Search results for: "Welfare"
DRIVERS - a European project aimed at combating health inequalities (2012-2015)
...services for all Addressing disadvantage: providing targeted cash transfer programmes, specialist Welfare services, and individualised active labour market programme support within a universal social protection system Accounting for context and...
CHANGE: Childcare and Nurture, Glasgow East (2016-2020)
Early years Families Parents Scottish Schools Welfare
Alternative Future (2015-2017)
Children Children's rights Europe Welfare
The early years in focus: creating an event to support the sector
...children with acute mental health difficulties, and one of us has a master’s degree in social Welfare. This means that when we discuss themes and key areas for our conferences, we all bring a different perspective. As Lizz from L&E...
Kindness is the key to the SSPCA’s education activity
...schools in Scotland to nurture empathy, compassion and a greater sense of appreciation for animal Welfare Education is at the cornerstone of the Scottish SPCA’s work. As Scotland’s animal Welfare charity, we exist not only to prevent cruelty...
Scotland's public health time bomb is ticking
... Scotland's public health time bomb is ticking 16 July 2020 Guest comment: We face a Welfare crisis unless parents receive more support before conception and over a child’s first 1000 days, argues Alan Sinclair There’s a time bomb tucked...
25 and Up: In the wake of Covid-19, our call to boost family incomes using social security powers is more urgent than ever
...allowance in universal credit and the Job Retention Scheme at UK level, and doubled the Scottish Welfare Fund and investment in the Wellbeing Fund here in Scotland. But, to date, there has been no additional financial support aimed directly at...
25 and Up 25 calls child poverty family family support Inequality PovertyDamage to environment children's key concern in new Crown Estate report
...people raised concerns about marine pollution; efforts to protect the natural environment; animal Welfare; and the need for communities to be heard in the debate about environmental protection. As part of the work, we also made some...
climate change crown estate environment Participation sea seabed young people25 Calls response: Today’s children don’t want eternal economic growth. It’s time to teach and live ‘de-consumerism’
...essential resources are placed in the hands of the few. Along with the deadweight loss of social Welfare that this system gives rise to, it has also led to a dangerous monopolisation on thought around how we ought to organise our economic...
25 Calls response: We must invest in our urban green spaces if our young people are to live fun, healthy lives – and Scotland’s canals have a key role to play
...that this is projected to increase to one in three over the next 12 years, mainly as a result of Welfare reform. Having played an important historical role in the industrial revolution, our public canals tend to pass through communities that have...
Why defeating poverty means building the right fire
...govern, both locally and nationally. There are changes in our approach to education, to health, to Welfare and also childcare. These seem to me like the early actions of carefully building a really good fire that might burn for a while. Our actions...
25 Calls response: Starting today: a new vision for how social security can help solve child poverty
...Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security(SCORSS – formerly the Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform) firmly believes that decent social security is a vital part of that. Ongoing UK government Welfare reforms are a major contributing...
25 Calls response: Where there are child protection concerns, poverty can be the elephant in the room
...In 2014, NSPCC and Barnardo’s Scotland published research [1] on the impact of austerity and Welfare reform on family support services. We found families were increasingly presenting to services in a state of crisis, even when services were...
25callsRelationships are the foundations for change
...of crime, better physical and mental health, more people in work paying taxes, and fewer people on Welfare. Half of Scottish public revenues are now levied in Scotland. If Scotland’s economic base and human capital does not grow or worse...
25 Calls response: Let’s agree on what makes ‘good’ food – then make it a reality for every child in Scotland
...for the environment: in season, sustainably produced, low-climate impact, and the highest animal Welfare standards. Food that’s good for the economy: grown by local producers, prepared by skilled and knowledgeable people paid a fair wage, and...
Young Ambassadors and Children's Commissioner call for an end to stigma of food insecurity
...with children affected by poverty. Professor Alston stated clearly then that the worst aspects of Welfare policies could be changed overnight and for very little money. Scotland's efforts to mitigate against the worse of the austerity cuts is to...
25 Calls response: It's time for a new way to measure the health of our planet and young people
...a measurement has provided valuable information. But he warned against using it as a calculus of Welfare, or as a ‘stand-alone measure’. GDP cannot tell us about the health of people or our planet. Or the wellbeing of children and young...
Child Poverty Delivery Plan welcome, but Scottish Government must be 'more proactive'
...in Scotland and the End Child Poverty Coalition. This includes action in areas such as employment, Welfare advice, housing and childcare that are necessary to tackle the cross-cutting nature of child poverty. We are pleased to see commitment to...
500 delegates meet, share and learn at sector event of the year
... Professors Brigid Daniel and Brigid Featherstone discussing inequalities in the area of child Welfare Teacher Graham Andre talking about creating a gender neutral classroom and the BBC programme No More Boys and Girls Sara Rowbotham...
Brexit threat to legal rights of 1 in 10 children
...EU protections help families with UK/EU parents know where issues concerning children’s Welfare and maintenance can be resolved, and helps to ensure cooperation between EU countries in relation to the protection of children’s rights....
Children's rights LegislationMilitary recruitment age ‘must be raised to 18’
...enlistment of young people under the age of 18 is at odds with a commitment to child wellbeing and Welfare. The letter states: “We have a responsibility to respect the rights and needs of young people. This means striking the right balance...
An opportunity to strengthen the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill
...powers; the provision of information, advice and assistance to parents and carers in relation to Welfare rights; affordable housing; childcare; and parental employment. Improvements to the measurement framework that will be used to understand...
Legislation News Scottish Parliament‘Benefit cap will increase child poverty and perpetuate health inequalities’
...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 that those on benefits merely require an...
Benefits Families News Poverty Welfare WestminsterRewind Welfare reform says new report
... Magazine / News: Rewind Welfare reform says new report Posted 13 April 2022, by Nina Joynson Benefits child poverty Families Scottish Government universal credit Welfare A new report...
Benefits child poverty Families Scottish Government universal credit WelfareGary Leadbetter
...a University Student Action for Refugees Society whilst studying LLB Scots Law, advising on debt, Welfare, housing and other social issues and leading Scotland-wide Welfare reform mitigation projects whilst also supporting Scotland-wide debt...
leadbetterJulie Thomson
...spent more than six years managing communications, fundraising and policy campaigns in the animal Welfare sector, in her role as Communications Manager at Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home. When she’s not at work, Julie loves to spend time with her two...
thomsonYoung people invited to be anti-poverty Ambassadors
...Coalition The End Child Poverty Coalition is made up of more 80 organisations including child Welfare groups, social justice groups, faith groups, trade unions and others. Children in Scotland is a member of the coalition. Together with a...
child poverty Poverty rights young peopleSocial work interventions across Scotland
...2023 by Nina Joynson care Care Review Scottish Government social work Welfare New research has found that, nationally, 26.5% of children were referred to social work before the age of five, but figures are not...
care Care Review Scottish Government social work WelfareGrant opens for families with young children
...to help with that.” Click here to find out more or apply Related content Rewind Welfare reform, report says Apr 13, 2022 Accelerate free school meal provision, says STUC Apr 22, 2022 Scottish Child Payment marks first...
child poverty family support funding grant primary Scottish Child Payment Scottish GovernmentReport highlights success of family support programme
...agenda May 10, 2022 Accelerate free school meal provision, says STUC April 22, 2022 Rewind Welfare reform says new report April 13, 2022 Community Play Fund aims to get children outdoors April 12,...
Health parentingFirst Child Disability Payment statistics released
...the agenda May 10, 2022 Accelerate free school meal provision, says STUC Apr 22, 2022 Rewind Welfare reform says new report Apr 13, 2022 Transitions to Adulthood Bill to be formally introduced Dec 13, 2021 Advice and representation...
accessibility Benefits child benefit Disability funding Scottish GovernmentCouncils urged to keep ASN on the agenda
...content Accelerate free school meal provision, says STUC April 22, 2022 Rewind Welfare reform says new report April 13, 2022 Thousands of books donated to families in Scotland April 6, 2022 500 BSL signs added to create a more...
additional support for learning ASN EducationAccelerate free school meal provision, says STUC
...a key part of the STUC’s local council elections manifesto. Related content Rewind Welfare reform, says report April 13, 2022 State of Children's Rights report published April 02, 2022 Scottish Child Payment makes one year...
child poverty Education free school meals PovertyLizz Toomey
...interest in youth participation and children’s rights as well as education, health, and social Welfare reforms. She studied English & Scottish Literature at the University of Edinburgh and writes in her spare...
toomeyCalls for cuts to Universal Credit to be abandoned
...most significant social security cut since the Second World War and the foundation of the modern Welfare state. It is anticipated to hit millions of households by up to £1000 per year. Asked about their household budgets: 3 in 5 respondents...
Benefits child poverty News universal credit"It's social engineering and it's morally wrong"
...of benefits available, such as Best Start Grant, etc. Nurseries are another. I’ve heard about Welfare rights provision in schools; speaking to parents at parents’ nights of the help and benefits available. It’s about thinking “where are...
Rights at a price
...along with academics from Middlesex University and researchers from the Joint Council on the Welfare of Immigrants, have documented the effects on children of separation: “Parents reported a range of behavioural and psychological problems,...
We must address the socio-economic drivers of childhood obesity
...also submitted evidence to the consultations on Nutritional Requirements in Schools (August 2018), Welfare Foods (June 2018) and Healthier Future: Actions and Ambitions on Diet, Activity and Healthy Weight (January 2018). Evidence was also...
Call 2: Make it your business to tackle child poverty
...of a certain age are prone to lament the demise of community and neighbourhoods where the Welfare of children was the responsibility of parents, friends and wider family. Times certainly have changed, often for the better, but in some...
Call 9: Ensure Scotland's next generation can lead active, healthy lives
...number is projected to increase to one in three over the next 12 years, mainly as a result of Welfare reform. Every Child, Every Chance makes clear that the drivers of poverty are inadequate incomes and high living costs. Action to maintain...
Call 18: Take the next step in participation and food education: give communities the keys to school kitchens
...it until the problem is resolved. Achieving this must go hand in hand with top-level reform of Welfare, so families have more security and feel empowered. It will mean changing the whole ethos of 'who owns kitchens in the community?' The...
Voices Forum
...sector UNCRC and children's rights Information Sharing (Scotland) Bill Research seminar on Child Welfare Inequalities Mental Health Strategy Upcoming meetings The next forum will be on the subject of children's access to hobbies, jointly...
Single parents deserve support, not sanctions
... Single parents deserve support, not sanctions Upcoming Welfare reform, including the introduction of universal credit, is predicted to increase the child poverty rate for children in lone-parent families to 62 per cent. It’s time to pause...
Is the future 50:50?
...how it could benefit Scottish children When looking for ideas on how to improve children’s Welfare, Scotland’s politicians regularly look at other countries’ approaches, and take inspiration from Scandinavian countries in particular,...
Comment Magazine ParentsParliamentary Monitor
...11 February In the main chamber, Scottish Affairs Committee will hear oral evidence on Welfare policy in Scotland and the International Trade Committee will meet to hear oral evidence on the UK-EU trading...
News Policy Scottish Government Scottish Parliament WestminsterNews
...work supporting schools to nurture empathy, compassion and a sense of appreciation for animal Welfare 9 October 2020 25 and Up: The ‘old normal’ meant acceptance of injustice for too many families. We...
No results found.
The early years in focus: creating an event to support the sector
...children with acute mental health difficulties, and one of us has a master’s degree in social Welfare. This means that when we discuss themes and key areas for our conferences, we all bring a different perspective. As Lizz from L&E...
Kindness is the key to the SSPCA’s education activity
...schools in Scotland to nurture empathy, compassion and a greater sense of appreciation for animal Welfare Education is at the cornerstone of the Scottish SPCA’s work. As Scotland’s animal Welfare charity, we exist not only to prevent cruelty...
Scotland's public health time bomb is ticking
... Scotland's public health time bomb is ticking 16 July 2020 Guest comment: We face a Welfare crisis unless parents receive more support before conception and over a child’s first 1000 days, argues Alan Sinclair There’s a time bomb tucked...
25 and Up: In the wake of Covid-19, our call to boost family incomes using social security powers is more urgent than ever
...allowance in universal credit and the Job Retention Scheme at UK level, and doubled the Scottish Welfare Fund and investment in the Wellbeing Fund here in Scotland. But, to date, there has been no additional financial support aimed directly at...
25 and Up 25 calls child poverty family family support Inequality PovertyDamage to environment children's key concern in new Crown Estate report
...people raised concerns about marine pollution; efforts to protect the natural environment; animal Welfare; and the need for communities to be heard in the debate about environmental protection. As part of the work, we also made some...
climate change crown estate environment Participation sea seabed young people25 Calls response: Today’s children don’t want eternal economic growth. It’s time to teach and live ‘de-consumerism’
...essential resources are placed in the hands of the few. Along with the deadweight loss of social Welfare that this system gives rise to, it has also led to a dangerous monopolisation on thought around how we ought to organise our economic...
25 Calls response: We must invest in our urban green spaces if our young people are to live fun, healthy lives – and Scotland’s canals have a key role to play
...that this is projected to increase to one in three over the next 12 years, mainly as a result of Welfare reform. Having played an important historical role in the industrial revolution, our public canals tend to pass through communities that have...
Why defeating poverty means building the right fire
...govern, both locally and nationally. There are changes in our approach to education, to health, to Welfare and also childcare. These seem to me like the early actions of carefully building a really good fire that might burn for a while. Our actions...
25 Calls response: Starting today: a new vision for how social security can help solve child poverty
...Scottish Campaign on Rights to Social Security(SCORSS – formerly the Scottish Campaign on Welfare Reform) firmly believes that decent social security is a vital part of that. Ongoing UK government Welfare reforms are a major contributing...
25 Calls response: Where there are child protection concerns, poverty can be the elephant in the room
...In 2014, NSPCC and Barnardo’s Scotland published research [1] on the impact of austerity and Welfare reform on family support services. We found families were increasingly presenting to services in a state of crisis, even when services were...
25callsRelationships are the foundations for change
...of crime, better physical and mental health, more people in work paying taxes, and fewer people on Welfare. Half of Scottish public revenues are now levied in Scotland. If Scotland’s economic base and human capital does not grow or worse...
25 Calls response: Let’s agree on what makes ‘good’ food – then make it a reality for every child in Scotland
...for the environment: in season, sustainably produced, low-climate impact, and the highest animal Welfare standards. Food that’s good for the economy: grown by local producers, prepared by skilled and knowledgeable people paid a fair wage, and...
Young Ambassadors and Children's Commissioner call for an end to stigma of food insecurity
...with children affected by poverty. Professor Alston stated clearly then that the worst aspects of Welfare policies could be changed overnight and for very little money. Scotland's efforts to mitigate against the worse of the austerity cuts is to...
25 Calls response: It's time for a new way to measure the health of our planet and young people
...a measurement has provided valuable information. But he warned against using it as a calculus of Welfare, or as a ‘stand-alone measure’. GDP cannot tell us about the health of people or our planet. Or the wellbeing of children and young...
Child Poverty Delivery Plan welcome, but Scottish Government must be 'more proactive'
...in Scotland and the End Child Poverty Coalition. This includes action in areas such as employment, Welfare advice, housing and childcare that are necessary to tackle the cross-cutting nature of child poverty. We are pleased to see commitment to...
500 delegates meet, share and learn at sector event of the year
... Professors Brigid Daniel and Brigid Featherstone discussing inequalities in the area of child Welfare Teacher Graham Andre talking about creating a gender neutral classroom and the BBC programme No More Boys and Girls Sara Rowbotham...
Brexit threat to legal rights of 1 in 10 children
...EU protections help families with UK/EU parents know where issues concerning children’s Welfare and maintenance can be resolved, and helps to ensure cooperation between EU countries in relation to the protection of children’s rights....
Children's rights LegislationMilitary recruitment age ‘must be raised to 18’
...enlistment of young people under the age of 18 is at odds with a commitment to child wellbeing and Welfare. The letter states: “We have a responsibility to respect the rights and needs of young people. This means striking the right balance...
An opportunity to strengthen the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill
...powers; the provision of information, advice and assistance to parents and carers in relation to Welfare rights; affordable housing; childcare; and parental employment. Improvements to the measurement framework that will be used to understand...
Legislation News Scottish Parliament‘Benefit cap will increase child poverty and perpetuate health inequalities’
...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 that those on benefits merely require an...
Benefits Families News Poverty Welfare WestminsterNo results found.
No results found.
Julie Thomson
...spent more than six years managing communications, fundraising and policy campaigns in the animal Welfare sector, in her role as Communications Manager at Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home. When she’s not at work, Julie loves to spend time with her two...
thomsonLizz Toomey
...interest in youth participation and children’s rights as well as education, health, and social Welfare reforms. She studied English & Scottish Literature at the University of Edinburgh and writes in her spare...
toomeyNews
...work supporting schools to nurture empathy, compassion and a sense of appreciation for animal Welfare 9 October 2020 25 and Up: The ‘old normal’ meant acceptance of injustice for too many families. We...
No results found.
No results found.
Rewind Welfare reform says new report
post
... Magazine / News: Rewind Welfare reform says new report Posted 13 April 2022, by Nina Joynson Benefits child poverty Families Scottish Government universal credit Welfare A new report...
Benefits child poverty Families Scottish Government universal credit WelfareGary Leadbetter
post
...a University Student Action for Refugees Society whilst studying LLB Scots Law, advising on debt, Welfare, housing and other social issues and leading Scotland-wide Welfare reform mitigation projects whilst also supporting Scotland-wide debt...
leadbetterYoung people invited to be anti-poverty Ambassadors
post
...Coalition The End Child Poverty Coalition is made up of more 80 organisations including child Welfare groups, social justice groups, faith groups, trade unions and others. Children in Scotland is a member of the coalition. Together with a...
child poverty Poverty rights young peopleSocial work interventions across Scotland
post
...2023 by Nina Joynson care Care Review Scottish Government social work Welfare New research has found that, nationally, 26.5% of children were referred to social work before the age of five, but figures are not...
care Care Review Scottish Government social work WelfareGrant opens for families with young children
post
...to help with that.” Click here to find out more or apply Related content Rewind Welfare reform, report says Apr 13, 2022 Accelerate free school meal provision, says STUC Apr 22, 2022 Scottish Child Payment marks first...
child poverty family support funding grant primary Scottish Child Payment Scottish GovernmentReport highlights success of family support programme
post
...agenda May 10, 2022 Accelerate free school meal provision, says STUC April 22, 2022 Rewind Welfare reform says new report April 13, 2022 Community Play Fund aims to get children outdoors April 12,...
Health parentingFirst Child Disability Payment statistics released
post
...the agenda May 10, 2022 Accelerate free school meal provision, says STUC Apr 22, 2022 Rewind Welfare reform says new report Apr 13, 2022 Transitions to Adulthood Bill to be formally introduced Dec 13, 2021 Advice and representation...
accessibility Benefits child benefit Disability funding Scottish GovernmentCouncils urged to keep ASN on the agenda
post
...content Accelerate free school meal provision, says STUC April 22, 2022 Rewind Welfare reform says new report April 13, 2022 Thousands of books donated to families in Scotland April 6, 2022 500 BSL signs added to create a more...
additional support for learning ASN EducationAccelerate free school meal provision, says STUC
post
...a key part of the STUC’s local council elections manifesto. Related content Rewind Welfare reform, says report April 13, 2022 State of Children's Rights report published April 02, 2022 Scottish Child Payment makes one year...
child poverty Education free school meals PovertyCalls for cuts to Universal Credit to be abandoned
post
...most significant social security cut since the Second World War and the foundation of the modern Welfare state. It is anticipated to hit millions of households by up to £1000 per year. Asked about their household budgets: 3 in 5 respondents...
Benefits child poverty News universal credit"It's social engineering and it's morally wrong"
post
...of benefits available, such as Best Start Grant, etc. Nurseries are another. I’ve heard about Welfare rights provision in schools; speaking to parents at parents’ nights of the help and benefits available. It’s about thinking “where are...
Rights at a price
post
...along with academics from Middlesex University and researchers from the Joint Council on the Welfare of Immigrants, have documented the effects on children of separation: “Parents reported a range of behavioural and psychological problems,...
We must address the socio-economic drivers of childhood obesity
post
...also submitted evidence to the consultations on Nutritional Requirements in Schools (August 2018), Welfare Foods (June 2018) and Healthier Future: Actions and Ambitions on Diet, Activity and Healthy Weight (January 2018). Evidence was also...
Call 2: Make it your business to tackle child poverty
post
...of a certain age are prone to lament the demise of community and neighbourhoods where the Welfare of children was the responsibility of parents, friends and wider family. Times certainly have changed, often for the better, but in some...
Call 9: Ensure Scotland's next generation can lead active, healthy lives
post
...number is projected to increase to one in three over the next 12 years, mainly as a result of Welfare reform. Every Child, Every Chance makes clear that the drivers of poverty are inadequate incomes and high living costs. Action to maintain...
Call 18: Take the next step in participation and food education: give communities the keys to school kitchens
post
...it until the problem is resolved. Achieving this must go hand in hand with top-level reform of Welfare, so families have more security and feel empowered. It will mean changing the whole ethos of 'who owns kitchens in the community?' The...
Voices Forum
post
...sector UNCRC and children's rights Information Sharing (Scotland) Bill Research seminar on Child Welfare Inequalities Mental Health Strategy Upcoming meetings The next forum will be on the subject of children's access to hobbies, jointly...
Single parents deserve support, not sanctions
post
... Single parents deserve support, not sanctions Upcoming Welfare reform, including the introduction of universal credit, is predicted to increase the child poverty rate for children in lone-parent families to 62 per cent. It’s time to pause...
Is the future 50:50?
post
...how it could benefit Scottish children When looking for ideas on how to improve children’s Welfare, Scotland’s politicians regularly look at other countries’ approaches, and take inspiration from Scandinavian countries in particular,...
Comment Magazine ParentsParliamentary Monitor
post
...11 February In the main chamber, Scottish Affairs Committee will hear oral evidence on Welfare policy in Scotland and the International Trade Committee will meet to hear oral evidence on the UK-EU trading...
News Policy Scottish Government Scottish Parliament Westminster