UNICEF mapping of SDGs and UNCRC

Date: 4th October 2016
Category: Child rights indicators
Author: UNICEF

UNICEF has produced an interactive mapping of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) which highlights the connections and synergies between the two frameworks.

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“From rhetoric to reality: improving outcomes for care leavers” - blog

Date: 4th October 2016
Category: Social security and childcare
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

It has been almost a year since the Scottish Care Leavers Covenant was published. In this blog, Debbie Nolan considers how we can make the promises made in the Covenant a reality, and improve outcomes for Scotland's care leavers.

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One year on - 2015 report on helping young people move on successfully

Date: 20th September 2016
Category: Social security and childcare
Author: the Self-Directed Support (SDS) Consortium

This report sets out the findings from a knowledge exchange project which focused on young people's transition from school to adult life against the backdrop of the Social Care (Self-Directed Support) (Scotland) Act (2013).

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New ‘7 Golden Rules for Participation’ resources available

Date: 20th September 2016
Category: Awareness-raising
Author: CYPCS

The Golden Rules Symbols packs produced by the Office of the Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland are now back in stock, and the office have also created a 7 Golden Rules Planning and Reflection tool.

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Findings and recommendations for the participation of young people with learning disabilities

Date: 20th September 2016
Category: Children with disabilities
Author: Centre for Excellence for Looked after Children

Read about a new model to support practice aimed at improving disabled children's participation. in decision making.

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‘Childhood Obesity Strategy – Fundamentally Lacking in Strategy’

Date: 7th September 2016
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Nourish Scotland

The UK's Childhood Obesity Strategy was launched last week - in response, Nourish Scotland's Advocacy Manager Elli Kontorravdis has written a new blog article outlining where and why the strategy has fallen short of expectation for children in Scotland and the UK.

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Volunteering experiences for young people

Date: 7th September 2016
Category: Education, including vocational education
Author: BEMIS

BEMIS, in collaboration with a number of European partners has become part of the Validation System in Lifelong Learning Experiences of Youth Volunteering (VALLEY) project. The project aims to provide a new approach to promoting volunteering among young people.

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Communicating with young people with learning disabilities

Date: 6th September 2016
Category: Children with disabilities
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

Young people with learning disabilities are at risk of being disadvantaged in the youth justice and criminal justice systems if they do not have the right support. The CYCJ have provided an information sheet giving useful techniques for communication.

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Support for Families of People Convicted of a Sexual Offence

Date: 24th August 2016
Category: Children of prisoners
Author: Families Outside

'Picking up the pieces' is a new resource written specifically for families based on input from those who have lived through family members convicted of sexual offence - this resource is designed to help people cope with this experience.

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Bullying – a new guide for parents and carers

Date: 24th August 2016
Category: Bullying
Author:

This publication by respectme (Scotland's anti-bullying service) will look at bullying behaviour, both face to face and online. It aims to build practical skills to support children to deal with bullying behaviour.

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