Families face endless poverty as cost of living outstrips earnings

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: Child poverty

Rises in the cost of living will outstrip meagre increases in child benefit by 17 times by 2020, a new report by the End Child Poverty coalition has warned.

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UK Government blocks Labour bid to make sex education compulsory

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Conservative MPs have blocked an attempt by the Labour Party to introduce compulsory sex and relationships education (SRE) in schools. Compulsory and quality SRE is one of the recommendations made by Together in the Scottish context in its 2016 State of Children's Rights report.

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Towards the Right Care for Children – an international study

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: Care Experienced children

Towards the Right Care for Children, the first study of its kind, stems from a European Commission project in partnership with the SOS Children's Villages International and was co-authored by CELCIS International Lead Chrissie Gale.

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Views on Internet Safety

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: Respect for the views of the child

The Scottish Government would like to hear the views of young people with something to say about the internet in working to create an internet safety action plan for children and young people in Scotland.

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Consultation on Guidance on Healthcare Needs in Schools

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: Health and health services

This consultation seeks views on the draft guidance on Healthcare in Schools in Scotland. The guidance will support health boards and schools in the delivery of healthcare support to pupils who need support as a result of a healthcare need.

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LGBT Youth Scotland Launches Life in Scotland 2017 Survey

Date: 24th January 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

LGBT Youth Scotland is currently carrying out their Life in Scotland 2017 survey with young people, aged 13-25 who identify as LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) and live in Scotland.

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Action on child poverty - annual report and consultation responses published

Date: 10th January 2017
Category: Child poverty

There is overwhelming support for the government's ambition to tackle the deep-rooted causes of child poverty says Equalities Secretary Angela Constance, but the Scottish Greens argue that the latest government report shows the need for a budget to tackle the 'scandal' of child poverty.

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Baseline report for the CYPFEIF & ALEC Fund

Date: 10th January 2017
Category: Funding

Funded organisations recently completed a self-evaluation survey as part of the Scottish Government's evaluation of the Fund to assess whether the overall vision for the Fund is achieved and to help inform future decisions around this area of funding. The initial finds from this work have now been published.

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SNP urged to make sex education compulsory

Date: 10th January 2017
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The government is under growing pressure to make sex education compulsory in Catholic schools amid growing alarm about the impact that online pornography and "sexting" is having on children in Scotland.

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'State of Children’s Rights in England 2016' Report published

Date: 10th January 2017
Category: England-specific monitoring and reporting

A new report by the Children's Rights for Alliance for England (CRAE) concludes that increasing numbers of children have been let down in 2016 and denied the basic needs to develop and thrive.

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