COVID 4P Log

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: COVID-19
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The COVID 4P Log is a free app developed to track the impact of the pandemic on children by gathering practitioners’ views and experiences.

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Video for asylum-seeking children explaining their rights in age assessment procedures

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Refugee and asylum seeking children
Author: Council of Europe

This animated video aims to inform children’s understanding of age assessment procedures and how age assessments should be conducted to respect children’s human rights.

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Starcatchers podcast: Collaborative Storytelling, Comfort Zones and Voice with Amy Hall-Gibson

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities, Education, including vocational education
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Creative Skills Manager, Heather Armstrong spoke with Amy Hall-Gibson, drama artist and storyteller. They discuss how to bring stories alive, creative ideas for Christmas 2020 and modelling open-mindedness to early years children.

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New documentary on school exclusions

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education
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This long-form documentary focuses exclusively on young people’s perspectives on the complex issue of school exclusions.

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Video and storybook to support children learning about protecting their privacy online

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Social security and childcare, Equal protection from violence, Protection of privacy, Education, including vocational education
Author: Council of Europe

Kiko, the character within the storybook and video, discovers screens and the misuse of pictures online. The video and storybook aim to help parents and carers to protect children aged four to seven and to avoid their exposure to phones with video, photo cameras or webcams.

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COVID-19 self-help booklets for people with learning/intellectual disabilities

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Children with disabilities, Health and health services, COVID-19
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The booklets aim to provide people with mild to moderate learning/intellectual disabilities with an opportunity to talk about their feelings with their support network.

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Free online course on childcare approaches for vulnerable children

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Child poverty, Basic Health and Welfare
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The course helps build an understanding of how to care for vulnerable children. It is suitable for anyone who may come into contact with them or has an interest in this area.

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Watch ‘Putting children at the heart of Europe’s recovery’

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: COVID-19, Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty
Author: Eurochild

Watch the highlights video of Eurochild’s webinar series focused on how to bring a children’s rights perspective to Europe’s recovery from COVID-19 and the economic crisis.

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Play outdoors activity cards

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities
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These activity cards equip the whole family with ideas of how to keep active regardless of the weather.

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Read, Write, Count campaign

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education, Additional support for learning
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The campaign aims to encourage parents and carers to get involved in their children’s learning when they are in Primary 1, 2 and 3. Activity bags have been developed which include books and games to help children learn and have fun.

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