Improving education for children living in poverty Scotland Policy Brief 2010

Date: 4th January 2010
Category:
Author: Save the Children

This is a research to help better understand how poverty affects children and their families, and what needs to change to end child poverty in Scotland for good.

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Children of Conflict

Date: 1st January 2010
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Right to life, survival and development, Children in situations of exploitation
Author: World Vision UK

A Children of Conflict website prepared by the BBC World Service reporters who visited war zones on several continents to investigate what is happening to children.

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Not Just a Phase: A Guide to the Participation of Children and Young People in Health Services

Date: 1st January 2010
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Not Just a Phase provides information to ensure the safe, meaningful and ethical participation of children and young people within the delivery of quality child health services and practically demonstrates how we can contribute towards creating a culture of participation.

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What does Art. 3 Par. 1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child mean for the domestic application of the law?

Date: 1st January 2010
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: National Coalition (Germany)

Appraisal on art. 3 CRC from Professor Ralph Alexander Lorz, that was lately published by the German Child Rights Coalition, after the withdrawal of the Reservations to the CRC by the German Government.

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Children's Hearings Reform and GIRFEC Paper

Date: 2nd December 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

Written for the Children's Hearings Reform Conference in October 2009, a paper that sets out Getting it right for every child in the context of the Highland Pathfinder, and implications for the Children's Hearings System.

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Analysis and Getting it right for every child: A discussion paper

Date: 2nd December 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

Analysis of information plays a vital role in the Getting it right for every child practice model of assessment, planning and review of children.

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Changing Professional Practice and Culture to Get it Right for Every Child

Date: 2nd November 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

An evaluation report of the development and early implementation phases of Getting it right for every child in Highland 2006 - 2009.

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The Autism Toolbox: An Autism Resource for Scottish Schools

Date: 2nd November 2009
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Government

The Autism Toolbox is designed to support Education Authorities, Schools and Pre-schools in the delivery of service and planning for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

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The six categories of crimes against children in situations of armed conflict

Date: 1st October 2009
Category: Armed conflict
Author: United Nations

The six grave violations against children during times of conflict, enumerated by the Security Council in its resolutions, form the basis of the Council's architecture in protecting children during war. Monitoring and Reporting mechanisms set up around the world use this framework to gather evidence of grave violations against children in reporting to the Council. This Working Paper attempts to analyse the six grave violations more deeply, exploring their basis in international law.

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GIRFEC: Electronic information sharing workshop report

Date: 30th September 2009
Category: Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

A report on the issues discussed and suggested actions arising from three workshop events on information sharing involving front line practitioners representing all services for children.

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