Documents

The latest documents published relating to issues affecting children and young people, their families and those who work with or for them in Scotland. For older documents visit the directory or use the search facility.

The Role of the Registered Social Worker in Statutory Interventions: Guidance for Local Authorities, 05/03/10 [S]
The Scottish Government has published guidance for Local Authorities on the role of the Registered Social Worker in Statutory Interventions.

Deprivation and risk: the case for early intervention, 03/03/10 [E/NI/S/W]
Action for Children has published a report on deprivation and risk and the case for early intervention.

Protect, support, provide: examining the role played by grandparents in families at risk of poverty, 02/03/10 [E/NI/S/W]
Grandparents Plus and the Equality and Human Rights Commission have published a report which reveals that grandparents who are filling the ‘care gap’ in some of Britain’s most vulnerable families are risking hardship themselves.

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A guide for children and young people, 01/03/10 [S]
The Scottish Government has published a guide for children and young people on the UNCRC.

Recognising Achievement: Literature review and model for managing recognition processes, 26/02/10 [S]
The Scottish Government has published a summary of the key findings from a review of literature on approaches to the recognition of achievement.

Sexualisation of young people review, 26/02/10 [E/NI/S/W]
This review for the Home Office looks at how sexualised images and messages may be affecting the development of children and young people and influencing cultural norms, and examines the evidence for a link between sexualization and violence.

When times are tough: tracking household spending and debt through diaries: interim findings, 26/02/10 [E/NI/S/W]
This briefing from the Institute for Public Policy Research presents the interim findings from their research, undertaken over four months with low-income families across the UK, which aims to produce in-depth understanding of the dynamics between spending, saving and debt.

Consultation on the Future Status of the GTCS - Analysis of the Consultation and Scottish Government Response, 25/02/10 [S]
The Scottish Government has published an analysis of and their response to the consultation on the future status of the General Teaching Council for Scotland which took place between April and June 2009.

Staying Safe Survey 2009: young people and parents’ attitudes around accidents, bullying and safety, 25/02/10 [E/NI/S/W]
This survey for the Department for Children, Schools and Families was intended to to measure and track parents’ and children’s awareness, attitudes and reported behaviour across the various safety issues covered within the Staying Safe Action Plan and the Byron Review; inform further campaign development and priorities; and provide quantitative data for the DCSF to adequately measure progress of the collective communications efforts.

Children Looked After Statistics, 2008-09, 24/02/10 [S]
The Scottish Government has published statistics on looked after children for all local authorities in Scotland.

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