Building a Nation of Wee Democracies: Exploring children's rights in family life

Date: 4th February 2008
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Children's Parliament

A report on the wee democracy project development phase: exploring the interface between the rights of the child and family life in Scotland today.

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Children's Rights - series of lesson plans on children's rights for ages 8 - 10

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Policies & procedures
Author: Oxfam

Explore the difference between wants, needs, and rights with this series of lessons for ages 8-10. Activities include designing a poster, debating the issues, and writing letters in support of children's rights.

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Are we there yet? A way to go

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Highland Children’s Forum

The final report from a 3 year study with 270+ children and young people asking about their experience and views about the Scottish Well-being Indicators, that children should be 'Safe, Healthy, Achieving, Nurtured, Active, Respected & Responsible and Included'.

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Acorns and Conkers

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Play Scotland

This publication provides an evidence base of the concerns and creative practice developed by the Play Sector to compensate for the inadequate support the child's right to play in Scotland.

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Caring about success - Young people's stories

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

As part of Who Cares? Scotland 30th anniversary activities on Celebrating Success and Challenging Stigma, the organisation consulted children and young people on what success means to them.

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A different class

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

This is a report on the educational attainment of young people in care.

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Getting it right for every child in foster care and kinship care - National Strategy

Date: 3rd December 2007
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

National strategy for kinship care, public fostering and private fostering.

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Cyberbullying: Are you switched on?

Date: 5th November 2007
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

This booklet offers practical advice and guidance on dealing with cyberbullying and keeping children and young people safe online.

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Persistent Young Offenders: A study of children identified as persistent young offenders in Scotland

Date: 1st November 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Equal protection from violence, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

This research looks at trends in the children identified as persistent young offenders, specifically the gender, age and local authority areas and how long the children continued to meet the persistent young offender definition.

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0 -18 years: Guidance for all doctors

Date: 15th October 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: General Medical Council

The General Medical Council has published new guidance that sets out doctors' role and responsibilities towards children and young people.

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