First phase of Starcatchers' Voice of the Child research project published

Date: 19th June 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Civil Rights and Freedoms
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Starcatchers has just published an executive summary of the findings of the first phase of its Voice of the Child research project, looking ahead to phase 2.

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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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New Report highlighting children and young people’s experiences of mental health

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: Mental health
Author: see me

This latest report examines children and young people’s experiences of mental health stigma and discrimination. It focuses on the interactions between young people and adults, particularly parents and carers, teachers and health care professionals.

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New research reveals the positive life-changing impacts of youth theatre participation

Date: 25th April 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Recreation, play and cultural activities
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Youth Theatre Arts Scotland (YTAS) and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) teamed up to carry out research into the long-term impacts of participation in youth theatre on participants’ professional and personal lives. The findings reveal the valuable impact of youth theatre experience on participant’s personal and professional lives and is a great resource for theatre organisations looking for proof of their impact.

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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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Working Together - equality and equity modules

Date: 28th March 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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It is essential that education professionals work effectively and meaningfully with parents to ensure that learning at school and home are connected. These modules have been co-developed with parents of children with a range of additional support needs to support education professionals to do this.

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Cost of the school day: ideas bank

Date: 13th February 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Child poverty
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Aimed at children’s practitioners and school communities, this new resource includes 40 case studies demonstrating tried and tested ways to reduce costs in schools to ensure all children can take part in the school day.

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Guidance and toolkit: How to Advance Children’s Rights using Recommendations from United Nations and Regional Human Rights Monitoring and Review Processes

Date: 13th February 2023
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

Recommendations and Concluding Observations are essential tools for civil society to use in their monitoring of countries’ implementation of human rights treaties. We must know how to use these effectively through follow up and tracking measures to ensure countries are making progress to fulfil their human rights obligations and to advance children’s rights. Save the Children has created this useful how to guide which includes follow up ideas and useful recommendation tracking templates.

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Submissions to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child’s examination of the UK

Date: 17th January 2023
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
Author: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

The UK’s children’s rights record will soon be reviewed by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s. Here you will find the Children’s Commissioner for England report and the Commissioners for the devolved nations report submitted to the UN Committee on their work to promote and protect children and young people within their jurisdictions as independent Children’s Rights Institutions.

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Children’s rights journey animation

Date: 17th January 2023
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Watch four young people on a ‘children’s rights journey’ through their community, interacting with representatives from various public authorities to learn about the practical ways that public authorities can respect children’s rights.

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