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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