A beautiful day to be in @orkneycouncil.bsky.social supporting them to progress their work on children's rights!

I've had a fantastic morning with @eastayrshire.bsky.social today as they gathered their #UNCRC champions together to continue to develop their approach to children's rights across the authority #ChildrensRights

A chat with Geoff was always inspiring & thought provoking. May he rest in peace. BBC News - 'Intellectual giant' Sir Geoff Palmer dies aged 85 www.bbc.com/news/article...

New figures reveal 240,000 children in Scotland are living in poverty; a staggering and heartbreaking 1 in 5. We acknowledge this is a welcome drop from 23% to 22%, but for what is a Scottish Government priority, more - much more - is needed! #HousingEmergency 🔗 shelterscotland.org/1in5-Poverty

Reported cuts to disability support risk undermining wider government efforts to reduce child poverty: - 870,000 children live in families receiving PIP - 290,000 of these children are already in poverty More here: cpag.org.uk/news/cuts-di...

📣Child Poverty & the Public Debt Crisis: A National Conference 📅 Mon 17 March, UofG Keynotes: @sa4dunfermline.bsky.social, @moragtreanor.bsky.social, @cypcs.bsky.social, @sallyannkelly1.bsky.social🧵 Register for our conference with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social! www.aberlour.org.uk/about-us/pol...

Babies are born communicating - we just don't always listen. A brilliant start to the @starcatchersuk.bsky.social Voice of the Baby event in Stirling to this morning! #UNCRC #BabyVoice

Temporary accommodation isn’t a home. When one child's sister is forced into an electricity cupboard, another is terrified of violence, and a third suffers damp conditions, it’s clear: 10,360 kids in Scotland deserve better. We owe them our fight. #HousingEmergency www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhlh...

A hugely important report on children's right to education has been published by @auditscotland.bsky.social focused on the need for a fundamental review of additional support for learning in Scotland. #Article29 #UNCRC audit.scot/news/fundame...

Children tell us they don't get the support they need to learn. Too many are failed by a system that doesn't deliver their rights. @auditscotland.bsky.social report reveals scale of unmet need is unknown. The Scottish Government must commit to full-scale education reform. Response: bit.ly/4kbbRbX

Beautiful. #Ukraine❤️ #NewScots

📢Keynote speaker announcement📢 @cypcs.bsky.social Nicola Killean will deliver a keynote speech at our #DebtAwarenessWeek conference in partnership with @uofgpolicy.bsky.social. Places are very limited. Register today: aberlour.org.uk/about-us/pol...

BBC News - Deaf pupil wins legal fight for BSL interpreter www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Sadly, it is rare that more than a few short days go past without new reports of children being killed and injured.” - UNICEF Sudan's Annmarie Swai. The rights of children in Sudan must be respected and protected. The violence must end NOW. Statement: unicef.link/40FQxCm

In 2023, @yasminibison.bsky.social launched our 'AI for public good' work Unlike our other policy programmes, we were positioned as an explorer, posing thought-provoking questions and gathering audiences to generate new ideas in response 🔎 Read our reflections: jrf.org.uk/ai-for-publi... 1/2

📣Imagination meets tender moments Anam alba & @suzannezeedyk.bsky.social delighted to co-host a day with @danwuori.bsky.social in North Lan on the 1 March As trust, language & body awareness develop, babies have lots of stories to share with us Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imaginatio...

🏘️ | NEW REPORT: A combination of welfare reforms, rising numbers of children in the private rented sector and a lack of investment in building social housing has led, and will continue to lead, to increasing child poverty, unless the government acts. www.ippr.org/articles/hom...

88% of low-income households who receive disability benefits were going without the essentials in the 6 months to Oct 📢 59% had to take out a loan to cover the cost of essentials. 53% were in arrears. Our COL tracker: www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi... Anushka Asthana on @itvpeston.bsky.social

ICYMI! The first legal case under the UNCRC Act has been decided! The High Court in Edinburgh ruled that the Lord Advocate’s power to prosecute children falls within the scope of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 Read our article here: www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Stuck at home because of the storm? Why not learn more about children's rights and their legal protection in Scotland by visiting our web resource with a wide range of resources available to support you! #UNCRC #ChildrensRights #Scotland storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8cf8...

The Children & Young People's Commissioner Scotland official account is now on Bluesky. Please give it a follow! @cypcs.bsky.social

Being homeless has a significant impact on children's lives. Join us for our next Children's Rights Conversation where we will focus on #ChildrensRights and #Homelessness in Scotland. Speakers include Mhairi Snowden, Shelter and Cyrenians. To register for your free place visit ow.ly/24S250UIlSH

Great to hear these young people talk about their rights and which ones surprised them #UNCRC

As part of our Aberdeen Gender Inequality & Poverty Project, our Training Lead was at Grampian Women's Aid today exploring the impact of DA on women's financial independence. We want to thank the session's participants for their contributions and Grampian Women's Aid for facilitating the space💫

Since the mid-2000s the employment rate of single mothers has risen from 52 to 66% & the fraction of mothers living with a partner who are doing paid work has risen from 69 to 77% This increase in parental employment has changed the labour market profile of parents in poverty https://buff.ly/4iZATds

A new fantastic role at the Scottish Human Rights Commission for a UNCRC Legal and Policy Co-Ordinator is open until the 20th of January! Find out more here! #UNCRC #JobOpportunity www.scottishhumanrights.com/about/opport...

We are thrilled Elisa Morgera, #UN Special Rapporteur on #ClimateChange & #HumanRights will deliver the @uon-hrlc.bsky.social annual lecture on 30/01 (17:30 BST).Her talk on #intersectionality & the #humanrights implications of #climatechange will be a must for colleagues working on these issues.

Our first #UNCRC webinar of 2025 will focus on Transitions for Disabled Children and Young People with NHS Education for Scotland. To find out more and register to attend visit forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

New year new job? Why not apply for one of our roles 🔽 - Principal Policy Adviser (Macroeconomic and Fiscal) - Senior Policy Adviser (Work) - Senior Policy Adviser (Housing) - Senior Policy Adviser (NI office) - Senior Analyst (NI office) Apply here: jrf.org.uk/careers.

If you're 14-16 and passionate about children’s rights and making sure young people have their voices heard then we want to hear from you. Find out how you can become a member of Youth@CLC at childrenslawcentre.org.uk/youthclc-rec...

Just giving these two roles a boost again. Still plenty of time to apply. Make 2025 a brilliant year - come join us!

BBC News - Newburgh: The Fife town with Christmas lights designed by kids - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Getting to grips with the #UNCRC in North Lanarkshire #ChildrensRights

Really looking forward to working with colleagues in North Lanarkshire today in their UNCRC workshop #UNCRC

On #HumanRightsDay, a special video from our office has children’s rights at its heart. Younger children told us what matters to them, in a way that suits them – creating their own 🎶with us, SprogRock & Starcatchers. Discover the rights they shared & sing along! www.cypcs.org.uk/news-and-sto...

📢 Ahead of today’s #HumanRightsDay debate, we urge MSPs to focus on: 1️⃣ Recognising children’s rights as human rights: Fully implement #UNCRCScotland Act 2024 & address gaps 2️⃣ Resolving constitutional barriers to human rights progress 3️⃣ Bringing back Human Rights Bill for Scotland 🔗 bit.ly/3ZwO6RW

Human rights are not just abstract ideals; they are standards for our governments, intended to ensure that every person can live a life of dignity and respect. But - as our Lydia Murphy shows in her blog - they're out of reach for too many people.

The first in a series of articles on Additional Support Needs is launched by @heraldscotland.bsky.social starting with Nicola Killean highlighting that children with ASN are not having their needs met despite government policies and legal scaffolding that should protect them #ASN #UNCRC

Local Authorities in Scotland are working to embed #childrensrights. Read about three approaches to this work in our series of UNCRC case studies. Work in @abshirecouncil.bsky.social, @nhsdg.co.uk, Dumfries and Galloway Council & Argyll and Bute Council are up first! #UNCRC #ChildRightsCaseStudies

Consultation is open on the proposed Youth Work Bill. www.parliament.scot/bills-and-la... @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social The Bill aims to make youth work more accessible & sustainable across Scotland. Youth work offers transformative opps for young people. Share your views on the proposals.

​If you are a local authority or organisation supporting and caring for child refugees, take a look at our online resource which has up-to-date guidance and information for all those in Scotland who work with and support children and their families: https://buff.ly/4buOYvK

Along with RealGrassroots, we've lodged a complaint with the Competition & Markets Authority, asking them to investigate the way Scottish football treats children. The office has for years now sought to enforce clear recommendations from MSPs on this matter. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Scottish Government has committed to eradicating the two child limit 📢 This is a policy that increases poverty. 85% of low-income families with 3 or more children were going without essentials in the 6 months to Oct, compared to 78% for families with 1 or 2 children. (1/2)

Homelessness has a hugely negative impact on the lives of children and young people in Scotland # UNCRC www.heraldscotland.com/news/2476616...

Today is day 3 of 16 Days of Activism on Violence Against Women and Girls. The Improvement Service have a fantastic programme of events. I'm delighted to contribute to one event today on #ChildrensVoice in Court Process #UNCRC www.improvementservice.org.uk/products-and...

Looks like @tescoofficial.bsky.social have taken over the front pages this morning 😔 Is #ScottishBudget that slow a news day?

📢 Tomorrow’s the big day! We’re thrilled to be finalists at the #ERSAAwards2024 for the Employer Partnership Award! This honours our partnership with Public Health Scotland, creating opportunities for lone parents 🌟 Good luck to all finalists! 👉 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

"...people in deprived areas had higher rates of unpaid #care provision and were more likely to spend 35 hours per week or more providing unpaid care" Just one of the inequalities in this guest blog from @allicatalano.bsky.social of @scothealtheq.bsky.social www.povertyalliance.org/guest-blog-w...

Big week in Scotland 💷 Budget. Will it put us on the path to eradicating child poverty as the FM wants to? Will the other parties push the Scottish Government on this? How will we know if the budget is progress? What sort of scale is needed? A thread to help...🧵1/

Bangladeshi, Black African and Pakistani families are up to 5x more likely to be living in severe poverty for a long time compared to white families in the UK 📢 We've carried out new research to understand what these families experience and why they have this elevated risk 1/6