Video explaining the impacts of the proposed Human Rights Act reform

Date: 2nd February 2022
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
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The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) has created a 5-part action plan against the proposed Human Rights Act reform. As a part of its campaign, it has created a video explaining its action plan, how you can get involved, and why this proposed reform is so concerning for human rights in the UK.

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The Dignity in School Hub

Date: 2nd February 2022
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Children's Parliament

The Dignity in School Hub is a free online resource for adults and children to find out more about children’s human rights, learn about the importance of human dignity and build rights-based practice in school.

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Resources for the Human Rights Tracker

Date: 16th December 2021
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
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A new explainer video and blog have been published, exploring how to use the Human Rights Tracker. The aim of these resources, coupled with the Human Rights Tracker aims to help networks effectively monitor how successful the UK and Welsh Governments are implementing human rights.

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Webinar recording: Observatory on Human Rights of Children Annual Lecture Series – 2021 with Lady Hale

Date: 16th December 2021
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
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This year’s annual lecture was delivered by Lady Hale, The Right Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE.

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Webinar recording: ROCK events on Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into National Law

Date: 16th December 2021
Category: Incorporation
Author: Rights of the Child UK (ROCK)

This two-part events series focussed on the opportunities of national incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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A guide to knowing your rights when entering custody

Date: 12th November 2021
Category: Children of prisoners
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This guide helps to inform young people in conflict with the law of their human rights.

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Webinar recording: The right for siblings be heard and to participate

Date: 12th November 2021
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
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Watch a recording of a webinar on implementing new Scottish laws for brothers and sisters.

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New implementation framework for OECD’s 2021 Curriculum of Excellence review

Date: 12th November 2021
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Scottish Government has published a paper which sets out a framework for how it will address the recommendations in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report, 'Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence: Into the Future' .

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Webinar recording: Corporal punishment of children and public health – what does the research tell us?

Date: 12th November 2021
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Watch a recording or read a write-up of a webinar held with the World Health Organisation which explores what 50 years of research on corporal punishment has found.

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Webinar recordings: Incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Date: 12th November 2021
Category: Incorporation
Author: Rights of the Child UK (ROCK)

Catch up on the two-part ROCK series, the first part gave a comparative and international analysis of children’s human rights progress made around the world, with Ursula Kilkelly. The second part explored the lessons learned from Scotland incorporating the UN Convention on the rights of the child.

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Updated Childline posters for primary and secondary schools

Date: 22nd October 2021
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: NSPCC

NSPCC Learning has updated its series of Childline posters encouraging primary and secondary school children to contact Childline if they need to talk.

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Listen to the Play Well Podcast

Date: 1st October 2021
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Author: Play Scotland

Each month Play Scotland will be exploring play through different themes by talking to play experts, play champions, and practitioners who are passionate about play. Listen in and learn about the importance of play for child development, play as a human right, and the different ways play can be used to tackle social issues.

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Recognising and realising children’s rights: A professional learning resource to promote self-evaluation and improvement planning

Date: 1st October 2021
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Author: Education Scotland

This resource from Education Scotland aims to: raise awareness and develop your knowledge and understanding of the United Nation Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), help you to reflect on how you are taking forward children’s rights within school settings and help support improvement planning.

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Updated Guide to the Scottish Justice System for children in conflict with the law

Date: 17th September 2021
Category: Children in conflict with the law
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

Together with Iriss, CYCJ has relaunched their interactive resource, ‘The child’s journey: A guide to the Scottish justice system’ which is aimed at helping children, young people, families and also practitioners to better understand the Scottish justice system when a child is in conflict with the law.

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New anti-racism guide for early years

Date: 17th September 2021
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Education, including vocational education
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This new Anti-racism and inclusion guidance specifically for early years settings has been launched with the aim of supporting practitioners to nurture open and inclusive attitudes in young children.

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Animation on the use of bail and remand with children across Scotland

Date: 3rd September 2021
Category: Children in conflict with the law, Children of prisoners
Author: Children and Young People's Centre for Justice

Co-produced with young people and developed by graphic artist Sarah Ahmad, this animation hopes to further children and young people’s understanding of what bail and remand are, who can help and what issues within the system are that need to be reformed.

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Support materials for teachers to embed anti-racism and race equality into schools

Date: 3rd September 2021
Category: Non-discrimination, Education, including vocational education
Author: Education Scotland

These resources will explain what is meant by race equality and anti-racist education, why it is important and how might it be embedded in education settings.

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Six animations for children and young people on their rights to receive additional support for learning

Date: 3rd September 2021
Category: Additional support for learning, Children with disabilities
Author: The Scottish Child Law Centre

Created to help children and young people with additional support needs to learn about their rights and how to use them, these animations cover a range of topics including: exclusion; coordinated support plans; and responsibilities held by public bodies to identify, provide for and review additional support needs.

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Watch a webinar looking at the impact and recovery of COVID-19 on under-fives

Date: 3rd September 2021
Category: COVID-19
Author: Parenting across Scotland

Parenting across Scotland held a webinar to explore the issues, research and experience of those supporting under-fives and their families during the pandemic.

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Remove unwanted images shared online

Date: 23rd August 2021
Category: Equal protection from violence
Author: ChildLine

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and Childline have created a new tool for under-18s who want to report, and to have removed, pictures or videos of themselves.

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