Acorns and Conkers

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Play Scotland

This publication provides an evidence base of the concerns and creative practice developed by the Play Sector to compensate for the inadequate support the child's right to play in Scotland.

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Caring about success - Young people's stories

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

As part of Who Cares? Scotland 30th anniversary activities on Celebrating Success and Challenging Stigma, the organisation consulted children and young people on what success means to them.

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A different class

Date: 1st January 2008
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

This is a report on the educational attainment of young people in care.

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Getting it right for every child in foster care and kinship care - National Strategy

Date: 3rd December 2007
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Policies & procedures
Author: Scottish Government

National strategy for kinship care, public fostering and private fostering.

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Cyberbullying: Are you switched on?

Date: 5th November 2007
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

This booklet offers practical advice and guidance on dealing with cyberbullying and keeping children and young people safe online.

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Persistent Young Offenders: A study of children identified as persistent young offenders in Scotland

Date: 1st November 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Equal protection from violence, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

This research looks at trends in the children identified as persistent young offenders, specifically the gender, age and local authority areas and how long the children continued to meet the persistent young offender definition.

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0 -18 years: Guidance for all doctors

Date: 15th October 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: General Medical Council

The General Medical Council has published new guidance that sets out doctors' role and responsibilities towards children and young people.

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Summary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Date: 1st October 2007
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: UNICEF

This illustrated colour leaflet summarises the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and is suitable for 11- 18 year olds.

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A report on implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Scotland 1999 - 2007

Date: 3rd August 2007
Category: UK 1st periodic review
Author: Scottish Government

A periodic report which should enable the Committee on the Rights of the Child to make a comprehensive assessment of progress in that state relating to the implementation of the Convention. The Scottish Government produces a report that feeds into the overall UK Government report.

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Index of wellbeing for children in Scotland

Date: 2nd July 2007
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Barnardo's Scotland

Barnardo's Scotland has produced an Index of Well-being for Children in Scotland. The index ranks outcomes for children in Scotland on a range of measures and compares Scotland with other OECD countries.

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