Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at how Scotland is performing against the 81 National Indicators in the National Performance Framework.
Tag: Families and Children
Scottish Child Payment – who gets it?
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhile Scottish Child Payment reaches almost every child in poverty, there are even more children above the poverty line who also receive this benefit.
Is Scotland going to meet its child poverty targets?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe latest statistics show that Scotland is far from achieving its child poverty targets.
What has happened to the Children (Scotland) Act 2020?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog post looks at the Children (Scotland) Act 2020, an important piece of Scottish Government legislation from Session 5 of the Scottish Parliament. For the most part, the Act is unimplemented, and it is unclear when it will be brought fully into force. This is likely to be disappointing to some stakeholders.
The National Care Service – what is happening next?
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog discusses recent developments regarding the National Care Service.
The Health and Wellbeing of Scotland’s Children and Young People in 2022
Reading Time: 6 minutesAn introduction to children and young people’s wellbeing in Scotland.
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill – Parliamentary consideration prior to Stage 3
Reading Time: 6 minutesA look at stage 2 of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
SPICe FAQs – Baby Boxes
Reading Time: 4 minutesCommon questions and answers about the Scottish Baby Box scheme.
SPICe FAQs: young people, alcohol and the law
Reading Time: 4 minutesA blog drawing together answers to questions SPICe has been asked about young people, alcohol and the law.
RICs: improving Scottish Education through collaboration?
Reading Time: 8 minutesBlog looking at the development of education Regional Improvement Collaboratives.