Digital Wellbeing: Information Resource for Parents & Carers

Date: 7th November 2018
Category: Access to appropriate information, Education, including vocational education
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Childnet International has published guidance for parents and carers about looking after the digital wellbeing of children and young people.

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Starcatchers Annual Report 2017/2018

Date: 19th October 2018
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities
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Starcatchers have launched their annual report which gives an overview of their activities from the year 2017/18.

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Report – Not Included, Not Engaged, Not Involved

Date: 19th October 2018
Category: Education, including vocational education, Additional support for learning
Author: Children in Scotland

Children in Scotland, Scottish Autism and the National Autistic Society Scotland have launched a new report on autistic children’s experiences of missing school.

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Support the development of new national 3-18 Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) Resource

Date: 19th October 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, including vocational education
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A programme of work to develop a national and free-to-use 3-18 resource for relationships, sexual health and parenthood education is underway.

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Report - Early Learning and Childcare

Date: 9th October 2018
Category: Social security and childcare
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Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) has launched a new report which gives an overview of the current state of professional childminding services in Scotland to deliver Early Learning and Childcare (ELC).

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Resource - A guide to strategic litigation in equality and human rights for NGOs in Scotland

Date: 9th October 2018
Category: Policies & procedures, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: Human Rights Consortium Scotland

A new online guide for NGOs around strategic litigation has been launched by the Human Rights Consortium Scotland .

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Resource Pack – Tobacco-Free Schools

Date: 9th October 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: ASH Scotland

ASH Scotland has launched a new tobacco-free schools resource pack which aims to address a range of themes including e-cigarettes, finances, mental health, the benefits of being smoke-free, dealing with pressure, building confidence and resilience.

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Resource – Youth-Led Heritage Research Projects

Date: 9th October 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Youthlink Scotland

YouthLink Scotland has launched a new resource which has been designed to help individuals and organisations interested in running youth-led heritage research projects.

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Report –We See the Big Picture: Girls’ Attitudes Survey 2018

Date: 25th September 2018
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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Girlguiding UK has published its annual report on the attitudes of girls in 2018. Based on survey responses from 1,903 girls and young women aged 7-21-years-old from across the UK, the report highlights girls' views on a range of topics, including mental health; wellbeing and happiness; periods; education; relationships and socialising and safety.

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Report – National Review of Care Allowances: Scotland

Date: 25th September 2018
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Author: Scottish Government

Scottish Government has published findings from a national review of care allowances for children living in foster care, kinship care and adoption placements, as well as results from an online survey and focus groups with foster and kinship carers.

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