NHS Education for Scotland launches Foetal Alcohol Harm e-learning resource

Date: 20th June 2013
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Children in Scotland

NHS Education Scotland has recently launched our nation's first on-line course on Foetal Alcohol Harm and Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FAS/FASD).

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What does the Children and Young People Bill say about...?

Date: 20th June 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has recently published five fact sheets to help explain what the Children and Young People Bill says about areas including children's rights, GIRFEC and looked after children.

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E-learning courses explaining changes to the benefits system

Date: 20th June 2013
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland has developed a new online resource, to help explain the basics of the benefits system and impending changes, suitable for anyone working with families at risk of poverty.

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European Commission publishes human rights guidance for 3 business sectors

Date: 14th June 2013
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review
Author: European Commission

The European Commission has published practical human rights guidance for enterprises in three business sectors: employment and recruitment agencies, ICT companies, and oil and gas companies.

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New Respectme Website

Date: 3rd June 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Respectme

A new, revamped respectme website will shortly be launched at the end of June, continuing to offer practical advice and guidance and making it easier for adults and children and young people to navigate their way round.

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UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children Report 2013 focused on children with disabilities

Date: 3rd June 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: UNICEF

UNICEF's 2013 ' State of the World's Children ' report is focused on children with disabilities and was launched on 29th May 2013.

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Online training: 'We can and must do better'

Date: 29th May 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government have launched extensive online training materials for anyone involved with looked after children, care leavers and their families, in partnership with CELCIS.

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Human Trafficking in Europe

Date: 7th May 2013
Category: Children in situations of exploitation
Author: European Commission

The European Commission has published the first report on trafficking of human beings, in which 23,632 people were identified as, or presumed to be, victims of trafficking in the EU between 2008 and 2010.

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Updated looked after children guidance

Date: 2nd May 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government has recently published updated guidance, titled 'Managing allegations against foster carers and approved kinship carers.'

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Golden Rules for Participation

Date: 30th April 2013
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

The Golden Rules of Participation are a set of principles designed to help anyone working with, and for, children and young people.

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