Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights)

📚Together's State of Children's Rights Report #SOCRR2024 shares stories from babies, children & young people What matters to them & what needs to change! Baby Nora, 11 months, Edinburgh- “Mummy asked if I wanted to listen to music, so I bent my knees to dance a little to say yes. She put on a song, but I don’t want this one so I made a noise. Mummy skipped to the next song. It was ‘The Wiggle Dance’, which I love, so I danced by bending my knees and moving my hands. I told Mummy ‘up’ because I love dancing in her arms. She tried dancing with me on the floor, but I pushed against her and said ‘up up’, so Mummy lifted me. I love dancing with mummy. She’s funny. I let out a happy squeal as we danced. We spun in circles, and I laughed and smiled a lot.” Report here: bit.ly/SOCRR

📣Our member Partners in Advocacy recruiting for a "Independent Advocate" to join "My Rights My Say" #JobSearchTogether #CharityJobs 🗓️Closing Date: Friday 17 January 2025 ✨Part time 📍Remote: Home based Nation Wide, Scotland, some travel may be required Partners in Advocacy has established itself as one of Scotland’s leading providers of independent advocacy, delivering exceptional advocacy services since 1998. Thrilled to present a wonderful opportunity within supportive and welcoming Children and Young Persons team. As an independent Advocate you will have the privilege of providing one-on-one independent advocacy to young people in their My Rights My Say Service that supports Children with additional support needs aged 12-15 who want to exercise their own rights within their education. Through this role, you will ensure that young people’s voices and wishes are heard, enabling them to make informed choices, protect their rights and have a meaningful impact on decisions that affect their lives. View here: https://lnkd.in/dewVAKB

📣Our member PYCP - Pilton Youth and Children's Project recruiting for someone to join their "Intensive Support Team" as a "Youth Support Worker" #JobSearchTogether #CharityJobs 🗓️Closing Date: Monday 13 January 2025 ✨Part time 📍On site - Edinburgh The Youth Support Worker will support young people with a range of issues affecting their lives, such as social isolation, school related difficulties, family problems, or poor mental health. The Youth Support worker will develop a tailored plan with each young person to work towards positive outcomes in their lives. View here: https://lnkd.in/dewVAKB

Our first #UNCRC webinar event of 2025 will focus on the UNCRC and #Transitions for Disabled Children and Young People. We know that for many disabled young people the transition to young adult life presents challenges. It is therefore critical that we support disabled young people to have as positive an experience as possible during this time of change. This is not a single event, but a process which takes place over a number of years. The webinar will: •Provide an overview of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 and children’s rights. •Give an opportunity to hear from young people about their experiences of transition. •Present the key principles of good transitions. •Provide an update about the transitions to adulthood strategy. •Offer practical information about tools/resources that can be used in practice to support good transitions. Presenters: •NHS Education for Scotland and Improvement Service •Children and Families Directorate, Scottish Government •Association for Real Change (ARC) ARC Scotland Registration & More Information https://lnkd.in/ePfeJB_x

📣Scotland's ACEs Journey Launch Event 2025 marks a big moment in Scotland! 20 years on from the start of our national journey to understand the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). It began in 2005 with the establishment of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit. This anniversary deserves to be marked, so connected baby Suzanne Zeedyk is planning to do that all year long! Teaming up with lots of friends to offer a range of events that provide reminders of the actions taken by individuals and organisations. The enthusiasm for putting the knowledge of ACEs and trauma into practice is inspiring. They're looking forward to helping ensure those stories are heard. This Launch Event kicks off the year of celebration . They will be premiering graphic video tracing the history of those 20 years. This brand new resource will be available afterward for everyone to share. It is narrated by nearly 100 Scots voices, across the age range. They can't wait for everyone to hear how all those accents fit together -- and to see how they link with the many images featuring in the video. Join them on Wednesday 29th January 2025, 7pm - 8:30pm Register for free here: https://lnkd.in/e_vVc-ut

Hello 2025 👋 Add Together's State of Children's Rights Report to your 2025 reading list #SOCRR2024 Discover stories from 220 babies, children & young people from across Scotland Find out what matters to them & what must change ➡️ https://bit.ly/SOCRR

🧡From the entire team at Together, have a blissful holiday & a sparkling #NewYear 🎄Our office is closed from 23rd December 2024 to 6th January 2025  You can still send an enquiry to info@togetherscotland.org.uk & we will respond on our return  #HappyHolidays

"Every child has a story to tell. Every child has a right to be heard." Catching up on some important reading this week ahead of the festive break. I am thoroughly enjoying the latest State of Children's Rights Report from Together which was launched earlier this month. The stories, pictures and quotes included help to paint an important picture of life for babies, children and young people in Scotland today. Collectively they act as an important call to action for professionals and decision-makers working with and alongside children. Well done and thank you to the the team at Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights)! ICYMI, you can access the report here: https://lnkd.in/e5QCuP4X

🎄On my last working day before Christmas Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) sent to me... Such a lovely package with the brand new State of Children's Rights Report! It came with a card painted by babies engaging with Art at the Start University of Dundee and wildflower seeds with an illustration by Zola (age 13) on the front 🐝 The report is going to be a key reference point throughout the year to check back to children and young people's views and experiences to keep their #RightsOnTrack. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/e5hwtiD8 Thanks Together team! #SOCRR2024

It was good to bring representatives of the Children's Sector Strategic and Policy Forum together with First Minister John Swinney and Natalie Don-Innes MSP to talk about embedding children's rights, policy coherence, the importance of a well-resourced third sector and what we can do differently to eradicate child poverty in Scotland.