Autumn 2020 edition of Link Magazine: Resilient, Resourceful, Reimagined

Date: 19th November 2020
Category: COVID-19, Mental health, Education, including vocational education
Author: Youthlink Scotland

This latest edition explores youth work's response to COVID-19, spanning from the rush to implement digital youth work practice to efforts across the sector to provide online mental health and wellbeing support.

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Dyslexia and inclusive practice

Date: 19th November 2020
Category: Additional support for learning, Education, including vocational education
Author:

Three free online learning modules provide information for teachers, schools and local authorities on inclusive practice, literacy difficulties and dyslexia. It guides learners through a child-centred, collaborative process of identification, assessment, support and monitoring.

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#whatmadeitbetter anti-bullying campaign

Date: 19th November 2020
Category: Bullying
Author: Respectme

The #whatmadeitbetter campaign aims to provide a platform for children, young people and adults to share what helped and did not help them when they experienced bullying behaviour. The resources are designed to support adults to have meaningful discussions with children and young people about how bullying incidents are managed, and the ways in which adults can best support young people in the future.

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Launch of children and COVID-19 research library

Date: 19th November 2020
Category: COVID-19, Mental health, Child poverty, Social security and childcare, Health and health services, Education, including vocational education
Author: UNICEF

The library contains global scientific research and evidence on children and the coronavirus pandemic, building upon UNCEF Innocenti’s existing COVID-19 rapid research response microsite.

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Panel discussion on children and the environment

Date: 12th November 2020
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities
Author: British Academy

As part of its Childhood Policy Programme, the British Academy has recently hosted a panel discussion on children’s engagement with the environments around them, now available on YouTube.

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Podcast series created by care experienced young people

Date: 28th October 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

The podcast started as a way of reflecting on experiences of Covid-19 and later developed into deep discussions about what it means to be care experienced. There are four episodes in our first season so far.

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New website for children on advocacy for children’s hearings

Date: 27th October 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

The website aims to help children find and access both support and representation from a children’s advocacy worker for children’s hearings.

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Advice for professionals supporting children and young people with additional support need

Date: 27th October 2020
Category: Additional support for learning
Author: Enquire

Enquire has put together information and resources on practical ways to support pupils with additional support needs and tips for working with parents, carers and young people.

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A guide to youth justice: policy, practice and legislation

Date: 12th October 2020
Category: Children in conflict with the law
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

The guide covers a wide variety of themes, including children’s rights, early and effective intervention, risk management, diversity, restorative justice, adversity and justice, mental health, and speech and language communication needs.

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Activate your rights

Date: 12th October 2020
Category: Awareness-raising
Author: Children in Scotland

‘Activate your rights’ is a resource pack that aims to raise children and young people’s awareness of their rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Its launch comes as Scotland moves to incorporate the UNCRC into Scots law.

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