COVID-19: Back to School resource for school staff

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Children's Parliament

Back to School is an online resource to support schools take a rights-based approach as COVID-19 restrictions relax and schools reopen. This resource is filled with practical activities to support conversations between children, children and adults in school, designed to help school staff to understand children’s experiences of lockdown and their wellbeing needs in the current context.

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Children in Scotland’s latest magazine issue: ‘The Road to Renewal’

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: Children in Scotland

In the August/September 2020 edition, Children in Scotland reflects on some of the lessons learned from the last few months and how these lessons can help shape society as Scotland recovers from COVID-19.

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Act for Girls toolkit

Date: 21st August 2020
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This toolkit is designed to empower young people to create change on issues which matter to them, by offering support through each phase of youth activism.

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Animation for combatting gender stereotyping in the early years

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Zero Tolerance

You Can Be is a campaign to give children best start in life without the limit of stereotypes. This animation discusses the dangers of gender stereotyping adding an additional resource to Zero Tolerance's already existing range of campaign materials.

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Webinar recording on the impact of COVID-19 on children deprived of liberty

Date: 7th August 2020
Category: Special Protection Measures
Author:

This webinar highlighted the key findings of the United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty (GSCDL) in the context of COVID-19 and was moderated by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence Against Children, Najat Maalla M’jid and featured the participation of the UN inter-agency Task Force for the GSCDL.

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New resource for children and young people summarises Additional Support for Learning review findings

Date: 7th August 2020
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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Children in Scotland was recently tasked with creating a version of the review of the implementation of the Additional Support for Learning (ASL) legislation for children and young people using accessible language. This review considered the implementation of the ASL legislation and how it could be enhanced through better use of resources, staffing or other aspects of provision.

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On my mind resources

Date: 7th August 2020
Category: Mental health, Basic Health and Welfare
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On My Mind aims to empower young people to make informed choices about their mental health and wellbeing. The resources have been co-produced by young people to help other young people and they can be used by professionals too.

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Back to School Toolkit

Date: 7th August 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
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The return to school may pose additional challenges and worries for children and young people with learning difficulties. After speaking to parents, carers, teachers, children and young people, the Back to School Toolkit is packed with resources to support everyone in the transition.

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Child participation podcast

Date: 7th August 2020
Category: Respect for the views of the child
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Children in Scotland’s podcast explores how professionals can ensure they are taking a child’s rights-based approach in their work by facilitating meaningful participation.

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Right2Food Podcast

Date: 7th August 2020
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Listen in to a new podcast series on food poverty hosted by young people. The podcasts consider what it means to be hungry in the UK in the 21 st century during COVID-19.

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