New resources on sustainable development goals and disability

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: Children with disabilities
Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

This resource pack aims to ensure all actions for the sustainable development goals are inclusive of disabled people.

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Safer Internet Day education packs and films

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: Education, including vocational education
Author: UK Safer Internet Centre

Safer Internet Day 2021 falls on 9 th February. Free resources including films, lesson plans, assemblies, quick activities and more have now been released which are suitable for schools, charities, youth groups, police services, libraries and beyond.

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What the UNCRC means to children’s healthcare

Date: 10th December 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

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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The rights of child human rights defenders: implementation guide

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Training, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Child Rights Connect

This guide aims to help child human rights defenders undertake activities to defend human rights in conditions where they feel respected and empowered.

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Resources on incorporating international human rights

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Incorporation
Author: Human Rights Consortium Scotland

Discover academic papers, briefings, podcasts on videos to explore why incorporating international human rights into domestic law can protect everyone’s human rights.

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Youth work skills framework

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education
Author: Youthlink Scotland

This is a comprehensive online resource to map and track the key skills that young people can develop through participation in youth work in Scotland.

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COVID 4P Log

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: COVID-19
Author:

The COVID 4P Log is a free app developed to track the impact of the pandemic on children by gathering practitioners’ views and experiences.

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Video for asylum-seeking children explaining their rights in age assessment procedures

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Refugee and asylum seeking children
Author: Council of Europe

This animated video aims to inform children’s understanding of age assessment procedures and how age assessments should be conducted to respect children’s human rights.

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Starcatchers podcast: Collaborative Storytelling, Comfort Zones and Voice with Amy Hall-Gibson

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities, Education, including vocational education
Author:

Creative Skills Manager, Heather Armstrong spoke with Amy Hall-Gibson, drama artist and storyteller. They discuss how to bring stories alive, creative ideas for Christmas 2020 and modelling open-mindedness to early years children.

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