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Participation through the Pandemic (2021-2022)
...to read the final case studies The Participation through the Pandemic project explored how coronavirus changed the ways in which children and young people can get involved in projects or access services. Within it, a group of four young...
Preparing for coronavirus COVID-19. Updated 17/3/20
... coronavirus: our plan Update – 17 March 2020 We have made a number of changes to our activities and planning as a result of Covid-19 and updated advice from NHS Inform and the Scottish Government about the spread of the virus. Our...
The early years in focus: creating an event to support the sector
Impact report and animation reveal the benefits of peer research in participation projects
...Start programme (click here for more), the Participation through the Pandemic project explored how coronavirus changed the ways in which children and young people got involved in projects or accessed services. Within it, a group of four young...
children and young people pandemic researchCommunity outreach and creative engagement: Introducing the Boredom Box
...to run the project. Although the boredom box project was conceived of as a response to the coronavirus pandemic, it became clear that there is a strong demand in the city for creative activities for those who have barriers in place...
Sound and vision
...and school closures, although younger ones may have no concept of how things were before the coronavirus arrived. Interaction with their peers has been significantly curtailed, horizons narrowed and opportunities for playing and socialising...
Life through a child-rights lens
...and wellbeing. This specifically includes decisions around education delivery through the coronavirus pandemic. For Children in Scotland, a key development is that we, now recognised as duty-bearers, must incorporate a Child Rights...
New era for Children in Scotland magazine begins
...of Children in Scotland magazine, which was produced in print from 2001 until the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year, and as an e-publication from Spring 2020 until earlier this summer. The new magazine web pages will provide weekly...
The Inclusion Ambassadors have a clear vision to help pupils feel more supported at school. Now they need your help to make it happen
...one for young people, particularly those with additional support needs. Restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic have limited opportunities to socialise and we know that support within school settings has been affected both by home...
What is contemporary collecting and why do we care about it so much?
...researchers about the issues young people were interested in at this point in time. Alongside the coronavirus pandemic, George Floyd’s murder was a defining moment of 2020. Although the Black Lives Matter movement has existed since 2013 (it...
‘No detriment on appeals’: call for urgent change to exams certification process ahead of Scottish Parliament Education Debate
...young people’s mental health and wellbeing has been severely affected by the impact of coronavirus over the past year – and their experience of assessments has added a further completely unnecessary layer of stress, anxiety and...
appeals assessments covid Education exams SQARadical wellbeing-focused redesign of Scottish Government budget key to post-Covid renewal
...budgeting to improve lives for children as part of a radical systems change in the wake of the coronavirus. The new report, Being Bold: Building Budgets for Children’s Wellbeing, by the Wellbeing Economy Alliance’s Dr Katherine Trebeck,...
budget budget process carnegie cattanach coronavirus covid dr katherine trebeck outcomes Participation radical systems change transparency Wellbeing wellbeing budgeting wellbeing budgetsOpportunities lost: the impact of Brexit on the next generation
...for our children and young people. It is now more important than ever in the context of coronavirus recovery. There is however some good news coming out of Parliament in the midst of all this uncertainty and talk of restrictions, both...
Shetland childcare provider wins small business of the year accolade
...Fund has won a major business award in recognition of how it responded to the challenges of coronavirus. Hame Fae Hame, based in Scalloway on the Shetland Islands, won the Times / Lloyds Banking Group Small Business of 2020 Award, beating...
access to childcare fund business childcare community family funding resilience shetlandInclusion Ambassadors share experiences of school after lockdown
additional support for learning ASL ASN Education inclusion Participation
ASL review action plan welcome, but actions speak louder than words
Additional support Angela Morgan ASL ASL review ASN
Back to school: the challenges of learning after lockdown, and how we can help
...impact on children’s lives and learning. Children may have been personally affected by coronavirus. They may be frightened of catching the virus themselves and so might feel nervous about going back to school. Children who struggled to...
Proportion of Children in Scotland staff to be furloughed for three-week period
...and has been a financially-driven one, ensuring that we are able to make use of the UK Government coronavirus Job Retention Scheme through to 31 October 2020 if needed. “Staff being furloughed include those working in policy, projects and...
Covid-19 furlough third sectorInsight: Life in Lockdown - the view from Orkney
...the full force of community spirit has been felt by all. With the power of Facebook, an Orkney coronavirus Mutual Aid Group sprung up within days. Neighbours are dropping off shopping for those in isolation, and businesses across the...
25 and Up: In the wake of Covid-19, our call to boost family incomes using social security powers is more urgent than ever
...in 2022. The harsh new reality facing Scotland’s children The bad news is that, even before the coronavirus crisis hit, nearly one in four– approximately 230,000 of Scotland’s children – were locked in poverty. The impact of the Scottish...
25 and Up 25 calls child poverty family family support Inequality PovertyWhy our third sector deserves first class support
Children Covid-19 crisis emergency family services Support third sector
Why our Manifesto for 2021-26 must be based on renewal, not recovery
...that we have to think about everything from this point onwards in response to the impact of the coronavirus? This truth is that it’s very difficult to say at this point. We know many families have faced considerable hardship through the...
equality Health Inequality Manifesto members membership parliament Poverty rights WellbeingInsight: A helpline revolution
...think through the possibility of a completely new approach to delivering the helpline. And then coronavirus brought about a revolution, and just like any revolution, it has caused upheaval and dislocation (or should I say relocation?). But it...
Insight: Responding to the need for connection and learning
...adapting rather than replicating our learning programme, adding free webinars on ‘talking about coronavirus’ and ‘Five ways to wellbeing’. The response has been positive. In April, 1,500 of you took part, and we hope to build on this in...
Childcare expansion delay must not risk losing long-term focus on reducing inequalities for children and families
...to deliver the nursery pledge is left to recruit the 4,000 additional full-time staff as the coronavirus brings all non-essential activity to a pause? We would also ask government at this stage for some reassurance on quality control once...
childcare Early years Families Health Inequality Scottish GovernmentTo support children in the fight against this virus, we need your voices, knowledge and expertise
...enquiries and our dedicated team is ready to help any parents or carers understand how the new coronavirus laws affect the education of children with additional support needs in Scotland. The website will be updated daily as new education...
engagement events Learning membership networkMobilise third sector services to give children and communities support in the fight against Covid-19
ASN childcare communities Covid-19 Education schools
Young carers running on empty, says leading charity
...from their school, college or university in balancing study with a caring role. The impact of coronavirus The pressures have been greatly exacerbated by the global pandemic with many essential services closed as a result of lockdown. This...
Education health and wellbeing kinship care Mental Health young carersCovid causes fresh issues as school term starts
...continued ventilation issues as term starts Posted 11 January, 2022 by Nina Joynson coronavirus Education health and wellbeing schools As children return to classrooms, schools are experiencing high levels...
coronavirus Education health and wellbeing schoolsChildren's voices on climate change
...change happen. It’s our future and we don’t want to be excluded. “In responding to the coronavirus outbreak, [global leaders] have proven that they can act in a crisis. Now, they must apply that urgency and level of action to the...
“Passing legislation is only one part of the story”
...the commitments in party manifestos are made at a time when the country is still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, which has in itself exacerbated some long-standing inequalities in Scotland. One thing we can be sure of, is that good...
MagazineChanging our World: Manifesto campaign work
...This is not the only issue we are interested in, but all of our learning has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and we know things need to improve. Making our campaign materials Throughout recent meetings we have spoken about the things...
Hope in hard times
... We are acutely aware we have published our Manifesto at a very unusual time, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Things are ever-changing and it is difficult to imagine what life in Scotland post- pandemic may look like, or when or how...
Magazine ManifestoOur offer to you during a critical time
...you have about additional support for learning in schools, including those about the impact of coronavirus, so please do get in touch. The Enquire website also has a detailed ‘coronavirus and additional support for learning’ section...
News
...Fund has won a major business award in recognition of how it responded to the challenges of coronavirus 22 February 2021 Booking opens for unique online Learning Week Our first ever Learning...
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Preparing for coronavirus COVID-19. Updated 17/3/20
... coronavirus: our plan Update – 17 March 2020 We have made a number of changes to our activities and planning as a result of Covid-19 and updated advice from NHS Inform and the Scottish Government about the spread of the virus. Our...
The early years in focus: creating an event to support the sector
Impact report and animation reveal the benefits of peer research in participation projects
...Start programme (click here for more), the Participation through the Pandemic project explored how coronavirus changed the ways in which children and young people got involved in projects or accessed services. Within it, a group of four young...
children and young people pandemic researchCommunity outreach and creative engagement: Introducing the Boredom Box
...to run the project. Although the boredom box project was conceived of as a response to the coronavirus pandemic, it became clear that there is a strong demand in the city for creative activities for those who have barriers in place...
Sound and vision
...and school closures, although younger ones may have no concept of how things were before the coronavirus arrived. Interaction with their peers has been significantly curtailed, horizons narrowed and opportunities for playing and socialising...
Life through a child-rights lens
...and wellbeing. This specifically includes decisions around education delivery through the coronavirus pandemic. For Children in Scotland, a key development is that we, now recognised as duty-bearers, must incorporate a Child Rights...
New era for Children in Scotland magazine begins
...of Children in Scotland magazine, which was produced in print from 2001 until the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year, and as an e-publication from Spring 2020 until earlier this summer. The new magazine web pages will provide weekly...
The Inclusion Ambassadors have a clear vision to help pupils feel more supported at school. Now they need your help to make it happen
...one for young people, particularly those with additional support needs. Restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic have limited opportunities to socialise and we know that support within school settings has been affected both by home...
What is contemporary collecting and why do we care about it so much?
...researchers about the issues young people were interested in at this point in time. Alongside the coronavirus pandemic, George Floyd’s murder was a defining moment of 2020. Although the Black Lives Matter movement has existed since 2013 (it...
‘No detriment on appeals’: call for urgent change to exams certification process ahead of Scottish Parliament Education Debate
...young people’s mental health and wellbeing has been severely affected by the impact of coronavirus over the past year – and their experience of assessments has added a further completely unnecessary layer of stress, anxiety and...
appeals assessments covid Education exams SQARadical wellbeing-focused redesign of Scottish Government budget key to post-Covid renewal
...budgeting to improve lives for children as part of a radical systems change in the wake of the coronavirus. The new report, Being Bold: Building Budgets for Children’s Wellbeing, by the Wellbeing Economy Alliance’s Dr Katherine Trebeck,...
budget budget process carnegie cattanach coronavirus covid dr katherine trebeck outcomes Participation radical systems change transparency Wellbeing wellbeing budgeting wellbeing budgetsOpportunities lost: the impact of Brexit on the next generation
...for our children and young people. It is now more important than ever in the context of coronavirus recovery. There is however some good news coming out of Parliament in the midst of all this uncertainty and talk of restrictions, both...
Shetland childcare provider wins small business of the year accolade
...Fund has won a major business award in recognition of how it responded to the challenges of coronavirus. Hame Fae Hame, based in Scalloway on the Shetland Islands, won the Times / Lloyds Banking Group Small Business of 2020 Award, beating...
access to childcare fund business childcare community family funding resilience shetlandInclusion Ambassadors share experiences of school after lockdown
additional support for learning ASL ASN Education inclusion Participation
ASL review action plan welcome, but actions speak louder than words
Additional support Angela Morgan ASL ASL review ASN
Back to school: the challenges of learning after lockdown, and how we can help
...impact on children’s lives and learning. Children may have been personally affected by coronavirus. They may be frightened of catching the virus themselves and so might feel nervous about going back to school. Children who struggled to...
Proportion of Children in Scotland staff to be furloughed for three-week period
...and has been a financially-driven one, ensuring that we are able to make use of the UK Government coronavirus Job Retention Scheme through to 31 October 2020 if needed. “Staff being furloughed include those working in policy, projects and...
Covid-19 furlough third sectorInsight: Life in Lockdown - the view from Orkney
...the full force of community spirit has been felt by all. With the power of Facebook, an Orkney coronavirus Mutual Aid Group sprung up within days. Neighbours are dropping off shopping for those in isolation, and businesses across the...
25 and Up: In the wake of Covid-19, our call to boost family incomes using social security powers is more urgent than ever
...in 2022. The harsh new reality facing Scotland’s children The bad news is that, even before the coronavirus crisis hit, nearly one in four– approximately 230,000 of Scotland’s children – were locked in poverty. The impact of the Scottish...
25 and Up 25 calls child poverty family family support Inequality PovertyWhy our third sector deserves first class support
Children Covid-19 crisis emergency family services Support third sector
Why our Manifesto for 2021-26 must be based on renewal, not recovery
...that we have to think about everything from this point onwards in response to the impact of the coronavirus? This truth is that it’s very difficult to say at this point. We know many families have faced considerable hardship through the...
equality Health Inequality Manifesto members membership parliament Poverty rights WellbeingInsight: A helpline revolution
...think through the possibility of a completely new approach to delivering the helpline. And then coronavirus brought about a revolution, and just like any revolution, it has caused upheaval and dislocation (or should I say relocation?). But it...
Insight: Responding to the need for connection and learning
...adapting rather than replicating our learning programme, adding free webinars on ‘talking about coronavirus’ and ‘Five ways to wellbeing’. The response has been positive. In April, 1,500 of you took part, and we hope to build on this in...
Childcare expansion delay must not risk losing long-term focus on reducing inequalities for children and families
...to deliver the nursery pledge is left to recruit the 4,000 additional full-time staff as the coronavirus brings all non-essential activity to a pause? We would also ask government at this stage for some reassurance on quality control once...
childcare Early years Families Health Inequality Scottish GovernmentTo support children in the fight against this virus, we need your voices, knowledge and expertise
...enquiries and our dedicated team is ready to help any parents or carers understand how the new coronavirus laws affect the education of children with additional support needs in Scotland. The website will be updated daily as new education...
engagement events Learning membership networkMobilise third sector services to give children and communities support in the fight against Covid-19
ASN childcare communities Covid-19 Education schools
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Children's voices on climate change
...change happen. It’s our future and we don’t want to be excluded. “In responding to the coronavirus outbreak, [global leaders] have proven that they can act in a crisis. Now, they must apply that urgency and level of action to the...
Changing our World: Manifesto campaign work
...This is not the only issue we are interested in, but all of our learning has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic and we know things need to improve. Making our campaign materials Throughout recent meetings we have spoken about the things...
Our offer to you during a critical time
...you have about additional support for learning in schools, including those about the impact of coronavirus, so please do get in touch. The Enquire website also has a detailed ‘coronavirus and additional support for learning’ section...
News
...Fund has won a major business award in recognition of how it responded to the challenges of coronavirus 22 February 2021 Booking opens for unique online Learning Week Our first ever Learning...
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Young carers running on empty, says leading charity
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...from their school, college or university in balancing study with a caring role. The impact of coronavirus The pressures have been greatly exacerbated by the global pandemic with many essential services closed as a result of lockdown. This...
Education health and wellbeing kinship care Mental Health young carersCovid causes fresh issues as school term starts
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...continued ventilation issues as term starts Posted 11 January, 2022 by Nina Joynson coronavirus Education health and wellbeing schools As children return to classrooms, schools are experiencing high levels...
coronavirus Education health and wellbeing schools“Passing legislation is only one part of the story”
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...the commitments in party manifestos are made at a time when the country is still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, which has in itself exacerbated some long-standing inequalities in Scotland. One thing we can be sure of, is that good...
MagazineHope in hard times
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... We are acutely aware we have published our Manifesto at a very unusual time, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Things are ever-changing and it is difficult to imagine what life in Scotland post- pandemic may look like, or when or how...
Magazine Manifesto