SCCYP Releases Archive for May 2009
People in need of care have rights too
28th May 2009
Care services should be designed to fit the needs of people, rather than forcing people to adapt to them, according to the head of the Care Commission....
Read More...Family time? We can spare 45 minutes
28th May 2009
The findings, from a poll of 3,000 children and parents, signal a worrying deterioration of the family unit thanks to what campaigners call a...
Read More...Young face 'tough job prospects'
27th May 2009
Nearly half of all firms will not be looking to hire graduates or school-leavers in the months ahead, according to a survey.The Chartered...
Read More...Class sizes rise due to loophole
26th May 2009
Class sizes in early primary in one part of Scotland are to jump to 30 pupils in August - in conflict with the Scottish Government's flagship...
Read More...Teach children of different ages together
25th May 2009
SECONDARY schools in Scotland are like factories and should treat children more like individuals, according to a leading educationalist.Keir...
Read More...New breed of 'super teacher' rejects call to do extra work
23rd May 2009
SCOTLAND'S "super teachers" have balked at plans to increase their workload, saying the plans will undermine the quality of school education.Proposals...
Read More...MSPs support greater rights for children
21st May 2009
LAWS giving greater rights to children needing additional support in school were backed today by MSPs.The Scottish Parliament voted unanimously...
Read More...Report damns Catholic Church's role in abuse
21st May 2009
THE true horrifying extent of child abuse in Ireland's state-run Roman Catholic institutions since the 1930s was laid bare yesterday in a damning...
Read More...Councils warned not to axe nursery teachers
19th May 2009
Ministers will today warn Scottish local authorities not to reduce the number of qualified teachers working in nursery education.The Scottish...
Read More...Think tank calls for Kitemark for children's charities
19th May 2009
Children's and youth charities should be able to apply for a Kitemark to help local authorities and schools commission quality services, according...
Read More...Time to speak up for at-risk kids
19th May 2009
CHILDREN are dying because too many Scots are afraid or unwilling to report suspected abuse, Scotland's top social worker warned last night....
Read More...'Teachers should be warned over pupils' record of violence'
18th May 2009
VIOLENT children should be risk-assessed before being allowed back into any classroom, teachers have insisted.At the annual conference of...
Read More...Class divide 'still playing big part in how children do at school'
15th May 2009
THE social divide in the Scottish education system remains "as powerful as ever" in determining how well a child performs at school, according...
Read More...Web children 'living in prisons'
15th May 2009
Many children are living in a "prison-like environment" surrounded by technology, the chairman of the Independent Schools Association warns.John...
Read More...Troubled kids get a Heads Up towards living a happier life
15th May 2009
"I admire some of these children just for being able to get out of bed in the morning and get into school," says Helen Goode, of the Dumbarton-based...
Read More...Fewer pupils paid to go to school
14th May 2009
Fewer young people are to receive attendance allowances for staying on at school, following changes to government support for learning and training....
Read More...Alcoholics to lecture young on dangers of drink
14th May 2009
Health boards are to receive £36m to help fight Scotland's culture of alcohol abuse. Part of the funding will be spent on projects where recovering...
Read More...More children are to receive free dinners
14th May 2009
An additional 44,000 children will be eligible for free school meals from August, the Scottish Government announced yesterday. The extension...
Read More...Children's TV too terrifying, say parents
13th May 2009
MILLIONS of youngsters are suffering nightmares because children's television is too scary, according to a survey.More than 70 per cent of...
Read More...Jersey children’s home resident Michael Aubin guilty of abuse
13th May 2009
Prosecutors secured their first conviction yesterday after a controversial police investigation into abuse in children’s homes on Jersey.Michael...
Read More...Internet may be to blame for growth of child abuse, psychologist says
11th May 2009
Speaking in the wake of Scotland’s most serious paedophile conspiracy trial, Ethel Quayle, a child abuse expert, said that the opportunity to...
Read More...Ageing 'crisis' for foster carers
11th May 2009
A fostering charity has warned of an impending crisis in foster care in Scotland because of a shortage of carers. The Fostering Network said...
Read More...Children under-10 treated for drink-related illnesses in hospitals
11th May 2009
HUNDREDS of children - including under-10s - are treated for booze-related diseases in Scots hospitals every year. Government drives to tackle...
Read More...Entrepreneurs shine a light on social problems with new fund
9th May 2009
SCOTTISH entrepreneurs including Jim McColl, chief executive and chairman of Clyde Blowers, and Sir Tom Hunter are getting together to launch...
Read More...Wanted: super foster parents for some of Scotland’s most troubled youngsters
9th May 2009
The state wants to create a new cadre of "super" foster parents: ordinary people in the Glasgow area, who want to help some of the most damaged...
Read More...Two in three young people with HIV are female
7th May 2009
Girls and young women remain far more vulnerable to HIV infection than young men, with two-thirds of the 5.5 million 15- and 24-year-olds with...
Read More...The more PE, the less exercise children do outside school
7th May 2009
PROVIDING children with more playgrounds, sports facilities and PE time in schools does not necessarily make them more active, scientists have...
Read More...Scottish hospital care for teenagers
7th May 2009
Teenagers going into any hospital in Scotland will in future benefit from dedicated age-appropriate care as a result of guidance issued to health...
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