Support the development of new national 3-18 Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) Resource

Date: 19th October 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, including vocational education
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A programme of work to develop a national and free-to-use 3-18 resource for relationships, sexual health and parenthood education is underway.

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Report - Early Learning and Childcare

Date: 9th October 2018
Category: Social security and childcare
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Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) has launched a new report which gives an overview of the current state of professional childminding services in Scotland to deliver Early Learning and Childcare (ELC).

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Resource - A guide to strategic litigation in equality and human rights for NGOs in Scotland

Date: 9th October 2018
Category: Policies & procedures, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author: Human Rights Consortium Scotland

A new online guide for NGOs around strategic litigation has been launched by the Human Rights Consortium Scotland .

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Resource Pack – Tobacco-Free Schools

Date: 9th October 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: ASH Scotland

ASH Scotland has launched a new tobacco-free schools resource pack which aims to address a range of themes including e-cigarettes, finances, mental health, the benefits of being smoke-free, dealing with pressure, building confidence and resilience.

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Resource – Youth-Led Heritage Research Projects

Date: 9th October 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Youthlink Scotland

YouthLink Scotland has launched a new resource which has been designed to help individuals and organisations interested in running youth-led heritage research projects.

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Report –We See the Big Picture: Girls’ Attitudes Survey 2018

Date: 25th September 2018
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
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Girlguiding UK has published its annual report on the attitudes of girls in 2018. Based on survey responses from 1,903 girls and young women aged 7-21-years-old from across the UK, the report highlights girls' views on a range of topics, including mental health; wellbeing and happiness; periods; education; relationships and socialising and safety.

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Report – National Review of Care Allowances: Scotland

Date: 25th September 2018
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Author: Scottish Government

Scottish Government has published findings from a national review of care allowances for children living in foster care, kinship care and adoption placements, as well as results from an online survey and focus groups with foster and kinship carers.

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Report - Top 10 Research Priorities for Learning Difficulties

Date: 21st September 2018
Category: Education, including vocational education, Additional support for learning
Author: University of Edinburgh

The Salvesen Mindroom Centre delivered by The University of Edinburgh in partnership with The James Lind Alliance has published a report presenting the findings from their project, Research Priorities for Learning Difficulties.

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Report - Fairer Scotland Duty: socio-economic requirements

Date: 21st September 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms
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In light of the Fairer Scotland Duty which came into effect in April 2018, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has published a report which aims to highlight how duties on public sector bodies in Scotland have worked to reduce socio-economic disadvantage which they define as “a range of factors, including poverty, health, education, limited social mobility, housing and a lack of expectations”.

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Report - Children and Young People’s Mental Health: Scotland

Date: 21st September 2018
Category: Mental health, Health and health services
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The Auditor General and the Accounts Commission in Scotland have published a report which aims to explore the effectiveness of children and young people’s mental health services across Scotland in terms of delivery and funding.

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