Children
Welfare, equality and social justice: Scottish independence and the dominant imaginings of the ‘New’ Scotland
Author / Creator: Gill Scott
Date published: 2016
This paper focuses on the extent to which issues of equality, social justice and social welfare have been mobilised in the most prominent imaginings of an independent Scotland.
Why We Need a Kindergarten Stage
Author / Creator: Sue Palmer
Media type: Opinion
Date published: 2022
The case for kindergarden and a 6 year old start to formal schooling in Scotland.
‘No Sex Please we are Scottish’: The rise of the Scottish miserablists
Author / Creator: Gerry Hassan
Media type: Blog
Date published:
Scottish Government’s survey of school age children about their sexual knowledge and sexual behaviour has caused cetain sectors of society to object to factfinding about attitudes.
Best Place in the World
Author / Creator: David Anderson
Media type: Opinion
Date published:
Many innovative ways to address poverty and trauma have appeared over the last few years, but they are fighting against the tide, battling hard against the odds.
Empty Promise?
Author / Creator: Marion Macleod
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
The Promise for family support and child care away from home needs a strategic standpoint integrating the relevant services.
Child Care or Caring About Children?
Author / Creator: Marion Macleod
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Scotland has a system of support for children in their early years which is a patchwork of initiatives, fixes, legacy services and omissions. What we do not have is a single, well thought- through integrated service. This is what Scotland’s children need.