Children’s views on AI – a new report from Children’s Parliament

Date: 19th June 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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Children’s Parliament , in partnership with The Alan Turing Institute and the Scottish AI Alliance, has been working with a group of children from across Scotland to find out how they interact with AI, what they think the possibilities and risks are for the use of AI for children in Scotland, and how they think children’s views and ideas should be included in AI development and policy making.

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New podcast: Let’s Talk About… babies’ rights in Scotland

Date: 19th June 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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Starcatchers ' CEO Rhona Matheson chats children's rights and the progress of babies’ rights in Scotland with former Children's Commissioner, Bruce Adamson.

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Research launch: Child Rights Budgeting in Scotland - Recommendations for Fulfilment of Legal Obligations

Date: 29th May 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: University of Edinburgh

Today, in partnership with the University of Edinburgh’s LLM in Human Rights Law, we are launching a timely report on Child Rights Budgeting (CRB), which will be an essential part of turning the aspirations of the UNCRC (Scotland) Bill into lived experience for children and young people across Scotland. In partnership with Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights), students from the LLM in Human Rights Law have undertaken a comprehensive study to explore how children's rights can be effectively integrated into budgetary processes, drawing on international and domestic examples to identify successful legislative and policy approaches. By examining existing literature and addressing CRB issues head-on, this report offers invaluable insights to help the Scottish Government fulfil its forthcoming obligations under the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.

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Counselling service for disabled children and young people

Date: 28th March 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Mental health, Children with disabilities
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TalkTime Scotland offers free professional counselling to anyone aged 12-25 who is physically disabled or has a long-term physical health condition. It offers weekly sessions of free professional counselling either face-to-face from its base in Leith, or via Skype for people who prefer not to travel.

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Webinar recording: Voluntary National Reviews

Date: 10th March 2022
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Civil Rights and Freedoms, COVID-19
Author: Child Rights Connect

On behalf of Child Rights Connect, we would like to thank you for joining the webinar “Sharing good practices on how to engage in Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs)”. If you missed the webinar, you can find the recording here and the summary notes here .

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Webinar recording: UNCRC – Supporting Families

Date: 10th March 2022
Category: Child poverty, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Right to life, survival and development, Best interests of the child
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On behalf of Parenting across Scotland, we would like to thank you for joining the second webinar about the UNCRC and families titled “UNCRC – Supporting Families”.

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Updated Childline posters for primary and secondary schools

Date: 22nd October 2021
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: NSPCC

NSPCC Learning has updated its series of Childline posters encouraging primary and secondary school children to contact Childline if they need to talk.

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Nine steps to reach families remotely

Date: 28th May 2021
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, COVID-19
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Many organisations are unable to rely on their normal means of reaching the communities they serve because of COVID-19 and digital exclusion adds additional barrier to finding a solution. The Reaching Families Remotely project has shared nine steps organisations can take to aid day-to-day delivery of services and to shape new service designs to ensure effective and meaningful engagement with families.

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Human rights and climate change fact sheet

Date: 26th March 2021
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
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This factsheet addresses the frequently asked questions on human rights and climate change with a section focusing on the impact of climate change on children and their rights.

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What the UNCRC means to children’s healthcare

Date: 10th December 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
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A new booklet has been developed for healthcare professionals to explore and learn about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the importance of these rights in healthcare settings. The resources were co-produced with children and young people.

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Childonomics: measuring the impacts of investing in children and families

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Funding
Author: Eurochild

In the past five years, Eurochild has been working on combining economic discipline with children’s rights. Its conceptual framework and methodology to ‘measure the long-term social and economic return on investing in children and families’, together with the findings of its case studies from Romania and Malta, are now available on its website.

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Free online course on childcare approaches for vulnerable children

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Child poverty, Basic Health and Welfare
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The course helps build an understanding of how to care for vulnerable children. It is suitable for anyone who may come into contact with them or has an interest in this area.

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Watch ‘Putting children at the heart of Europe’s recovery’

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: COVID-19, Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty
Author: Eurochild

Watch the highlights video of Eurochild’s webinar series focused on how to bring a children’s rights perspective to Europe’s recovery from COVID-19 and the economic crisis.

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Wellbeing toolkit 2020

Date: 4th September 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
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Within this toolkit are new ways for parents and carers to promote wellbeing, health, and respect in both themselves and their children. The toolkit is intended to help all parents and carers with children of all ages, cultures, backgrounds or beliefs.

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STEAM Charades: COVID-19 Edition

Date: 4th September 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
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This pack of 30 cards are designed for primary school teachers to facilitate a game of charades that can help children discuss, learn, and share experiences of the Coronavirus pandemic in a safe, fun and educational way.

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Virtual assistant launched to answer COVID-19 questions

Date: 4th September 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
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‘Hannah’ a new virtual assistance to answer questions about COVID-19 and child protection has been launched by The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.

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COVID-19: Scientists answer young people’s questions

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

Listen to a question and answer session between young people from all four nations’ commissioners’ offices and three scientists from the UK’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).

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COVID-19: Back to School resource for school staff

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Children's Parliament

Back to School is an online resource to support schools take a rights-based approach as COVID-19 restrictions relax and schools reopen. This resource is filled with practical activities to support conversations between children, children and adults in school, designed to help school staff to understand children’s experiences of lockdown and their wellbeing needs in the current context.

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Children in Scotland’s latest magazine issue: ‘The Road to Renewal’

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: Children in Scotland

In the August/September 2020 edition, Children in Scotland reflects on some of the lessons learned from the last few months and how these lessons can help shape society as Scotland recovers from COVID-19.

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Animation for combatting gender stereotyping in the early years

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Zero Tolerance

You Can Be is a campaign to give children best start in life without the limit of stereotypes. This animation discusses the dangers of gender stereotyping adding an additional resource to Zero Tolerance's already existing range of campaign materials.

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