of children’s services in Scotland

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Scottish Government has commissioned the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection (CELCIS) to conduct independent research to gather evidence to inform decision making about how best to deliver children’s services in Scotland. Findings will be used to inform the National Care Service and the future of children’s services and are due to be released in October. Read on to find the most recent Interim Report.

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Sign up here! Newsletter launch

Date: 11th August 2023
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There is a new quarterly People Know How newsletter! Giving you an insight into their core services and the life-changing opportunities they provide to their service users.

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'Right to Rest' campaign

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Young carers

The ‘Right To Rest’ campaign is youth-led and aimed to support young carers to take a break when they need to.

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Young people make documentaries for their communities

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Children in armed forces families

Forces Children Scotland delivered a documentary making workshop for young people from armed forces families. Check out the one-to-one interviews the young people conducted about life in a forces family intended for their communities!

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New report: ‘the socio-economic duty in action’

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Policy and strategy

Check out the new joint report by JustFair and the Greater Manchester Poverty Action on the ‘socio-economic duty in action’ , to learn about different approaches taken by England and Wales to tackle socio-economic inequality.

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Global Launch of General Comment No.26

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: General Comments

The General Comment No.26 on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change is set to launch on 18 th September 2023. See how you can get involved in the global lunch of #GC26 and find out more about the making of the General Comment by reading on.

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University of Strathclyde announced as a member of the global Justice Action Coalition

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Child justice system, Special protection measures

The University of Strathclyde has been announced as a member of the United Nations Justice Action Coalition, a partnership national governments, UN agencies and international organisations. This global coalition was established to champion equal access to justice worldwide, and to meet the distinctive rights and needs of children.

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