Growing Up in Scotland: Life at Age 12

Date: 14th August 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Government

Scottish Government’s report presents initial findings about the lives of 12-year-old children living in Scotland.

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Video: 1000 life changing days

Date: 30th July 2019
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Best interests of the child, Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

The video explores the first three years of a child’s life, focusing on the effects of social, emotional, and physical environments on long-term health and wellbeing.

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Fundamental Rights Report 2019

Date: 14th June 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has released this report covering child rights, migration, data protection and much more.

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Video: Rights of Children with Additional Support Needs

Date: 14th June 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Health and health services, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Additional support for learning, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Parental guidance
Author:

This film was developed to increase knowledge and awareness among parents and practitioners of new children’s rights legislation.

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Publication: Media regulatory authorities and protection of minors

Date: 2nd May 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Eurochild

Extensive research on media and children show that the media can have both a positive and negative impact on their development. The term "protection of minors" in the context of media is concerned precisely with ensuring that harmful content in the media does not damage the physical and psychological development of children and minors. The aim of this publication is to contribute to a wider understanding of the concept of protection of minors from harmful content in audiovisual media services.

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CRC30 Guidance booklet from UNICEF

Date: 30th April 2019
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: UNICEF

In honour of the 30 th anniversary of the UNCRC, UNICEF has distributed a resource guide to support UNICEF offices to plan, prepare and launch a national CRC30 strategies including national advocacy and summits for children and public engagement. The guidance also helps support anniversary activities by adopting the UNCRC message to a local context.

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Children’s Handbook Scotland 2018/2019

Date: 20th March 2019
Category: Child poverty, Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

The Children’s Handbook Scotland provides a complete guide to benefits and tax credits where children are living away from their parents, including children in kinship or foster care, children looked after by the local authority, and children at residential school, in residential care or in hospital.

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Webinar: Early Childhood Education

Date: 12th February 2019
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Basic Health and Welfare
Author: School Education Gateway

School Education Gateway’s latest webinar on inclusive practice in early childhood education and care is now available to view online.

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Rights, respect and recovery: Scotland's strategy to improve health by preventing and reducing alcohol and drug use

Date: 18th December 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has published its strategy to improve health by reducing alcohol and drug use in order to prevent harm and related deaths.

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Action Plan – Ending Homelessness in Scotland

Date: 18th December 2018
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has published an action plan proposing the steps it will take to end homelessness and rough sleeping in Scotland.

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