Click here for the text only version of the site. Jump to main text section of page
| Click here for the text only version of the site. |
|
|
![]() |
| Home |
||||
|
View the latest job opportunities with Children in Scotland and our members.
If you experience any difficulties using the site please email
us.
|
||||||||
News 11 December 2008 Public policy and investment are crucial to better lives for young children Children in Scotland applauds UNICEF’s Report Card 8: The Childcare Transition released today. It makes a compelling case for the UK and Scottish Governments to invest far more in a universal system of early years services and family support. The fundamental message from the Innocenti Centre’s Report Card 8 is that governmental policy, practice and investment do matter in giving babies and young children the best possible chance of experiencing happy, healthy childhoods. Trying to make up later for what was missing early in children’s lives has proven to be much less effective and much more expensive in all countries studied. Click here to read the full press release 5 December 2008 We must embrace and develop young children’s innate creativity The rigidity of conventional society, and failure to embrace and develop very young children’s innate creativity will stifle innovation, a conference has heard. Speaking at Children in Scotland’s conference ‘Picture this…’ at the Glasgow Science Centre today, Emeritus Professor Colwyn Trevarthen, said: “The conventional system in which we live is very rigid, and we lose spontaneity. That is a problem in all cultures. In Japan for example, where many children are brought up with rigid discipline, there is a lack of creativity in business. We are losing out by becoming too big, run by technology and commerce. Click here to read the full press release 2 December 2008 Views of parents and pupils reflected in ASL report A new report by Children in Scotland on additional support for learning in North Ayrshire reflects the views and experiences of more than 1,200 children, young people and their parents/carers across this local authority area. North Ayrshire Council’s Educational Services commissioned Children in Scotland to independently consult with the intended beneficiaries of Scotland’s landmark Additional Support for Learning Act, now starting its fourth year of implementation. Over a six-month period during the last school year, Children in Scotland’s four-person research team used a variety of methods to find out what the consumers of additional support for learning services think and recommend. To download a copy of the full report, click here 19 November 2008 Help shape the future of Scotland's children's sector workforce Children in Scotland
is inviting the The debate cuts right across education, childcare, health, social work A series of four newsletters, three seminars across Scotland and a Click here to read the first newsletter and find out more about the programme 29 October 2008 A new profession is needed to work with children in a holistic way in early years services across Europe, according to the new issue of Children in Europe magazine, published today. The magazine, titled Aiming High: A Professional Workforce for the Early Years, offers a snapshot of how the early years workforce operates across Europe, looks at how the distinction between teaching and care could be broken down, and provides insights into the role the EU could play in developing better services. Read the full press release here Annual Report 2007/08 The Children in Scotland Annual Report is available to read online. Click here to find out more about what we do. New publications Available now Young Children in Charge
Adventures in Nature
Italian project that uses the local natural environment to develop young children’s sense of independence, confidence and self-esteem.
A revealing birds-eye view of Scotland's children's sector workforce, with analysis of its composition and how reform is required for it to operate as a single system, with the child firmly at its centre.
|
Events
For more information and to book, visit www.childreninscotland.org.uk/wio Resources Statistics give fresh perspective on children's lives in 2008 Children in Scotland has produced a new set of statistics on children's lives in 2008, with information on issues ranging from health to youth justice, and covering every local authority in the country. Scottish Pedagogue Model – FAQ now available Children in Scotland's publication 'Working it out: developing the children's sector workforce', includes an examination of the potential role of a new Scottish pedagogue qualification. Children in Scotland has published a set of Frequently Asked Questions, which explains how the model works.
|
||||||||
| Text only version
/Terms and conditions / Privacy Policy / Sitemap / Search Children in Scotland. Princes House, 5 Shandwick Place. Edinburgh. EH2 4RG. Telephone 0131 228 8484. Fax 0131 228 8585 A company limited by guarantee • Registered in Scotland No 83383 • Inland Revenue Charity No SC003527 • Vat No 875 7960 59 |