Date: 25th June 2025
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What role do hobbies play in the lives of children and young people in Scotland? In Finland and Iceland, national policy supports children and young people to access free hobbies.

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms
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Children’s Parliament, the Scottish AI Alliance and The Alan Turing Institute have launched a new teaching resource to help children in P5–P7 learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI) through a children’s rights-based approach.

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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A new online resource from the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) is now available to help teachers and educators in Scotland promote anti-racism in schools using a human rights-based approach.

Date: 25th June 2025
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This short anonymous survey is a chance for young people to share their views, experiences, and opinions on nicotine products – including vaping, smoking, and newer products. The survey is open to anyone below the age of 24 years.

Date: 25th June 2025
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Children and young people from Raigmore Primary School have helped create an impressive new online book and poster to explain the Armed Forces Covenant Education. Designed to be easy to understand, the resource uses clear language and a child-friendly format so it’s accessible to everyone.

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Save the Children

The How to Child Rights (HTCR) platform is supporting civil society organisations with practical tools and guidance to strengthen work on children’s rights. Created by and for civil society, the platform promotes peer learning and co-creation, offering real-life case studies, step-by-step programming advice, and advocacy support.

Date: 27th May 2025
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) has launched ‘Mind the Kids’, a new podcast series featuring accessible expert discussions on a range of vital topics for those working with children and young people.

Date: 27th May 2025
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
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A newly updated leaflet is now available to help parents and carers understand what happens at Children’s Hearings. It explains important topics such as what it means to be a Relevant Person, what to expect during a Hearing, and what decisions might be made.

Date: 27th May 2025
Category: General measures of implementation
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The Children’s Society has launched a new survey to gather insights from professionals working with children and young people, as part of its upcoming Good Childhood Report 2025. The annual report examines the wellbeing of children across the UK, using the latest data and first-hand accounts from children and young people.

Date: 19th March 2025
Category: Protection from abuse or neglect
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This is online resource provides guides for children, young people and families who may become involved in child protection process either directly as a child or parent/carer or as a member of the wider family, and for those who may be supporting a child.

Date: 19th March 2025
Category: Looked after children, Respect for the views of the child, Access to appropriate information
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

Too many Care Experienced people cannot access independent advocacy when they need it. Who Cares? Scotland launched the lifelong campaign two years ago to push for a legal right to advocacy support and secure lifelong rights for Care Experienced people in Scotland.

Date: 19th March 2025
Category: Education, including vocational education, Children in armed forces families
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Children and young people in the Highlands have created new resources to help children and families from military backgrounds to navigate their experiences at school.

Date: 11th February 2025
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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This year marks two decades since Scotland began its journey to understand Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their impact on young lives.

Date: 11th February 2025
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
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Clan Childlaw, in partnership with the Law Society of Scotland, has announced new dates for its Lawyers for Children certification course, with the first in-person session at Brodies LLP in Edinburgh on 13 March 2025.

Date: 23rd January 2025
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) has published its third annual Children, Violence and Vulnerability report, shedding light on the challenges faced by teenagers aged 13-17 in England and Wales.  

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
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This report examines concerns by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman on the impact of the Scottish Welfare fund (SWF) and it’s use of the High Most Compelling (HMC) priority rating, revealing concerns about fairness and consistency in how support is distributed.

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles, General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Human Rights Commission

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has published a report assessing the state of economic, social, and cultural rights in the Highlands and Islands. The report draws on testimonies from locals and evaluates rights related to work, housing, health, social security, food, education, and culture.

Date: 19th November 2024
Category: Special Protection Measures
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The 2024 16 Days of Activism Toolkit, developed by the National Violence Against Women Network, is now available for free download on the Improvement Service website.

Date: 19th November 2024
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Special Protection Measures
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Young people at LGBT Youth Scotland feel strongly about their right to live freely and authentically despite the increasingly hostile public discourse. A group of passionate young activists came together to create a series of posters to promote the UNCRC rights that are most important to them as LGBTQ+ young people.

Date: 8th October 2024
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation
Author: Care Inspecorate

The Care Inspectorate has published a thematic review to understand the pressing need for improved support for disabled children and young people across Scotland. The report aimed to learn and understand more about disabled children and young people’s views and experiences of the support they receive from social work services with the main focus on social work’s contribution to getting it right for every disabled child and consider how well disabled children’s rights were being respected and upheld. The most significant barriers found were high demand for services and pressure on resources.