SPICe research briefing on ‘Closing The Attainment Gap: What Can Schools Do?’

Date: 23rd August 2016
Category:

This briefing by SPICe (the Scottish Parliament Information Centre) highlights five guiding principles and six key strategies, gathered from evidence-based educational research, that have been proved effective in closing the attainment gap both nationally and internationally.

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Scotland’s minority groups and children face inequalities in housing, health and employment

Date: 23rd August 2016
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

According to a new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), people from ethnic minorities in Scotland are four times more likely than the general population to live in overcrowded accommodation, and twice as likely to be poor and out of work.

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Raising age of criminal responsibility in Scotland gains widespread support

Date: 23rd August 2016
Category: Age of criminal responsibility

Several organisations have supported the call to raise Scotland's age of criminal responsibility from eight in order to meet UN-backed minimum human rights standards.

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Rise in ‘sexting’ leads to increased calls to Childline

Date: 23rd August 2016
Category: Protection of privacy

Childline has reported that it receives at least four calls a day from children worried about sexting - a 15% increase on last year.

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Scotland's young carers hide their responsibilities

Date: 10th August 2016
Category: Young carers

According to new research by the Carers Trust Scotland, young carers in Scotland are hiding their responsibilities from their friends due to bullying and a lack of understanding.

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FOI requests find thousands of racist incidents reported in Scottish schools

Date: 10th August 2016
Category: Non-discrimination

Freedom of information requests to councils found almost 2,000 incidents of racism in primary schools and 1,000 more in secondary schools since 2011.

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Prominent gay Scottish politicians back LGBTi teaching in the classroom

Date: 10th August 2016
Category: Non-discrimination

The Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) Campaign for LGBTI education to be taught as part of the curriculum in Scottish schools has been supported by several prominent gay Scottish politicians including Mhairi Black, Kezia Dugdale, Tory MSP Annie Wells, and Patrick Harvie.

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SCRA’s Official Statistics 2015/16 published

Date: 10th August 2016
Category: Social security

The statistics show that in 2015/16, 15,329 children and young people in Scotland were referred to the Children's Reporter. Provided are online statistics, a statistical analysis and online statistics by Local Authority.

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Children and Families Survey results

Date: 10th August 2016
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

SCRA has published its fourth national survey of children, young people, parents and carers coming to Children's Hearings.

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Sexual abuse of children online in Scotland

Date: 10th August 2016
Category: Children in situations of exploitation

Police Scotland have arrested and charged 77 people for their involvement in online sexual abuse of children, involving an estimated 520 victims.

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