Day: May 2, 2017

‘One janitor, one school … and keep our cleaners’ – UNISON Edinburgh in pre-election appeal

UNISON’s Edinburgh branch, the union representing council staff, fears new council proposals will mean Edinburgh’s schools will no longer have their own janitor and cleaning hours will be cut. The union is asking voters to challenge candidates to oppose the cuts in the run-up to Thursday’s local elections. Continue reading ‘One janitor, one school … and keep our cleaners’ – UNISON Edinburgh in pre-election appeal

Dads Rock launch ‘Being Dad’ photo campaign

We want to help celebrate all the great Dads/granddads and male carers out there, we want to share with others the joy and struggles of being a Dad, and let others see a wee bit about our lives.

It’s important that our kids understand how much us Dads love them, and we still need to break down some barriers and help people see what it means to be a Dad today.

So we’ve launched the ‘Being Dad’ photo campaign!
THIS IS WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP …WHAT WE NEED IS…
1. A photo of you (dad/granddad/male carer) with your kids
2. 160 words or less about the joy/struggle of being Dad
So get creative and get involved! – We’re going to be taking some of the photos to the Scottish Parliament in June to display – and we’ll invite families to come see their photos there.
You can share your photo and words on Instagram, facebook or twitter, or of course you can email them to us.
Use #beingdadrocks and remember to tag us.
You can see some of the first entries here:
http://dadsrock.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/being-dad-photos.html

PuP: easing the pressure on drug dependent dads

RESEARCHERS are to examine whether a family support programme developed in Australia can protect Scots childen and help their drug dependent dads lead fulfilling family lives. Edinburgh Napier University has been awarded £320,000 to carry out the first study of the Parents under Pressure (PuP) programme to focus on fathers and their care of young children. Continue reading PuP: easing the pressure on drug dependent dads

Poverty Alliance publishes local elections manifesto

The Poverty Alliance has published a manifesto for Thursday’s local authority elections. The manifesto sets out what can be done at a local level to tackle poverty including the provision of high quality, affordable childcare and universal access to free breakfast clubs. Continue reading Poverty Alliance publishes local elections manifesto