Resource for Involving Children and Young People in Decision-making

Date: 27th October 2025
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Author: Scottish Government

This resource provides pathways to follow that may help professionals as well as anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of appropriate inclusion of children and young people in decision-making processes.

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Befriending Week 2025

Date: 21st August 2025
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation
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Befriending Week will take place from 1 st to 7 th November 2025, celebrating the positive impact of befriending on individuals and communities across the UK.

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Scottish Children’s Health Week 2025

Date: 21st August 2025
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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Scottish Children’s Health Week 2025 will run from 1 st to 7 th September 2025, celebrating the health and wellbeing of children and young people across Scotland. The week highlights every child’s right to the best possible health, with a new theme each day encouraging children to be active, brave, calm, happy, friendly, kind and helpful.

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Climate School 180: The story so far

Date: 21st August 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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Climate School 180 (CS180) is a UK-wide project helping schools bring climate change education and outdoor learning into everyday teaching. Launched in 2023 by Learning through Landscapes (LtL) in partnership with the University of Stirling, the initiative focuses on turning climate challenges into opportunities for learning and action.

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New resource: Getting it Right for Play

Date: 21st August 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
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Play Scotland is delighted to launch Getting it Right for Play . The revised Getting it Right for Play toolkit is a key resource designed to help local authorities assess local play spaces and produce a Play Sufficiency Report .

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Survey to charities working with children and young people (age 0-25yrs)

Date: 22nd July 2025
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, is inviting Scottish charities that work with children and young people (aged 0–25) to share their views on handling personal data.

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Scottish Government launches first national survey on play parks

Date: 22nd July 2025
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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Families across Scotland are being invited to take part in a survey on local play parks. As part of the Play Park Renewal Programme, the Scottish Government wants to hear what people think about their local play spaces.

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New Blog: calls for tougher action on engine idling in Scotland

Date: 22nd July 2025
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation
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There are growing calls for the Scottish Government to take firmer action on engine idling, as concerns mount over its impact on air pollution and public health.

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Share your views on children’s access to hobbies in Scotland

Date: 25th June 2025
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What role do hobbies play in the lives of children and young people in Scotland? In Finland and Iceland, national policy supports children and young people to access free hobbies.

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New resource pack to help children learn about AI and children’s rights

Date: 25th June 2025
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms
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Children’s Parliament, the Scottish AI Alliance and The Alan Turing Institute have launched a new teaching resource to help children in P5–P7 learn about Artificial Intelligence (AI) through a children’s rights-based approach.

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