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CHANGE: Childcare and Nurture, Glasgow East (2016-2020)
...Community Fund. It was informed by community engagement and relationship-building with children, Families, professionals and organisations across Calton and Bridgeton, Parkhead and Dalmarnock and the Tollcross and West Shettleston...
Early years Families Parents Scottish Schools Welfare25 and Up: The ‘old normal’ meant acceptance of injustice for too many Families. We can’t go back to it
... 25 and Up: The ‘old normal’ meant acceptance of injustice for too many Families. We can’t go back to it 9 October 2020 In a special blog for Challenge Poverty Week, Clare Simpson revisits her 25 Calls contribution, arguing that UNCRC...
25 and Up 25 calls Care Review Families family support Inequality Parenting across Scotland Poverty the Promise UNCRCSummer days, but changed services for Families
... Summer days, but changed services for Families 11 Aug 2020 Sarah De Rees from the Orkney Islands’ Home-Start team updates on the impact of Phase 3 and the continuing resilience of Families in the face of the pandemic The hot, bright sun is...
Covid-19 Families family support Home-Start islands Orkney Orkney Islands pandemicNew fund will strengthen access to out of school childcare for low-income Families
... New fund will strengthen access to out of school and holiday childcare for low-income Families 6 July 2020 A new fund launched today aims to make childcare more accessible and affordable, particularly for low income Families. The Access to...
childcare Families family support holidays Inequality out of school care PovertyChildcare expansion delay must not risk losing long-term focus on reducing inequalities for children and Families
... Childcare expansion delay must not risk losing focus on reducing inequalities for children and Families 1 April 2020 In response to the Scottish Government’s decision to remove the legal obligation for councils to deliver additional hours...
childcare Early years Families Health Inequality Scottish GovernmentFood, Families, Futures project sees summer take-up rise to almost 4,000
... Food, Families, Futures project sees summer take-up rise to almost 4,000 14 August 2017 Almost 4,000 places were taken up by children, parents and guardians attending school and community clubs as part of Children in Scotland’s Food,...
Children Councillors Families Food Health Jackie BrockAccess to childcare services ‘has strengthened relationships and wellbeing for children and parents’, new report finds
...across Scotland supported by the Access to Childcare Fund (ACF) have made a difference to Families’ lives, bolstering children and parents’ health, relationships and financial security. That’s the key finding of the final report into...
access to childcare fund childcare Families flexibility out of school care Parents Poverty services“We mustn’t lose sight of our collective goal”
...in the first of a two-part blog Jude Turbyne takes stock of how poverty is impacting on Families now – and why working in the children’s sector gives her hope I have now been with Children in Scotland for just over a year. It has...
CEO chief executive Children children's sector cost of living Families Inequality Jude pandemic Poverty resilience third sectorOrganisations from Shetland to Shettleston announced as successful applicants to Access to Childcare Fund
...childcare round about the school day and during the holidays is often prohibitive for low income Families and can limit opportunities for parents to work, train and learn. The Fund aims to make childcare more accessible and affordable,...
access to childcare access to childcare fund childcare childcare provision Families fund Inequality low income out of school care Parents PovertyFamily voices ‘should shape policy' on food, learning and holidays
...hubs” during the summer holidays, drawing on Children in Scotland’s learning from our Food, Families, Futures partnership project. This is an edited extract from her letter: The Scottish Conservatives’ proposal to keep schools open as...
Education Families Food Jackie Brock News Policy Scottish Government Scottish Parliament WestminsterPhysical appearance, sexual identity and learning disabilities ‘the key factors’ in bullying at school
...Scotland, with far-reaching and often devastating impacts. “Concerted effort is required within Families, schools, communities and at societal level to substantially strengthen the support mechanisms that are already available to children and...
Children Children's rights Families Scottish Schools Staff Support WellbeingProject challenging food poverty expands to 26 schools across Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire
...26 schools in the west of Scotland will be taking part in Children in Scotland’s expanded Food, Families, Futures partnership. In partnership with local groups and food distribution company Brakes’ Meals & More programme, Food, Families,...
Children Councillors Families Food Health Jackie Brock Scottish SchoolsCelebrate young voters' impact - and listen to them on Brexit
...are protected and their voices heard – and that the implications of Brexit for our children and Families is at the top of the political agenda. Related to this is the issue of how young people can be enfranchised so that their voices always...
Benefits Brexit Children Children's rights Election Europe Families Jackie Brock PovertyHoliday Hunger report 'a wake-up call that flags local solutions'
...in Scotland submitted evidence to the report based on its own research and findings from its Food, Families, Futures project which was piloted last summer. Our key points, included in today's report, contextualised holiday hunger in the wider...
Families Food Jackie Brock News Poverty Scottish Government Westminster‘Benefit cap will increase child poverty and perpetuate health inequalities’
...warning that the implementation of the cap will increase child poverty and cause vulnerable Families to be more reliant on government welfare and services, both now and in the future. Our response highlights concerns about the implication...
Benefits Families News Poverty Welfare WestminsterMental Health Strategy focus on early intervention welcome, but children’s voices must be at heart of implementation
Children Early years Families Health Mental Health Scottish Government Wellbeing
Focus on quality in childcare welcome, but "smarter thinking" required on school start age
...look for evidence to see that this principle is being borne out in the experiences of children, Families, and providers. The Scottish Government’s pledge of £2million towards improving access to nursery education for children with...
Children Early years Families Jackie Brock Parents Scottish Government Support WellbeingThousands of books donated to Families in Scotland
... Magazine / News: Thousands of books donated to Families in Scotland Posted 6 April 2022, by Nina Joynson Early years Education Families reading More than 2,500 books have been donated to Families...
Early years Education Families readingAccess to Childcare Fund evaluation published
... Magazine / New report shows expansion of funded childcare delivers for low income Families Posted 06.10.23 by Alice Hinds childcare Children early learning Early years Families More parents have been...
childcare Children early learning Early years FamiliesThe family food shop in an ideal world
...costs of a choice-led, nutritious family shop Posted 18 January, 2023 by Nina Joynson Families Food food insecurity free school meals Health nutrition Scottish Child Payment Research exploring what...
Families Food food insecurity free school meals Health nutrition Scottish Child PaymentBridging Payment to be doubled
...from across the sector Posted 11 October, 2022 by Nina Joynson child poverty cost of living Families Scottish Child Payment Scottish Government Families in Scotland currently in receipt of the Bridging Payment will receive a doubled...
child poverty cost of living Families Scottish Child Payment Scottish GovernmentRewind welfare reform says new report
...new report Posted 13 April 2022, by Nina Joynson Benefits child poverty Families Scottish Government universal credit Welfare A new report estimates that 30,000 children in Scotland could be...
Benefits child poverty Families Scottish Government universal credit WelfareChristmas gifting charity struggling to meet demand
...demand Posted 1 December, 2021 by Jennifer Drummond charity Children Families third sector young people A Fife charity is calling for help to meet the needs of Families this Christmas. The...
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25 and Up: The ‘old normal’ meant acceptance of injustice for too many Families. We can’t go back to it
... 25 and Up: The ‘old normal’ meant acceptance of injustice for too many Families. We can’t go back to it 9 October 2020 In a special blog for Challenge Poverty Week, Clare Simpson revisits her 25 Calls contribution, arguing that UNCRC...
25 and Up 25 calls Care Review Families family support Inequality Parenting across Scotland Poverty the Promise UNCRCSummer days, but changed services for Families
... Summer days, but changed services for Families 11 Aug 2020 Sarah De Rees from the Orkney Islands’ Home-Start team updates on the impact of Phase 3 and the continuing resilience of Families in the face of the pandemic The hot, bright sun is...
Covid-19 Families family support Home-Start islands Orkney Orkney Islands pandemicNew fund will strengthen access to out of school childcare for low-income Families
... New fund will strengthen access to out of school and holiday childcare for low-income Families 6 July 2020 A new fund launched today aims to make childcare more accessible and affordable, particularly for low income Families. The Access to...
childcare Families family support holidays Inequality out of school care PovertyChildcare expansion delay must not risk losing long-term focus on reducing inequalities for children and Families
... Childcare expansion delay must not risk losing focus on reducing inequalities for children and Families 1 April 2020 In response to the Scottish Government’s decision to remove the legal obligation for councils to deliver additional hours...
childcare Early years Families Health Inequality Scottish GovernmentFood, Families, Futures project sees summer take-up rise to almost 4,000
... Food, Families, Futures project sees summer take-up rise to almost 4,000 14 August 2017 Almost 4,000 places were taken up by children, parents and guardians attending school and community clubs as part of Children in Scotland’s Food,...
Children Councillors Families Food Health Jackie BrockAccess to childcare services ‘has strengthened relationships and wellbeing for children and parents’, new report finds
...across Scotland supported by the Access to Childcare Fund (ACF) have made a difference to Families’ lives, bolstering children and parents’ health, relationships and financial security. That’s the key finding of the final report into...
access to childcare fund childcare Families flexibility out of school care Parents Poverty services“We mustn’t lose sight of our collective goal”
...in the first of a two-part blog Jude Turbyne takes stock of how poverty is impacting on Families now – and why working in the children’s sector gives her hope I have now been with Children in Scotland for just over a year. It has...
CEO chief executive Children children's sector cost of living Families Inequality Jude pandemic Poverty resilience third sectorOrganisations from Shetland to Shettleston announced as successful applicants to Access to Childcare Fund
...childcare round about the school day and during the holidays is often prohibitive for low income Families and can limit opportunities for parents to work, train and learn. The Fund aims to make childcare more accessible and affordable,...
access to childcare access to childcare fund childcare childcare provision Families fund Inequality low income out of school care Parents PovertyFamily voices ‘should shape policy' on food, learning and holidays
...hubs” during the summer holidays, drawing on Children in Scotland’s learning from our Food, Families, Futures partnership project. This is an edited extract from her letter: The Scottish Conservatives’ proposal to keep schools open as...
Education Families Food Jackie Brock News Policy Scottish Government Scottish Parliament WestminsterPhysical appearance, sexual identity and learning disabilities ‘the key factors’ in bullying at school
...Scotland, with far-reaching and often devastating impacts. “Concerted effort is required within Families, schools, communities and at societal level to substantially strengthen the support mechanisms that are already available to children and...
Children Children's rights Families Scottish Schools Staff Support WellbeingProject challenging food poverty expands to 26 schools across Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire
...26 schools in the west of Scotland will be taking part in Children in Scotland’s expanded Food, Families, Futures partnership. In partnership with local groups and food distribution company Brakes’ Meals & More programme, Food, Families,...
Children Councillors Families Food Health Jackie Brock Scottish SchoolsCelebrate young voters' impact - and listen to them on Brexit
...are protected and their voices heard – and that the implications of Brexit for our children and Families is at the top of the political agenda. Related to this is the issue of how young people can be enfranchised so that their voices always...
Benefits Brexit Children Children's rights Election Europe Families Jackie Brock PovertyHoliday Hunger report 'a wake-up call that flags local solutions'
...in Scotland submitted evidence to the report based on its own research and findings from its Food, Families, Futures project which was piloted last summer. Our key points, included in today's report, contextualised holiday hunger in the wider...
Families Food Jackie Brock News Poverty Scottish Government Westminster‘Benefit cap will increase child poverty and perpetuate health inequalities’
...warning that the implementation of the cap will increase child poverty and cause vulnerable Families to be more reliant on government welfare and services, both now and in the future. Our response highlights concerns about the implication...
Benefits Families News Poverty Welfare WestminsterMental Health Strategy focus on early intervention welcome, but children’s voices must be at heart of implementation
Children Early years Families Health Mental Health Scottish Government Wellbeing
Focus on quality in childcare welcome, but "smarter thinking" required on school start age
...look for evidence to see that this principle is being borne out in the experiences of children, Families, and providers. The Scottish Government’s pledge of £2million towards improving access to nursery education for children with...
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Thousands of books donated to Families in Scotland
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... Magazine / News: Thousands of books donated to Families in Scotland Posted 6 April 2022, by Nina Joynson Early years Education Families reading More than 2,500 books have been donated to Families...
Early years Education Families readingAccess to Childcare Fund evaluation published
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... Magazine / New report shows expansion of funded childcare delivers for low income Families Posted 06.10.23 by Alice Hinds childcare Children early learning Early years Families More parents have been...
childcare Children early learning Early years FamiliesThe family food shop in an ideal world
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...costs of a choice-led, nutritious family shop Posted 18 January, 2023 by Nina Joynson Families Food food insecurity free school meals Health nutrition Scottish Child Payment Research exploring what...
Families Food food insecurity free school meals Health nutrition Scottish Child PaymentBridging Payment to be doubled
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...from across the sector Posted 11 October, 2022 by Nina Joynson child poverty cost of living Families Scottish Child Payment Scottish Government Families in Scotland currently in receipt of the Bridging Payment will receive a doubled...
child poverty cost of living Families Scottish Child Payment Scottish GovernmentRewind welfare reform says new report
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...new report Posted 13 April 2022, by Nina Joynson Benefits child poverty Families Scottish Government universal credit Welfare A new report estimates that 30,000 children in Scotland could be...
Benefits child poverty Families Scottish Government universal credit WelfareChristmas gifting charity struggling to meet demand
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...demand Posted 1 December, 2021 by Jennifer Drummond charity Children Families third sector young people A Fife charity is calling for help to meet the needs of Families this Christmas. The...
charity Children Families third sector young people