Physical Control in Care

Date: 1st July 2010
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: National Offender Management Service

This document has been created by NOMS to train staff in safe methods of restraining young people in secure training centres.

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Guidance to help homeless children

Date: 29th June 2010
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Government

New Statutory Guidance relating to meeting the best interests of children facing homelessness has been published by the Scottish Government.

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Media Coverage of Child Deaths in the UK: The Impact of Baby P: A Case for Influence?

Date: 8th June 2010
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Susan Elsley

This briefing paper explores the extent to which recent UK media coverage has influenced policy on child death cases due to abuse and neglect, focusing on traditional print news coverage of the death of Peter Connelly, known as Baby P. It is informed by an exploration of newspaper reporting on the Baby P. Case.

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Accelerating action against child labour

Date: 1st June 2010
Category: Right to life, survival and development
Author: International Labour Organization

In 2006, the International Labor Organization (ILO) laid out a Global Action Plan designed to eliminate the worst forms of child labor by 2016. The plan represented the most ambitious agenda since the 1999 ILO Worst Forms of Child Labor Convention 182.

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Cotton wool kids safety myths demolished

Date: 1st June 2010
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People

This guidance aims to tackle the risk averse culture that sees children miss out on outdoor activities because staff fear being sued or blamed if an accident occurs.

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'Advocacy makes you feel brave': Advocacy support for children and young people in Scotland

Date: 1st June 2010
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Susan Elsley

This report presents the findings from a scoping study into advocacy support for children and young people in Scotland.

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National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland: Consultation

Date: 1st June 2010
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Children with disabilities, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Government

The revised National Guidance on Child Protection reflects this changed and changing landscape; and also the Scottish Government's distinctive and strong commitment to working in partnership with practitioners across the child protection sector to best support local practice at national level.

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Guidance on partnership working between allied health professions and education

Date: 27th May 2010
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Scottish Government

The Chief Health Professions Officer at the Scottish Government is currently working with Learning Directorate colleagues to support a partnership approach to enhancing access to therapy services for children and young people.

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How to Make Presentations Accessible to All

Date: 24th May 2010
Category: Children with disabilities, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures
Author: World Wide Web Consortium

Do you remember a time when people around you broke out in laughter, but you didn't hear the joke? Be careful not to leave out information for some people in your audience. For example, if you say 'you can read it on the slide', you are probably excluding people who cannot see the slide.

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Getting It Right for Young Gypsy/Travellers

Date: 3rd May 2010
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Article 12

What is it like to live on the fringes of mainstream society and face discrimination on a daily basis? This report by Article 12 in Scotland's Young Gypsy/Travellers' Lives Project, is launched to raise awareness of the lack of cultural specific provision, support and opportunity available to young Gypsy/Travellers and the need for key decision makers and the 'settled' community to 'think inclusion'.

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