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Scotland’s growing number of kinship families need more support, according to new research

16 years of supporting children to stand up for their rights

young carers’ views on heritage showcased at People’s Story exhibition

... young carers’ views on heritage showcased at People’s Story exhibition 30 January 2019 Examples of local heritage chosen by a group of young carers will go on display for eight weeks from this Saturday (2 February) as part of a special...


Developing effective independent information and support services for children and young people accessing Self-directed Support (SDS) (2013-2015)

Participation through the Pandemic (2021-2022)

...chose six projects to study in more detail. You can find out a bit about each project below: young carers and Young Adult Carers Project from Carers Trust in Scotland Carers Trust in Scotland and Media Education worked with young carers to...


Heritage Hunters: Heritage Lottery Fund Project (2018-2019)

...You' summarises the project findings Download report Exhibition shares young carers’ views on heritage Find out more about the young carers in Charge exhibition Click here Heritage Hunters report...


How can we support young carers in education settings?

... How can we support young carers in education settings? 13 Nov 2017 There’s lots we can do to improve experiences for school pupils who look after family members. Louise Morgan, who is leading an event on the topic next month,...


young carers running on empty, says leading charity

... Magazine / News: young carers running on empty, says leading charity Posted 16 March 2022, by Jennifer Drummond Education health and wellbeing kinship care Mental Health young carers The...

Education health and wellbeing kinship care Mental Health young carers

New survey aims to highlight unpaid carers' experiences

Increasing access to hobbies for children and young people

Young people at the heart of hearings system proposals

New partnership project to hear from young people with additional needs about what works for them in transition to adulthood
additional support for learning additional support needs Contact disabled inclusion NDTI Time to Talk Next Steps transition

All local services providing childcare or play for children and young people need to be ‘here to stay’: funded on a long-term, secure basis, major four-year project finds
CHANGE childcare childminders community family Hub local services out of school care play practitioners services

Young people with care experience at the heart of new project

Young Ambassadors and Children's Commissioner call for an end to stigma of food insecurity

Taking steps towards a more inclusive education system

...whose parents are not always able to act on their behalf ,such as looked after children and young carers. It is also important to note here that there may be some children and young people who do not have capacity to make their own decisions...

Additional support Children's rights Legislation

Put children's views and experiences at the heart of Additional Support for Learning reform

10 highlights from our Annual Conference 2024

Understanding the key issues parents in Scotland face today

Children in Scotland shortlisted for two prestigious awards

Advocating for the rights of children – and using their voices to make change

Making cyber security fun for children

It’s not about right or wrong, but about bringing people together

Q&A with Jennifer Lewis: Supporting young carers

... Magazine / Q&A with Jennifer Lewis: Identifying and supporting young carers Posted 22 March 2022, by Catherine Bromley ASL Children's rights Mental Health Ahead of our webinar on the topic, Jennifer...

ASL Children's rights Mental Health

'young carers must remain a priority’

... Magazine / Comment: 'young carers must remain a priority and at the forefront of policy development’ Posted 16 March 2022, by Jennifer Drummond health and wellbeing kinship care Mental Health young...

health and wellbeing kinship care Mental Health young carers

Foster Care Fortnight: foster carers' essential work
care care experienced people foster care the Promise

Renewed calls for minimum allowance for foster carers
care experienced foster care

Grant opens for families with young children
child poverty family support funding grant primary Scottish Child Payment Scottish Government

Young People's Guarantee receives extra funding

...Guarantee Related content Councils urged to keep ASN on the agenda May 10, 2022 young carers running on empty, says leading charity Mar 16, 2022 Computing Science gets a boost in Scottish schools Feb 9,...

care experience employment funding Scottish Government young people

Listening to young people with separated parents

...Parents research, by Jamie Wark for Shared Parenting Scotland Related content Comment young carers must remain a priority and at the forefront of policy development Mar 16, 2022 Pioneering community initiative takes next steps Mar 8,...

children and young people family family support parenting separation

Citadel Young Mums Group and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh

...work that was done in Kirkcaldy Find out more Heritage Hunters project: Edinburgh young carers Find out more about the project work that was done with Edinburgh young carers Find out more Heritage Hunters...


Consultation Work with Children and Young People

AC24 - Exhibition Hall

...linkedin | X _ Carers Trust Scotland works to transform the lives of unpaid carers including young carers. We partner with our network of local carer organisations to provide funding and support, deliver innovative and...


Workshops AC24

...day in the life of a young carer Carers Trust Scotland Room: Cap & Thistle Suite Hear from young carers and their lived experiences directly in this workshop before engaging in an interactive game developed by young carers in conjunction...


We've made progress on children's rights, but not enough

...children living in poverty, disabled children, care experienced children, children of prisoners, young carers, and children from ethnic minority backgrounds. The importance of incorporating the UNCRC into Scots Law But there is a bright...

Children's rights human rights

Creative expressions of care

...19 October, 2022 by Nina Joynson. Image credit: Julie Howden. Arts care care experience young carers National Theatre of Scotland will stream a free package of theatre work for three weeks, including a filmed script reading and panel...

Arts care care experience young carers

Member directory: full

...Women's Aid Support for women and young people impacted by abuse | edinwomensaid.co.uk Edinburgh young carers Project Support for young people who care for somebody at home | youngcarers.org.uk EIS Educational Institute of Scotland, teachers’...


Q&A with Aileen Shrimpton

...about Salvesen Mindroom Centre Related content Q&A with Jennifer Lewis: Supporting young carers Mar...

ASL ASN neurodiversity training

Member directory: A-F

...Women's Aid Support for women and young people impacted by abuse | edinwomensaid.co.uk Edinburgh young carers Project Support for young people who care for somebody at home | youngcarers.org.uk EIS Educational Institute of Scotland, teachers’...


'It's not enough to increase age of criminal responsibility'

...in poverty, disabled children, care experienced children, black and minority ethnic children, young carers, and children of prisoners. More children are in poverty, in need of mental health support and suffering bereavement. As we...

age of criminal responsibility children and young people Children's rights UNCRC youth justice

Making Children's Rights Real Across Scotland event summary

...Parliament Licketyspit Children in Scotland The Health and Social Care Alliance Fife young carers Includem Our Hearings, Our Voice WHALE Arts Aberlour See blocks on the right for more details on the workshops. Before the event...


Arts and minds

...We were pleased, therefore, that through Heritage Hunters we were able to support Edinburgh young carers to co-curate a display for the People’s Story in Edinburgh. Visible representation will hopefully support further inclusion. The...


Heritage Hunters Edinburgh

... Edinburgh young carers (EYC) and Museums and Galleries Edinburgh 23 Oct 2018 "Heritage is basically something that everyone has but is kind of hard to explain. It's anything that has got a long history behind it and has been passed down...


News

...of Nicola Sturgeon on issues they care about. 30 January 2019 young carers’ views on heritage showcased at People’s Story exhibition Examples of local heritage chosen by a group of young carers...


AC24 - Resources

Programme AC24 - Day One

Our Trainers & Speakers

Scottish Government launches vaping awareness campaign
changing our world consultation health and wellbeing Scottish Government

Children in Scotland's Early Years Conference 2023 Hub

Access to Childcare Fund evaluation published
childcare Children early learning Early years Families


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Scotland’s growing number of kinship families need more support, according to new research

16 years of supporting children to stand up for their rights

young carers’ views on heritage showcased at People’s Story exhibition

... young carers’ views on heritage showcased at People’s Story exhibition 30 January 2019 Examples of local heritage chosen by a group of young carers will go on display for eight weeks from this Saturday (2 February) as part of a special...


How can we support young carers in education settings?

... How can we support young carers in education settings? 13 Nov 2017 There’s lots we can do to improve experiences for school pupils who look after family members. Louise Morgan, who is leading an event on the topic next month,...


New survey aims to highlight unpaid carers' experiences

Increasing access to hobbies for children and young people

Young people at the heart of hearings system proposals

New partnership project to hear from young people with additional needs about what works for them in transition to adulthood
additional support for learning additional support needs Contact disabled inclusion NDTI Time to Talk Next Steps transition

All local services providing childcare or play for children and young people need to be ‘here to stay’: funded on a long-term, secure basis, major four-year project finds
CHANGE childcare childminders community family Hub local services out of school care play practitioners services

Young people with care experience at the heart of new project

Young Ambassadors and Children's Commissioner call for an end to stigma of food insecurity

Taking steps towards a more inclusive education system

...whose parents are not always able to act on their behalf ,such as looked after children and young carers. It is also important to note here that there may be some children and young people who do not have capacity to make their own decisions...

Additional support Children's rights Legislation

Put children's views and experiences at the heart of Additional Support for Learning reform

10 highlights from our Annual Conference 2024

Understanding the key issues parents in Scotland face today

Children in Scotland shortlisted for two prestigious awards

Advocating for the rights of children – and using their voices to make change

Making cyber security fun for children

It’s not about right or wrong, but about bringing people together


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Citadel Young Mums Group and Museums & Galleries Edinburgh

...work that was done in Kirkcaldy Find out more Heritage Hunters project: Edinburgh young carers Find out more about the project work that was done with Edinburgh young carers Find out more Heritage Hunters...


AC24 - Exhibition Hall

...linkedin | X _ Carers Trust Scotland works to transform the lives of unpaid carers including young carers. We partner with our network of local carer organisations to provide funding and support, deliver innovative and...


Workshops AC24

...day in the life of a young carer Carers Trust Scotland Room: Cap & Thistle Suite Hear from young carers and their lived experiences directly in this workshop before engaging in an interactive game developed by young carers in conjunction...


News

...of Nicola Sturgeon on issues they care about. 30 January 2019 young carers’ views on heritage showcased at People’s Story exhibition Examples of local heritage chosen by a group of young carers...


AC24 - Resources

Programme AC24 - Day One

Our Trainers & Speakers

Children in Scotland's Early Years Conference 2023 Hub


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young carers running on empty, says leading charity
post

... Magazine / News: young carers running on empty, says leading charity Posted 16 March 2022, by Jennifer Drummond Education health and wellbeing kinship care Mental Health young carers The...

Education health and wellbeing kinship care Mental Health young carers

Q&A with Jennifer Lewis: Supporting young carers
post

... Magazine / Q&A with Jennifer Lewis: Identifying and supporting young carers Posted 22 March 2022, by Catherine Bromley ASL Children's rights Mental Health Ahead of our webinar on the topic, Jennifer...

ASL Children's rights Mental Health

'young carers must remain a priority’
post

... Magazine / Comment: 'young carers must remain a priority and at the forefront of policy development’ Posted 16 March 2022, by Jennifer Drummond health and wellbeing kinship care Mental Health young...

health and wellbeing kinship care Mental Health young carers

Foster Care Fortnight: foster carers' essential work
postcare care experienced people foster care the Promise

Renewed calls for minimum allowance for foster carers
postcare experienced foster care

Grant opens for families with young children
postchild poverty family support funding grant primary Scottish Child Payment Scottish Government

Young People's Guarantee receives extra funding
post

...Guarantee Related content Councils urged to keep ASN on the agenda May 10, 2022 young carers running on empty, says leading charity Mar 16, 2022 Computing Science gets a boost in Scottish schools Feb 9,...

care experience employment funding Scottish Government young people

Listening to young people with separated parents
post

...Parents research, by Jamie Wark for Shared Parenting Scotland Related content Comment young carers must remain a priority and at the forefront of policy development Mar 16, 2022 Pioneering community initiative takes next steps Mar 8,...

children and young people family family support parenting separation

Consultation Work with Children and Young People
post
We've made progress on children's rights, but not enough
post

...children living in poverty, disabled children, care experienced children, children of prisoners, young carers, and children from ethnic minority backgrounds. The importance of incorporating the UNCRC into Scots Law But there is a bright...

Children's rights human rights

Creative expressions of care
post

...19 October, 2022 by Nina Joynson. Image credit: Julie Howden. Arts care care experience young carers National Theatre of Scotland will stream a free package of theatre work for three weeks, including a filmed script reading and panel...

Arts care care experience young carers

Member directory: full
post

...Women's Aid Support for women and young people impacted by abuse | edinwomensaid.co.uk Edinburgh young carers Project Support for young people who care for somebody at home | youngcarers.org.uk EIS Educational Institute of Scotland, teachers’...


Q&A with Aileen Shrimpton
post

...about Salvesen Mindroom Centre Related content Q&A with Jennifer Lewis: Supporting young carers Mar...

ASL ASN neurodiversity training

Member directory: A-F
post

...Women's Aid Support for women and young people impacted by abuse | edinwomensaid.co.uk Edinburgh young carers Project Support for young people who care for somebody at home | youngcarers.org.uk EIS Educational Institute of Scotland, teachers’...


'It's not enough to increase age of criminal responsibility'
post

...in poverty, disabled children, care experienced children, black and minority ethnic children, young carers, and children of prisoners. More children are in poverty, in need of mental health support and suffering bereavement. As we...

age of criminal responsibility children and young people Children's rights UNCRC youth justice

Making Children's Rights Real Across Scotland event summary
post

...Parliament Licketyspit Children in Scotland The Health and Social Care Alliance Fife young carers Includem Our Hearings, Our Voice WHALE Arts Aberlour See blocks on the right for more details on the workshops. Before the event...


Arts and minds
post

...We were pleased, therefore, that through Heritage Hunters we were able to support Edinburgh young carers to co-curate a display for the People’s Story in Edinburgh. Visible representation will hopefully support further inclusion. The...


Heritage Hunters Edinburgh
post

... Edinburgh young carers (EYC) and Museums and Galleries Edinburgh 23 Oct 2018 "Heritage is basically something that everyone has but is kind of hard to explain. It's anything that has got a long history behind it and has been passed down...


Scottish Government launches vaping awareness campaign
postchanging our world consultation health and wellbeing Scottish Government

Access to Childcare Fund evaluation published
postchildcare Children early learning Early years Families