Emotional abuse and neglect will be a criminal offence
New legislation to criminalise emotional abuse and neglect of children will be introduced in Scotland, Minister for Childcare and Early Years Mark McDonald has announced. The Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 will be updated to recognise the impact of emotional abuse and neglect, as well as physical harm. Continue reading New law to protect children
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Scottish SPCA’s education programme makes an impact on Edinburgh & Lothians kids
The Scottish SPCA, Scotland’s animal welfare charity and the University of Edinburgh have released research demonstrating the positive impact of Animal Welfare Education for children. The paper was launched with the help of children from Buckstone Primary School yesterday. Continue reading Animals have feelings too
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A challenge designed to instil a love of reading in young people is being extended to reach an additional 173,000 children across Scotland. The First Minister’s Reading Challenge will now be open to children in Primary 1 to Primary 7, after the success of the initial scheme which was for primaries 4 – 7. Continue reading :’Happy readers make good learners’: reading challenge extended
Continue reading Brock calls for rethink on ‘heartless’ disability cuts
It’s been a busy old week at Muirhouse Millennium Centre – and it’s only Thursday!
For ages we have been crying out for a defibrillator to safeguard the lives of many vulnerable users of Muirhouse Community Centre (writes James McGinty). On Tuesday morning Sonia McGraw (Jamie Skinner Project) donated exactly that! Continue reading Hearts and minds at Millennium Centre
Borders-based author Claire McFall has been named the winner of the very first Scottish Teenage Book Prize. Claire’s third novel, Black Cairn Point, garnered votes from young people (aged 12 – 16) across the country to beat off stiff competition from Keith Gray’s The Last Soldier and Joan Lennon’s Silver Skin. Continue reading Inaugural Scottish teenage book prize winner revealed
The City of Edinburgh Council benefitted from a nationwide increase of 2.7% in education spending last year, thanks to Scottish Government efforts to close the attainment gap and provide local authorities with a fair funding deal. Local MSP Ben Macpherson says that means a good deal for the city’s schoolchildren. Continue reading Schools spending boost for Edinburgh
St Columba’s Hospice has launched an interactive timeline that showcases key and quirky moments from throughout its 40 year history. Continue reading St. Columba’s turns back the hands of time
