Relative Value

Date: 13th October 2010
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Citizens Advice Scotland

Citizens Advice Scotland have published a report highlighting the problems that face people who care for children who are part of their extended family.

Read more

Valuing Children's Potential - How children's participation contributes to fighting poverty and social exclusion

Date: 12th October 2010
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Eurochild

This publication demonstrates, through the description of concrete case studies, how children and young people can participate and get involved in decisions affecting their lives and how their participation can contribute to the fight against child poverty and social exclusion.

Read more

10th International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions Resources

Date: 10th October 2010
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Human Rights Commission

Scotland was the host of the 10th International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions, which took place at the Scottish Parliament from 8 - 10 October 2010.

Read more

Education Reforms

Date: 4th October 2010
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Children & Young People Now

The Government has embarked on a programme of reforms that could revolutionise the education system in England. Lauren Higgs explains the changes, and what they will mean for all those who work with children, young people and families.

Read more

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities : Will it help disabled children in the UK?

Date: 4th October 2010
Category: Children with disabilities
Author: Zoe Picton - Howell

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ("the Children's Convention"), ratified by the UK in December 1991, has arguably done little to improve the lives of the UK's estimated 700,000 children living with disability.

Read more

Underage and Pregnant

Date: 4th October 2010
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: BBC Learning

BBC Learning has compiled two resource packs featuring footage from the BBC Three documentary series, Underage and Pregnant. Both the Teacher's Pack (which includes curriculum based exercises) and the Youth Pack (designed for use in more informal settings) contain exercises that address different aspects of teenage pregnancy, sexual health, relationships and parenting.

Read more

The Voluntary Sector and GIRFEC Implementation

Date: 4th October 2010
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Pupil Inclusion Network Scotland

PINS works to connect voluntary sector practitioners with developments and debates in Scottish education; with a particular focus on the most vulnerable, disaffected and excluded pupils.

Read more

Self-directed Support: A National Strategy for Scotland

Date: 4th October 2010
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

This report presents a 10 year strategy for self-directed support in Scotland which aims to set out and drive a cultural shift around the delivery of support that views people as equal citizens with rights and responsibilities.

Read more

Disabled children: a legal handbook

Date: 1st October 2010
Category: Children with disabilities
Author: Luke Clements and Janet Read

Disabled children: a legal handbook is an authoritative, yet accessible, guide to the legal rights of disabled children and their families in England and Wales. The authors expertly navigate the many, often overlapping, sources of law, explaining the difference between what public bodies must do to support disabled children and that which they may do.

Read more

How Fair is Britain?

Date: 1st October 2010
Category: Policies & procedures
Author:

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published its first Triennial Review, 'How fair is Britain?', reporting on equality, human rights and good relations in 2010.

Read more